Weather

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

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

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. 

Fall (September, October, November) 2020 in New Brunswick was warmer (+1.0°C) and drier (83%) than the 30-year climate normal (1981-2010).