First Measurable Rain* (0.2 mm or more) of the Year - WINNIPEG (Since 1872)
Rank |
Earliest First Rain ≥0.2mm |
Latest First Rain ≥0.2mm |
Rank |
||
1 |
Jan 1 |
1897 |
May 10 |
1980 |
1 |
2 |
Jan 2 |
1964 |
May 4 |
1907 |
2 |
3 |
Jan 2 |
2007 C |
Apr 29 |
2013 |
3 |
4 |
Jan 5 |
1981 |
Apr 28 |
1872 |
4 |
5 |
Jan 6 |
2008 |
Apr 25 |
1969 |
5 |
6 |
Jan 6 |
2012 |
Apr 24 |
1881 |
6 |
7 |
Jan 7 |
1902 |
Apr 24 |
1882 |
7 |
8 |
Jan 7 |
1963 |
Apr 20 |
1923 |
8 |
9 |
Jan 7 |
1975 |
Apr 19 |
1890 |
9 |
10 |
Jan 8 |
1983 |
Apr 18 |
2014 |
10 |
11 |
Jan 8 |
1998 |
Apr 17 |
1917 |
11 |
12 |
Jan 9 |
1896 |
Apr 16 |
1891 |
12 |
13 |
Jan 10 |
1990 |
Apr 14 |
1886 |
13 |
14 |
Jan 10 |
2024 E |
Apr 13 |
1899 |
14 |
15 |
Jan 11 |
1928 |
Apr 13 |
1901 |
15 |
16 |
Jan 11 |
1986 |
Apr 13 |
1948 |
16 |
17 |
Jan 12 |
1991 |
Apr 13 |
2023 |
17 |
18 |
Jan 13 |
1942 |
Apr 12 |
1883 |
18 |
19 |
Jan 13 |
2021 E |
Apr 12 |
1884 |
19 |
20 |
Jan 14 |
1973 |
Apr 12 |
1916 |
20 |
21 |
Jan 15 |
1999 |
Apr 12 |
1937 |
21 |
22 |
Jan 15 |
2006 C |
Apr 11 |
1911 |
22 |
23 |
Jan 16 |
1894 |
Apr 11 |
1955 |
23 |
24 |
Jan 16 |
1988 |
Apr 11 |
1967 |
24 |
25 |
Jan 17 |
1974 |
Apr 9 |
1876 O |
25 |
26 |
Jan 19 |
1914 |
Apr 9 |
1887 |
26 |
27 |
Jan 19 |
1921 |
Apr 9 |
1949 |
27 |
28 |
Jan 20 |
1944 |
Apr 8 |
1900 |
28 |
29 |
Jan 20 |
2017 |
Apr 8 |
1906 |
29 |
30 |
Jan 21 |
1997 |
Apr 7 |
1952 |
30 |
Apr 9, 1876 - Observer notes show the first rain with 6.9 mm, which for an unknown reason was omitted in the ECCC Archives.
Jan 15, 2006 - Predominant freezing rain event. Assume at least 0.2 of the 0.5 cm of snow reported was actually freezing rain. Charleswood reported 0.6 mm rain.
Jan 2, 2007 - Freezing rain accumulation was erroneously entered as snow in the ECCC Archives. The Forks reported 0.2 mm of freezing rain.
Jan 13, 2021 - Assuming that the spurious 0.2 mm of the 14th actually fell on the 13th during rain/freezing rain. Keep in mind that my confidence in this is low. If this date actually did not see liquid accumulation, then the next earliest date would be March 9th.
Jan 10, 2024 - Estimated due to mixed precipitation. Freezing drizzle was mixing with snow grains.
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