. Agri-news. Agriculture. CO GO CO CO OO GO CO October 24,1994 1994 weather provided good growing conditions Growing season weather was kind to most Alberta farmers in 1994 says Alberta Agriculture's weather resource specialist. 'The total May through September precipitation was near normal and the average temperature was one degree above normal," notes Peter Dzikowski of the conservation and development branch. The averages are based on data recorded at 59 Environment Canada climate stations across the province. "Generally, agricultural areas got the weather they needed in the order
. Agri-news. Agriculture. CO GO CO CO OO GO CO October 24,1994 1994 weather provided good growing conditions Growing season weather was kind to most Alberta farmers in 1994 says Alberta Agriculture's weather resource specialist. 'The total May through September precipitation was near normal and the average temperature was one degree above normal," notes Peter Dzikowski of the conservation and development branch. The averages are based on data recorded at 59 Environment Canada climate stations across the province. "Generally, agricultural areas got the weather they needed in the order they needed. Weather dry enough to get into the fields to seed crops, followed by good May and June moisture. Heat followed to mature crops, and finally came ideal harvest weather, so most farmers finished early," he adds. The 1994 growing season had a positive start with good soil moisture reserves after a wet fall in 1993 followed by a cold, snowy winter. March and April were warm and dry, allowing an early start to spring seeding. The exception was southern Alberta, where dry seed bed conditions delayed seeding, especially of canola. May and June brought two months of above normal precipitation. "Moisture conditions looked good for most of Alberta's crops with that rain, although haying was difficult in wetter areas," says Dzikowski. Alberta's climate stations averaged mm of precipitation in May, mm above the 1961 to 1990 average. "June was also wet which lessened any concerns about lack of moisture," he adds. The climate stations averaged mm of precipitation, mm above average. Most of Alberta received above normal precipitation, except for the far north and parts of southern Alberta. July was hot and dry in Alberta, the opposite of June. 'The average temperature was about one degree above normal, adding on the equivalent of three extra days worth of heat to the growing season," he notes. There was also a lot of variability i
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