Weather Conditions and Reports
Manitoba's ag weather program measures and records data year round from over 100 weather stations across agro-Manitoba. The stations monitor air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation, wind speed and direction, solar radiation, soil temperature, and soil moisture. The latest weather conditions from each station are made available every 15 minutes throughout the growing season and every hour during the winter months.
Special Maps
Agro-Manitoba Weather Extremes
- Agro-Manitoba Weather Extremes of 2022 (PDF 1 MB)
- Agro-Manitoba Weather Extremes of 2021 (PDF 1 MB)
- Agro-Manitoba Weather Extremes of 2020 (PDF 1 MB)
Weekly Crop Weather Report and Maps
The latest weather report and maps are made available every Monday year round. Subscribe to receive a weekly distribution of seasonal reports and maps by email.
- Crop Weather Report (PDF 46 KB)
- Archived Crop Weather Reports
Higher resolution maps are available upon request.
Precipitation
Five-Day Accumulated Precipitation (PDF 2 MB)
Table 1. Range of measurements of seven-day accumulated precipitation in Manitoba's Agricultural Regions.
Region |
Wettest Location last Week |
Driest Location last Week |
Central |
Windygates (37.0 mm) |
Brunkild (14.5 mm) |
Eastern |
Gardenton (27.4 mm) |
Lac Du Bonnet (4.9 mm) |
Interlake |
Fisherton (20.5 mm) |
Riverton (7.7 mm) |
Northwest |
Ethelbert (35.4 mm) |
The Pas (4.1 mm) |
Southwest |
Wawanesa (33.6 mm) |
Birtle (5.2 mm) |
Percent Normal Precipitation (PDF 2 MB)
Total Accumulated Precipitation (PDF 2 MB)
Table 2. Summary of measurements of total accumulated precipitation in Manitoba's Agricultural Regions.
Region |
Range of Normals (mm) |
Stations Above Normal (%) |
Wettest Location this Season (mm, % norm.) |
Driest Location this Season (mm, % norm.) |
Central |
5.4 → 8.9 |
31 (all) |
Windygates (37.0, 587%) |
Brunkild (15, 213%) |
Eastern |
4.9 → 27.4 |
21 |
Gardenton (27, 507%) |
Lac Du Bonnet (8, 78%) |
Interlake |
5.4 → 8.3 |
18 (all) |
Fisherton (21, 336%) |
Riverton (8, 143%) |
Northwest |
6.2 → 10.7 |
21 |
Ethelbert (35, 393%) |
The Pas (4, 66%) |
Southwest |
5.7 → 10.6 |
39 |
Wawanesa (34, 386%) |
Findlay (5, 62%) |
Soil Moisture
Soil Moisture 0-30 cm (PDF 2 MB)
Soil Moisture 0-120 cm (PDF 2 MB)
Soil Moisture 0-30 cm shows a regional representation of soil moisture conditions for the top 30 cm on May 5, 2024, relative to field capacity. Recent precipitation resulted in soil moisture conditions at the 30 cm depth at wet to very wet levels. Localized areas are showing optimal conditions relative to field capacity.
Soil Moisture 0-120 cm shows a regional representation of soil moisture conditions for the top 120 cm on May 5, 2024, relative to field capacity. The majority of the province is showing optimal to very wet conditions to the 120 cm depth.
Growing Degree Days
Total Accumulated Growing Degree Days (PDF 2 MB)
Percent Normal Accumulated Growing Degree Days (PDF 2 MB)
Total accumulation of Growing Degree Days shows the accumulated Growing Degree Days (GDD) for the period of May 1- May 4, 2024. Much of the East, Central and Southwest regions have accumulated more than 10 GDD in the past five days.
Percent Normal Accumulated Growing Degree Days represents the variation of accumulated Growing Degree Days (GDD) from the historical record over a 30-year period from May 1 to 5, 2024. The majority of agro-Manitoba has accumulated less than 75% of the 30-year average of GDD. A few areas of the Central and Interlake have accumulated over 85% of normal GDD.
