Weather-related information, including monthly climate summaries for New Brunswick as compiled by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
January 2021 was very warm and very dry.
January temperature and precipitation anomalies were much above and below normal respectively (+4.6 C and 44%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
Climate extreme for the month: All sites recorded their top 8th warmest January’s ever, yet no daily maximum temperature records were broken
December 2020 was anything but normal weather-wise (which coincides well with most of 2020!) as it was very warm and wet. December temperature and precipitation anomalies were much above normal (+4.2 C and 173% respectively) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
Each month, more and more of our new recruits are signing up for CoCoRaHS assuming they will be using their often new electronic automated rain gauges. I’m sure more will be receiving these as gifts for Christmas. They are often saddened and perhaps confused by the fact that the electronic gauges don’t “cut the mustard”.
Fall (September, October, November) 2020 in New Brunswick was warmer (+1.0°C) and drier (83%) than the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010).
November temperatures were above normal (+2.0 C) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Precipitation in November was below normal with 79 % of the 30-year climate normal. This makes it 10 out of the last 11 months drier than normal. Climate extreme for the month: 25.1C recorded in Kouchibouguac on November 10th. A temperature at or above 25 C has never been recorded in the month of November in the province and was also warmer than the 22.9 C recorded in St.
October temperatures were near normal (-0.2 C) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Precipitation in October was also near normal with 102 % of the 30-year climate normal despite being highly variable across the province. We finally recorded (just barely!) a month in 2020 with above normal precipitation.
September temperatures were near normal (+0.2 C) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Precipitation in September continued to be on the dry side with 69 % of the 30-year climate normal. We have yet to see a month in 2020 with above normal precipitation and the last time this happened was December 2019.
Summer (June, July, August) 2020 in New Brunswick was warmer (+1.0°C) and much drier (56%) than the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010).
Moncton and St. Stephen both saw a record number of >30C days through to August 31st.
The first half of August was hot and very dry that transitioned to a second half which provided more near normal temperatures and two precipitation events near the end of the month that slightly improved our parched conditions.
For the month as a whole in terms of temperature, August was warmer (+0.7 C) than the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
In terms of temperature, July was warmer (+0.9 C) than the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Precipitation in July continued to be on the dry side with 85 % of the 30-year climate normal. We have yet to see a month in 2020 with above normal precipitation and the last time this happened was December 2019.