Weather

Weather-related information, including monthly climate summaries for New Brunswick as compiled by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

January 2021 review and February (winter/spring) outlook NB

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2021/02/01 - 18:54

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

November 2020 review and December (winter) outlook

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2020/12/03 - 09:16

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 2020 Review, November 2020 and Winter Outlook

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2020/11/03 - 08:28

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 2020 review with outlook for October

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2020/10/06 - 09:35

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.

August 2020 review and September (fall) outlook NB

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2020/09/02 - 11:42

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. 

July 2020 review and August (late summer/fall) outlook NB

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2020/08/07 - 10:47

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.