Here is Environment Canada’s annual list of the most significant weather stories of the year: Calgary’s billion dollar destructive hailstorm in June – Canada’s costliest natural disaster Few fires in British Columbia but choking smoke from U.S. wildfires in September… Read More ›
spring
Scattered frost!
A clear sky and a cool air mass overnight brought scattered frost to parts of the Maritimes. The average last spring frost (0°C) in Moncton is 22 May. The temperature dropped to -0.6°C at the Greater Moncton Airport in Dieppe… Read More ›
May 2020 – Cool and dry
For the last few years, May in Southeast New Brunswick has been colder than normal and this year was no exception. A new record high was set during a mini heat wave at month’s end which was enough to boost… Read More ›
New record highs set in NB
It turned out to be a scorcher of a day in most of New Brunswick yesterday. Environment Canada says nine communities set new record highs. In Greater Moncton, the thermometer climbed to 31.5°C at the airport which beats the old… Read More ›
From cold to hot
Numerous record lows were set across the Maritimes early Sunday morning as temperatures plummeted under clear skies and light winds. But the cold will be replaced by heat as the jet stream surges north over Eastern Canada this week. Environment… Read More ›
Active Atlantic hurricane season predicted
U.S. forecasters have unveiled their projections for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and it promises to be a busy one with 13 to 19 named storms and 6 to 10 becoming hurricanes. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)… Read More ›
River Watch ends
The annual River Watch in New Brunswick has ended for the 2020 season. The program was launched in early March and monitors water levels on rivers in the spring with emergency officials providing regular updates on the potential for flooding…. Read More ›
Finally 20°C!
The thermometer finally hit 20°C in Greater Moncton – a benchmark not seen since 26 September (almost eight months!) – and it comes much later compared to recent years. The temperature reached 20.3°C late this afternoon although Fredericton was the… Read More ›
Record heat in B.C.
As Eastern Canada shivered under winter-like conditions, residents of British Columbia especially along the Pacific coast have enjoyed summer-like weather. At least 17 new record highs were set in the province on Sunday alone with many others shattered on Friday… Read More ›
Polar vortex brings cold, snow
It’s the middle of May and spring has barely appeared in New Brunswick so far and now an intense low pressure system has brought a wintry blast. Greater Moncton had strong winds along with a cold rain which later turned… Read More ›
