. Agri-news. Agriculture. 3 January 16, 1995 ALBERTA 1994 PRECIPITATION DEPARTURES (Average for 44 Climate Stations). JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Month Based on preliminary data from Environment Canada In comparison, Grande Prairie received about three times that amount, mm. That was 144 percent of its 1961 through 1990 average. The Peace and central regions reported near normal to above normal precipitation amounts in 1994. Contact: Peter Dzikowski (403)422-4385 1994 ended with warm and dry December December temperatures were above normal and precipitation was well b
. Agri-news. Agriculture. 3 January 16, 1995 ALBERTA 1994 PRECIPITATION DEPARTURES (Average for 44 Climate Stations). JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Month Based on preliminary data from Environment Canada In comparison, Grande Prairie received about three times that amount, mm. That was 144 percent of its 1961 through 1990 average. The Peace and central regions reported near normal to above normal precipitation amounts in 1994. Contact: Peter Dzikowski (403)422-4385 1994 ended with warm and dry December December temperatures were above normal and precipitation was well below normal, so not all areas of the province had a white Christmas says Alberta Agriculture's weather resource specialist. "The average precipitation in Alberta of mm was 137 mm below the I96I to 1990 average for the month. The °C average monthly temperature for December was degrees above the 1961 to 1990 ; says Peter Dzikowski of the conservation and development branch. The averages are based on data recorded at 44 Environment Canada climate stations across the province. Most Alberta locations received precipitation amounts below normal. "Many locations in southern Alberta received no precipitation for the entire month of I)eceml)er," he notes. Most of the south reported less than 10 mm, varying from 0 to 60 percent of normal. Below normal precipitation amounts were also reported in the Peace region. Centra] Alberta reported near normal precipitation totals, with the exception of Lacombe. Lacombe reported mm of precipitation some 169 per cent of its December normal of mm. While December began with record braking cold temperatures in the Peace and central regions, temperatures remained seasonal over the next week. By mid-month, strong westerlv chinook winds returned bringing warm temperatures to the province. In southern Alberta, the winds and wann temperature melted and evaporated the remaining snow on the ground. "The ch
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