MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for JUN. 2006 NAME: Charleswood CITY: Winnipeg STATE: MB ELEV: 235 m LAT: 49° 54' 00" N LONG: 97° 18' 00" W TEMPERATURE (°C), RAIN (mm), WIND SPEED (km/h) HEAT COOL AVG MEAN DEG DEG WIND DOM DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS DAYS RAIN SPEED HIGH TIME DIR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 18.2 26.1 4:45p 9.7 6:00a 2.6 2.5 0.0 1.0 22.5 5:00p N 2 20.4 29.7 4:00p 8.9 6:00a 2.5 4.7 0.0 0.5 16.1 5:15p SW 3 23.1 30.1 3:30p 16.4 5:00a 0.4 5.2 0.0 2.9 30.6 11:30a SSW 4 21.7 26.0 1:00p 17.9 6:15a 0.0 3.4 0.3 3.1 27.4 7:15a N 5 19.5 27.2 1:45p 14.9 5:45a 1.0 2.2 7.4 1.1 33.8 9:45p N 6 20.2 26.6 4:00p 12.8 5:30a 1.4 3.3 0.3 3.9 40.2 9:45p N 7 18.2 23.1 2:30p 12.8 12:00m 1.5 1.4 0.0 6.3 38.6 2:30p N 8 12.7 15.2 2:00p 8.6 5:30a 5.6 0.0 0.0 5.3 27.4 9:15a N 9 14.9 19.9 4:30p 11.9 7:30a 3.4 0.0 0.0 3.2 19.3 1:30a ENE 10 16.3 22.2 3:15p 12.3 5:45a 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.4 20.9 10:00a ENE 11 16.7 23.3 3:15p 9.6 5:45a 2.6 1.1 0.0 2.9 38.6 2:30p SSW 12 18.8 24.7 4:00p 13.9 4:15a 1.4 1.9 0.5 2.7 29.0 5:30p SW 13 17.6 23.8 3:45p 11.2 5:45a 2.3 1.6 0.0 3.4 22.5 5:00p N 14 20.8 27.9 4:30p 11.8 5:30a 1.6 4.1 0.0 1.0 22.5 3:00p ENE 15 22.2 27.8 4:15p 16.7 4:45a 0.3 4.1 0.0 2.3 25.7 11:00a SSW 16 23.4 29.1 5:45p 19.8 6:15a 0.0 5.1 1.8 0.5 16.1 4:15a SW 17 22.2 28.9 2:45p 15.1 5:15a 0.5 4.3 0.0 2.7 32.2 5:45p SW 18 17.7 20.9 4:15p 15.0 12:00m 1.0 0.4 3.6 5.6 41.8 6:15p N 19 19.3 28.1 4:30p 7.3 5:45a 2.7 3.7 0.0 1.6 27.4 11:15a SW 20 20.2 26.3 5:45p 14.4 5:45a 0.8 2.7 0.0 4.7 43.5 3:30p SSW 21 17.2 23.8 1:30p 12.4 12:00m 2.1 0.9 1.5 4.7 41.8 2:15p N 22 16.2 24.7 2:00p 5.9 6:00a 3.8 1.7 0.0 1.8 25.7 2:45p N 23 18.1 25.9 1:30p 10.6 4:30a 2.4 2.2 0.0 0.8 19.3 7:30p N 24 17.3 25.2 4:15p 11.1 4:15a 2.3 1.3 4.8 1.1 33.8 5:00p N 25 20.8 28.9 4:00p 12.0 6:00a 1.6 4.1 0.0 1.4 19.3 2:15p N 26 19.6 25.3 1:30p 14.9 12:00m 0.8 2.1 0.0 5.1 35.4 2:00p N 27 18.4 25.9 4:15p 10.1 5:45a 2.4 2.5 0.0 1.9 25.7 1:30p N 28 19.7 27.6 2:45p 9.8 5:45a 2.2 3.6 0.0 1.0 19.3 3:45p SW 29 22.1 29.9 4:00p 12.4 5:45a 1.2 5.0 0.0 3.2 40.2 2:30p SW 30 24.1 30.4 3:00p 18.6 7:00a 0.0 5.8 0.0 2.4 32.2 9:15p SW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.3 30.4 30 5.9 22 53.1 81.7 20.1 2.7 43.5 20 N JUNE 2006 HIGHLIGHTS... ..Driest June since 1974... In sharp contrast to last June which was the wettest on record in many places in Southern Manitoba, June 2006 was characterized by unusual dryness over much of the Red River valley and southern Interlake. Officially in Winnipeg, only 29.0 mm of rain fell during June, the driest June since 1974 (17.8 mm) and the 11th driest June since records began in 1872. June is normally the wettest month in Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba averaging about 90 mm for the month primarly due to heavy rainfall associated with increased thunderstorm activity. However 2006 has been a very quiet year convective wise across the U.S. plains and eastern Prairies, with very little thunderstorm activity. Here in Winnipeg, only 3 thunderstorms were noted during the month, with no daily rainfalls above 10 mm at my location. As a result, rainfall was less than 30% of normal for the month in Winnipeg leading to increasing moisture stress on area crops. Even less rainfall was observed southwest of the airport with only 20 mm at my station in Charleswood, and a drought-like 13 mm in Starbuck just southwest of the city. This is in sharp contrast to last year when record rains led to staggering crop losses throughout the Red River valley due to waterlogged fields. Temperatures for the month averaged about 1 to 2 degrees above normal, thanks in large part to the lack of rainfall and increased sunshine. Nevertheless extreme heat was notably absent with only 2 or 3 days near the 30 degree mark. Generally temperatures for the month were in the mid twenties with comfortable nights in the low to mid teens. All in all.. a great start to the summer for sunlovers, but getting too dry for farmers and gardeners.