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Winnipeg has moderate precipitation with 513.7 mm (20.22 in) of precip per year. [18] There is measurable rainfall on 76.9 days throughout the year, and 54.7 days with snowfall. [18] Most of the precipitation occurs in the warmer months, with June being the wettest month and February being the driest.
Temperatures here are similar to the semi-arid climate zone, but this region is the most humid area in the Prairie Provinces with moderate precipitation. [ 2 ] Southwestern Manitoba, though under the same climate classification as the rest of Southern Manitoba, is closer to the semi-arid interior of Palliser's Triangle , and as such, is drier ...
Winnipeg is named after nearby Lake Winnipeg, 65 km (40 mi) north of the city.English explorer Henry Kelsey may have been the first European to see the lake in 1690. He adopted the Cree and Ojibwe name win-nipi (also transcribed win-nipiy or ouenpig) meaning "murky water" or "muddy water" [12] [13] [14] (modern Cree: wīnipēk, ᐑᓂᐯᐠ).
Average monthly precipitation (in mm) for selected cities in Asia ; City Country Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ref. Mawsynram: India: 133.0 8.3 15.7 27.4 29.8 26.0 5.7
Here are the latest storm rainfall totals between Sunday and Thursday at 9 a.m., according to the Weather Service: Rocky Butte: 15.72 inches South Portal: 4.25 inches
Des Moines set a daily rainfall record on Wednesday with a total of 3.55 inches. Monthly rainfall for Des Moines in July averages around 3.82 inches, according to National Weather Service data ...
New rainfall is still only expected to be between a tenth to a quarter of an inch. Saturday evening has a 90% chance of rain while Sunday during the day has a 70% chance of showers.
The flood came close to overcoming Winnipeg's existing flood protection system. [42] At the time, the Winnipeg Floodway was designed to protect against a flow 60,000 cu ft/s (1,700 m 3 /s), but the 1997 flow was 63,000 cu ft/s (1,800 m 3 /s). To compensate, the province broke operational rules for the floodway, as defined in legislation, during ...