Yeehaw! A vast majority of Alberta and Saskatchewan were in pretty bad straights......there was talk of this drought equaling the drought of the 1980's or the 1930's (the past unbelievably hot summers/scant snow winters had made this semi-arid area a dust bowl. Not sure how much fell but fields around Saskatoon looked pretty wet yesterday (the grass there had been August yellow when we arrived).
I watered my plant pots and greenhouse before we left for the weekend and came back to still damp pots in the greenhouse (outside plants are very well watered now). Fortunately our farm had already had a good rain but with what just fell the outlook for those west of here, and everyone else, has improved considerably (stay away hail).
Canadian prairies received rain this past weekend
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Re: Canadian prairies received rain this past weekend
Found how much fell.......
Rain, Rain and More Rain
Monday, 22 June 2009
This weekend's weather turned into a pretty good soaker for most of the province.
The weather system moved in from the southwest which is where they received between 10 and 15 mm of rain. West Central Saskatchewan received 25 to 30 mm and that includes Kindersley/Rosetown.
Saskatoon saw 36 and a half millimetres of rain, Lloydminster at 30 millimetres, Battlefords 64 mm and Meadow Lake saw 55 mm of rain.
Environment Canada says a funnel cloud was seen at Buffalo Pound Lake and a caller to the 600 Action newsroom says he say a funnel cloud near Hanley. Environment Canada says it appears another weather system is moving in Friday possibly bringing more rain. (vmf June 22/09) http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/index.p ... Itemid=281
and....
Rain, Rain- Don't Go Away
Farmers cheer as 1-2 inches falls in most areas
Posted June 22, 2009 - 6:46am
The healthy downpour of rain Sunday is sitting well with most of Saskatchewan, since the province endured one of it's dryest springs ever.
The first full day of summer resulted in at least an inch-and-a-half of rain for Saskatoon.
Kindersly and Rosetown saw at least an inch... leaving farmers like Travis Boyd smiling.
He tells News Talk Radio that up until Sunday, he had only seen scattered bits of precipitation.
Elsewhere, North Battleford saw over two inches.
In Saskatoon, all that water created a busy Sunday for towing companies.
There were drainage backups on some streets, and not all motorists who dared cross the residential puddles made it.
Alan Munro, a driver with Astro Towing, says of the five or so vehicles-turned-rafts he rescued Sunday, all were cars.
http://www.newstalk980.com/story/20090622/18322
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Unfortunately it still doesn't look good for Alberta.....
Rain not enough to save farmers
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Last Updated: 22nd June 2009, 2:05am
GLEICHEN -- Occasional showers over the weekend were a welcome sight in Alberta but many farmers say it isn't enough to stave off what could be the worst drought in a decade.
The drought extends between Calgary and Edmonton as far east as the Saskatchewan boundary. Several Alberta counties have declared a state of agricultural disaster.
For the first time in 30 years, the Tower family farm near Gleichen is facing crop failures.
Family spokesman Kurt Tower says his field of wheat should be a sea of green with no soil or stubble showing, but it's been frozen twice by cold weather and is now threatened by drought.
He says last year by this time there had been nearly 15 centimetres of rain but so far this year there's been just over 2.5 cm.
Over the next few weeks, the amount of rain is critical for crops before the heat of mid-July sets in.
Alberta Agriculture says if areas can get enough rain it can still make the difference between a successful crop or not.
In Ottawa, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said he's in touch with his provincial prairie counterparts.
"I know they are primed to get out and tour some of the areas," he said. "I was through some of them last weekend. The bottom line is we have capacity to do a full suite of programs, we have the capacity to write a cheque."
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta ... 1-sun.html
Rain, Rain and More Rain
Monday, 22 June 2009
This weekend's weather turned into a pretty good soaker for most of the province.
The weather system moved in from the southwest which is where they received between 10 and 15 mm of rain. West Central Saskatchewan received 25 to 30 mm and that includes Kindersley/Rosetown.
Saskatoon saw 36 and a half millimetres of rain, Lloydminster at 30 millimetres, Battlefords 64 mm and Meadow Lake saw 55 mm of rain.
Environment Canada says a funnel cloud was seen at Buffalo Pound Lake and a caller to the 600 Action newsroom says he say a funnel cloud near Hanley. Environment Canada says it appears another weather system is moving in Friday possibly bringing more rain. (vmf June 22/09) http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/index.p ... Itemid=281
and....
Rain, Rain- Don't Go Away
Farmers cheer as 1-2 inches falls in most areas
Posted June 22, 2009 - 6:46am
The healthy downpour of rain Sunday is sitting well with most of Saskatchewan, since the province endured one of it's dryest springs ever.
The first full day of summer resulted in at least an inch-and-a-half of rain for Saskatoon.
Kindersly and Rosetown saw at least an inch... leaving farmers like Travis Boyd smiling.
He tells News Talk Radio that up until Sunday, he had only seen scattered bits of precipitation.
Elsewhere, North Battleford saw over two inches.
In Saskatoon, all that water created a busy Sunday for towing companies.
There were drainage backups on some streets, and not all motorists who dared cross the residential puddles made it.
Alan Munro, a driver with Astro Towing, says of the five or so vehicles-turned-rafts he rescued Sunday, all were cars.
http://www.newstalk980.com/story/20090622/18322
*****************************************************
Unfortunately it still doesn't look good for Alberta.....
Rain not enough to save farmers
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Last Updated: 22nd June 2009, 2:05am
GLEICHEN -- Occasional showers over the weekend were a welcome sight in Alberta but many farmers say it isn't enough to stave off what could be the worst drought in a decade.
The drought extends between Calgary and Edmonton as far east as the Saskatchewan boundary. Several Alberta counties have declared a state of agricultural disaster.
For the first time in 30 years, the Tower family farm near Gleichen is facing crop failures.
Family spokesman Kurt Tower says his field of wheat should be a sea of green with no soil or stubble showing, but it's been frozen twice by cold weather and is now threatened by drought.
He says last year by this time there had been nearly 15 centimetres of rain but so far this year there's been just over 2.5 cm.
Over the next few weeks, the amount of rain is critical for crops before the heat of mid-July sets in.
Alberta Agriculture says if areas can get enough rain it can still make the difference between a successful crop or not.
In Ottawa, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said he's in touch with his provincial prairie counterparts.
"I know they are primed to get out and tour some of the areas," he said. "I was through some of them last weekend. The bottom line is we have capacity to do a full suite of programs, we have the capacity to write a cheque."
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta ... 1-sun.html
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