References to Weather Pre-1870s - Red River Settlement Area (Winnipeg)
- AGRICULTURAL WEATHER IN THE RED RIVER BASIN OF SOUTHERN MANITOBA OVER THE PERIOD 1800 TO 1975
- Published by Fisheries and Environment Canada (T.R. ALLSOPP), Downsview, 1977
- CLIMATIC EXTREMES IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA DURING THE PAST MILLENNIUM
- Published in 2001.
- REPORT ON THE EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT
- Published in Toronto in 1858.
- Includes Daily Meteorological Weather Observations June 1855 to May 1856 at Red River Settlement by Donald Gunn.
- Observations show evidence of a very cold second half of December 1855, with a cold snap rivalled only by 1879. Corroborated by Minneapolis (also).
- Exceptionally wet weather, particularly in summer 1855.
- THE CAUSES, PROGRESSION AND MAGNITUDE OF THE 1826 RED RIVER FLOOD IN MANITOBA
- Published in the Canadian Water Resources Journal in 2003. Authors Scott St George and Bill Rannie.
- Wet weather in 1825, with an early onset of wintry weather in early October. A late spring in 1826 - late April snowstorms, and river break up in early May.
- The flood occurred in May 1826 and did not return to normal until mid June. A very wet stormy May with 13 thunderstorm days.
- Also check out extracts from the Upper Fort Garry Post Journal May-July 1826, from the Manitoba Archives.
- ''WADING TO PEMBINA'' 1849 SPRING & SUMMER WEATHER IN THE VALLEY OF THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH & SOME CLIMATIC IMPLICATIONS
- Published by Danny Blair and W.F. Rannie from the University of Winnipeg in 1994.
- Describes a very late spring and wet summer in 1849, with the Red River not breaking up until early May, a snowstorm on May 21 and high waters most of the summer. Conditions improved (began to dry somewhat) late in the summer and early fall.
- Mentions of other exceptionally wet summers in 1806, 1825, 1850, 1851 and 1867.
- 1852 FLOOD
- Published by the Upper Fort Garry website.
- Heavy snowfall in March, cool weather in April followed by quick warming and rainfall while river waters rose. Worst flooding was in May.