Does winter seem long this year? This chart is a reality check | 24CA News

Stubborn snowbanks stay in japanese Ontario. On the prairies, an early-April blast of winter examined our persistence. But, as we grumble (but once more) about how lengthy the winter is, it is a reminder that snow in April is regular — no less than for a lot of Canadians.

A glance again at climate information since 2000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada reveals that April showers are under no circumstances a assure.

Those in Calgary, for instance, might keep in mind a modest 3.2-centimetre sprint of winter on June 6, 2009. And Torontonians, well-known for his or her zen-like strategy to snow, had been greeted with 2.8 centimetres on April 24, 2002.

In Manitoba, a Colorado low introduced a reward of no less than 20 centimetres of snow this week, although Winnipeggers ought to know higher than to pack away their winter boots, because the newest snowfall of no less than a centimetre on document since 2000 was on May 17, 2015.

Here is a have a look at the utmost recorded each day snowfall within the spring months and what the most recent important spring snowfall is for some main Canadian cities.

Methodology observe: In most instances information comes from climate stations at airports for every metropolis. However, in Regina, we opted to make use of station information in Qu’Appelle due to information availability. Qu’Appelle, a volunteer station, is situated about 50 kilometres from the centre of Regina.