Weather columnist Daniel Bezte continues his look at the top weather stories from around the world in 2024.
Tag Archives Weather Vane column — page 3
Last year’s global weather was a wild ride
A look back at some of the top weather stories from 2024
January was unexpectedly warm on the Prairies
Numerous weather models appear to agree on a colder February for all regions
This week’s Weather Vane column by Daniel Bezte says numerous weather models appear to agree on a colder February for all regions.
Why are Arctic highs so cold?
The answer can be found in where the air originates and how the air levels interact
Glacier FarmMedia – Last weekend I received a question from one of my younger readers, which showed a good understanding of weather fundamentals. He asked, “why are high pressure systems in the summer so warm, but winter high pressures tend to be so cold?” As a teacher in my other life, I believe in taking advantage of […] Read more
Record heat and moisture seen globally in 2024
Glacier FarmMedia – To wrap up our look back at the top weather stories of 2024, let’s zoom out, and take a look at what happened weather wise across the globe. We will start off by looking at the planet as a whole and then take a look at some regional weather stories. If you […] Read more
A look back at weather across the Prairies in 2024
As promised in the last issue, we are going to look back at last year’s weather across the Prairies. I really struggled on how to best get this information across. Should I discuss each month or season, highlighting the high and low points? Should I dig into the numbers? I decided dig into the numbers […] Read more
Cold and snow seen for winter’s second half
Glacier FarmMedia – Not only did December fly by, but it seemed like the entirety of 2024 did too. Let’s start the year with our usual look back at the month that was, and then we’ll peer into the future to see what the weather may hold for us for the latter half of the […] Read more
The many weather stories of 2024
The end of 2024 can only mean one thing: our annual look at big weather stories from across Canada, with a definite bias toward western Canadian stories. These are based on Environment Canada’s list of the top 10 weather stories of 2024. First has to be the wildfires in and around Jasper and the weather […] Read more
More advice offered on buying a weather station
If you are thinking about getting a weather station for Christmas, here are a few options available on Amazon. The first thing to know is that they come in several different varieties. You can start with a basic backyard weather station that reports temperature, humidity and barometric pressure to a console or display that sits […] Read more
Taking a look at the data on big snowstorms
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s time to look at the biggest snowstorms that have hit the Prairies. Originally I planned to look at the early winter, but then decided it was better to look at the 10 biggest storms in the largest population centres for each province: Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg. The period of […] Read more
Prairie weather pattern continued in November
Glacier FarmMedia – How have global temperatures fared so far this year? According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2024 is more than likely to be the warmest year on record. October was the second warmest on record and the 15th month of the last 16 months where temperatures were above the 1.5 C threshold. […] Read more
