Summer officially arrived at 4:14 am. But instead of waking up to blue sky and sunshine, people in the Central Plains are seeing dark clouds and rain showers. Rain started just before 6:00 am and 10 to 15mm are expected today.
Yesterday and today are the longest days of the year as far as daylight is concerned, although you won't notice much change until early July. For now, we only lose a handful of seconds each day.
With a high of 19 in the forecast, it is a big change from 36 hours ago when the temperature hit 36 degrees in Portage and the humidex was 46. Monday was also warm and humid but not quite as hot as the record-breaking temperatures of Sunday. Although Portage la Prairie did not break a heat record that day, many other communities in the area did.
The following areas set new daily maximum temperature records for June 19, 2022:
Winnipeg Area
New record of 37.0
Old record of 33.3 set in 1888
Records in this area have been kept since 1872
Carberry Area
New record of 35.7
Old record of 33.5 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1962
Carman Area
New record of 36.9
Old record of 32.8 set in 1911
Records in this area have been kept since 1895
Deerwood Area
New record of 36.5
Old record of 32.5 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1952
Dominion City Area
New record of 38.0
Old record of 34.5 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1942
Emerson Area
New record of 38.0
Old record of 34.5 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1893
Fisher Branch Area
New record of 33.8
Old record of 32.5 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Gimli Area
New record of 33.6
Old record of 31.0 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1944
Gretna Area
New record of 36.9
Old record of 34.5 set in 1988
Records in this area have been kept since 1949
McCreary Area
New record of 32.5
Old record of 31.0 set in 1988
Records in this area have been kept since 1968
Melita Area
New record of 34.8
Old record of 31.7 set in 1938
Records in this area have been kept since 1936
Morden Area
New record of 36.7
Old record of 34.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1895
Oak Point Area
New record of 33.8
Old record of 32.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
Pilot Mound Area
New record of 35.1
Old record of 31.3 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
Pinawa Area
New record of 35.3
Old record of 33.3 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Pine Falls Area
New record of 33.5
Old record of 32.5 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1922
Sprague Area
New record of 34.8
Old record of 34.4 set in 1933
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Steinbach Area
New record of 35.9
Old record of 32.0 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1956