Table 5. Summary of growing degree days (GDD) and precent deviation from normal in Manitoba's Agricultural Regions.
Region |
Range of Normals (GDD) |
Stations Above Normal (%) |
Highest GDD Accumulation This Season (GDD, % norm.) |
Lowest GDD Accumulation This Season (GDD, % norm.) |
Central |
16 → 26 |
1 |
Portage EC (21, 107%) |
Elie (13, 65%) |
Eastern |
16 → 24 |
0 |
Winnipeg (20, 95%) |
Sprague Lake (8, 43%) |
Interlake |
12 → 23 |
1 |
Stonewall (17, 84%) |
Riverton (8, 46%) |
Northwest |
12 → 20 |
0 |
McCreary (13, 64%) |
Pipe Lake (5, 29%) |
Southwest |
14 → 24 |
0 |
Melita (19, 80%) |
Wasagaming (4, 23%) |
Corn Heat Units
Total Accumulated Corn Heat Units (PDF 2 MB)
Percent Normal Accumulated Corn Heat Units (PDF 2 MB)
Total Accumulated Corn Heat Units illustrates the total Corn Heat Units (CHU) for the growing season to date. More than 16 CHU have accumulated in the Southwes, Central, and Eastern regions since May1.
Percent Normal Accumulated Corn Heat Units represents the variation of accumulated Corn Heat Units (CHU) from the historical record over a 30-year period. All regions of the province have accumulated less than 75% of CHU when compared to normal.
Table 5. Summary of total accumulated corn heat units (CHU) and percent deviation from normal in Manitoba's Agricultural Regions.
Region |
Range of Normals (CHU) |
Stations Above Normal (%) |
Highest CHU Accumulation This Season (CHU, % norm.) |
Lowest CHU Accumulation This Season (CHU, % norm.) |
Central |
30 → 48 |
0 |
Elm Creek (30, 68%) |
Lakeland (15, 49%) |
Eastern |
37 → 48 |
0 |
St. Pierre (29, 66%) |
Pinawa (19, 45%) |
Interlake |
24 → 43 |
0 |
Selkirk (24, 55%) |
Riverton (11, 32%) |
Northwest |
26 → 40 |
0 |
Swan River (20, 53%) |
Amaranth (8, 19%) |
Southwest |
34 → 46 |
0 |
Waskada (29, 64%) |
Erickson (11, 30%) |
Note: The information on the maps provides regional representation only. Field-specific conditions may be different from the information provided on the maps.
Seasonal Maps
First Fall Frost
- 10% Risk* Date of the First Fall Frost at 0°C (PDF 579 KB)
- 25% Risk* Date of the First Fall Frost at 0°C (PDF 576 KB)
- Average* Date of the First Fall Frost at 0°C (PDF 575 KB)
Monthly Precipitation 2021
- Percent of Normal Precipitation - May (PDF 488 KB)
- Total Accumulated Precipitation - May (PDF 488 KB)
- Percent of Normal Precipitation - June (PDF 488 KB)
- Total Accumulated Precipitation - June (PDF 490 KB)
- Percent of Normal Precipitation - July (PDF 482 KB)
- Total Accumulated Precipitation - July (PDF 487 KB)
- Percent of Normal Precipitation - August (PDF 488 KB)
- Total Accumulated Precipitation - August (PDF 499 KB)
- Percent of Normal Precipitation - September (PDF 477 KB)
- Total Accumulated Precipitation - September (PDF 478 KB)
Seasonal Reports
Visit the Seasonal Reports page for information on progress in seeding and crop establishment, crop development, pest activity including weeds, insects and disease, harvest progress, crop yields and grades, fall field work progress, and status of winter cereal crop seeding and establishment. Information on haying progress and estimated yields, as well as pasture conditions is included.