Weather-related information, including monthly climate summaries for New Brunswick as compiled by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
When hurricanes or tropical storms threaten, The Hurricane Watch Net activates on 14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz, and will use either or both of these frequencies as propagation allows.
If conditions require, a CANWARN Net may be activated on all or part of the IRG system. Be sure to listen to and follow the instructions of the net control station in giving any reports - report only what is asked --and remember the important ABC's: Accuracy, Brevity & Clarity.
Update! The winner of the draw for the new LaCrosse weather station was VE9GM, Gino Mazerolle of Drummond, NB. Congratulations, Gino! Thanks to all who participated, and keep on providing those observations.
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the WeatherNet, Scott VE1CSA and Rick VE9MTB want to thank everyone who’s checked in over the years allowing the reporting of over 600,000 pieces of data to the Atlantic Storm Prediction Center.
Hey, weather watchers! Dust off those snow boards, metre sticks and thermometers, because the IRG Weather Net will start for the 2023-2024 season on Monday, October 23, 2023 and run every morning at 7:30 a.m. Atlantic Time. Net control will be shared by Rick VE9MTB and Scott VE1CSA. They will gather your local observations and send them off to Environment and Climate Change Canada. ECCC uses the reports to fine tune their predictions and issue alerts in severe weather conditions. The reports are also used by other agencies such as River Watch and news media.
Bob Robichaud (VE1MBR), Warning Preparedness Meteorologists for Environment and Climate Change Canada, presents the outlook for the 2022 hurricane season in Canada.
View video at: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentCanadaWeather/videos/5150563611694194/ (approx 6 minutes)
The IRG Weather Net held its last daily net for the 2021-2022 season on Friday, May 6. Over the last eight months, observers contributed an estimated 25,000 items of data to help Environment Canada, N.B. River Watch, and other agencies in their forecasting.
January had below normal temperatures (-1.5ºC) and slightly below normal precipitation (95%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Despite having below normal precipitation, extreme southern areas saw above normal precipitation with Moncton reporting their 4th snowiest January on record. Edmundston reported their 5th coldest January on record.
December had above normal temperatures (+1.9ºC) and below normal precipitation (81%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
November had slightly above normal temperatures (+0.9ºC) and slightly above normal precipitation (108%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
Climate event of the month: In keeping with the climate event from October, Charlo reported a minimum monthly temperature of -5.4ºC and Bathurst reported -6.5ºC. These were the warmest minimum temperatures on record for the month of November.
October had much above normal temperatures (+2.7ºC) and below normal precipitation (72%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
Charlo recorded their warmest month on record with most sites reporting their top 5 warmest.
September had above normal temperatures (+1.5ºC) and much above normal precipitation (196%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Bas-Caraquet, Bathurst and Woodstock recorded their wettest months on record and Edmundston saw its third wettest month on record.