Weather-related information, including monthly climate summaries for New Brunswick as compiled by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
August’s temperature was much above normal (+1.9ºC) while precipitation was below normal (90%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
Four sites (Bathurst, Bas Caraquet, Charlo and Miscou Island) all had their warmest August on record with almost all other sites ranking in the top 5 warmest.
July’s temperature was below normal (-1.1ºC) while precipitation was above normal (132%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
June’s temperature was above normal (+2.0ºC) while precipitation was below normal (78%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
Spring (March, April, May) 2021 in New Brunswick was slightly above normal in terms of temperature (+0.7ºC) and had near normal precipitation (101%) in comparison to the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010).
May’s temperature was near normal (-0.2ºC) while precipitation was below normal (87%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Climate event of the month: 33ºC in 33 hours; between the late afternoon of May 26th to the night of May 27th, air temperatures went from +30ºC and plummeted to near -3ºC in Edmundston associated with a cold frontal passage.
April’s temperature and precipitation anomalies were above normal (+1.4ºC and 136% respectively) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Climate event of the month: A tale of two seasons in one day; on April 24th the province recorded both daily maximum and minimum temperature records. The temperature rose to 20.5ºC in Point Lepreau (old record 20.0ºC from 1942), while Edmundston reported a minimum temperature of -7.3ºC (old record -7.2ºC from 1932)
March’s temperature anomaly was above normal (+1.0ºC) while the precipitation anomaly was below normal (79%) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province. Climate extreme for the month: A period of six consecutive days of daily maximum temperature records from March 21-26th produced our first 20ºC day or warmer (in St. Stephen on the 22nd) for 2021.
Winter (December, January, February) 2020-2021 in New Brunswick was warmer and slightly wetter than the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010).
February temperature and precipitation anomalies were both above normal (+1.6 C and 129% respectively) in comparison with the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010) for the province.
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