Brandon sets new snowfall record for May 9
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This article was published 09/05/2020 (1971 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Westman region got pummelled with snow early Saturday morning, with Environment Canada meteorologist Chris Stammers saying that Brandon received between 10 and 12 centimetres of the white stuff in total.
This level of precipitation blows away the city’s previous May 9 snowfall record of 5.8 centimetres, which took place all the way back in 1967.
“It’s not all that uncommon to see snow in May, especially over southwestern Manitoba with the higher terrain,” Stammers said on Saturday afternoon. “Certainly, every couple years we have a pretty good (late) snowfall event of some kind in Manitoba.”
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Surrounding communities weren’t spared from the surprise blizzard either, with places like Rivers, Virden and Cypress River recording 12, 9.5 and seven centimetres of snow, respectively.
However, this out-of-season weather didn’t last.
With local temperatures reaching a high of 7 C on Saturday, most of the early morning snow disappeared from the Wheat City by mid-afternoon.
This is far from the most snow Brandon residents have, historically, endured in the month of May.
According to Environment Canada data, the city received 19.8 centimetres of snow on May 11, 2004.
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Moving forward, Stammers said that Brandon will be experiencing some more appropriate spring/summer weather on the horizon, with temperatures reaching highs of 18-21 C over the May long weekend.
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