Top 30 Driest MARCHES - WINNIPEG (since 1872)
Rank |
Rainfall
(mm) |
Snowfall
(cm) |
Precipitation
(mm) |
Rank |
|||
1 |
0.0 |
1872 |
0.8 |
1946 |
0.6 |
2019 E |
1 |
2 |
0.0 |
1873 |
1.0 |
1938 |
1.5 |
1939 |
2 |
3 |
0.0 |
1875 |
1.5 |
1939 |
2.3 |
1924 |
3 |
4 |
0.0 |
1876 |
1.5 |
1961 |
2.8 |
1915 |
4 |
5 |
0.0 |
1881 |
1.6 |
2010 |
3.4 |
2023 E |
5 |
6 |
0.0 |
1882 |
1.6 |
2019 |
3.6 |
1875 |
6 |
7 |
0.0 |
1883 |
2.3 |
1924 |
3.6 |
1881 |
7 |
8 |
0.0 |
1884
Z |
2.4 |
2017 |
5.6 |
1893 |
8 |
9 |
0.0 |
1885 Z |
2.5 |
1878 |
6.0 |
1994 |
9 |
10 |
0.0 |
1891 |
2.5 |
1915 |
6.1 |
1883 |
10 |
11 |
0.0 |
1899 |
2.8 |
1985 |
6.6 |
1901 |
11 |
12 |
0.0 |
1900 |
3.0 |
1945 |
6.8 |
1985 |
12 |
13 |
0.0 |
1901 |
3.4 |
1978 |
7.1 |
1911 |
13 |
14 |
0.0 |
1909 |
3.6 |
1875 |
7.1 |
1937 |
14 |
15 |
0.0 |
1913 |
3.6 |
1881 |
7.4 |
1889 |
15 |
16 |
0.0 |
1916 |
4.0 |
2021 |
7.6 |
1912 |
16 |
17 |
0.0 |
1923 |
4.2 |
1994 C |
8.4 |
1917 |
17 |
18 |
0.0 |
1924 |
4.3 |
1893 |
8.9 |
1958 |
18 |
19 |
0.0 |
1928 |
4.3 |
1977 |
8.9 |
2010 E |
19 |
20 |
0.0 |
1930 |
5.1 |
1880 |
9.1 |
1899 |
20 |
21 |
0.0 |
1932 |
6.1 |
1883 |
9.1 |
1913 |
21 |
22 |
0.0 |
1937 |
6.4 |
1889 |
9.4 |
1950 |
22 |
23 |
0.0 |
1944 |
6.6 |
1901 |
9.7 |
1886 |
23 |
24 |
0.0 |
1956 |
6.9 |
1933 |
9.7 |
1891 |
24 |
25 |
0.0 |
2023 |
7.1 |
1911 |
9.7 |
1993 |
25 |
26 |
T (1) |
1877 |
7.1 |
1937 |
9.9 |
1969 |
26 |
27 |
T (1) |
1886 |
7.2 |
2023 |
9.9 |
1977 |
27 |
28 |
T (1) |
1887
O |
7.4 |
1912 |
9.9 |
1998 |
28 |
29 |
T (1) |
1888 Z |
7.6 |
1910 |
10.5 |
2021 |
29 |
30 |
T (1) |
1890 |
7.6 |
1981 |
10.7 |
1954 |
30 |
1884 - St Boniface College reported the first rain (trace) of the season on March 26th. It is possible there was rain that March as a result.
1885 - St Boniface College reported drizzling rain (trace) on the 2nd. It is possible there was rain that March as a result.
1887 - A few drops of rain were reported by the St John's College observer on the 5th. Retrieved at the Library and Archives of Canada in Winnipeg.
1888 - There is evidence from the observer notes at St John's College that ice pellets fell instead of rain. It's possible the rain amount for the month was 0.0 as a result.
1894 - A page from the St John's College observer mentioned a trace of rain at 2:45pm on the 17th. Retrieved at the Library and Archives of Canada in Winnipeg.
1904 - Raining at 7pm on March 31 according to the observer notes from St John's College. This changes the rain amount for the month from 0.0 mm to Trace (x1).
1940 - Trace drizzle discovered on March 6, raising the rainfall for March from 0.0 mm to Trace (x1). From Airport observer notes, via Library Archives Canada in Wpg.
2010 - Nipher shield issues at CYWG causing precip to be too high during rain March 8-11 and 31. CXWG used as replacement as a result. This dropped the monthly rainfall from 15.0 mm to 6.4 mm and the monthly precipitation from 17.5 mm to 8.9 mm.
2023 - Severe under catch of snow in windy conditions on the 11th at the Airport. The Forks (2.4 mm) used as a replacement for the Airport (original 0.3 mm).
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