La Ronge experienced second hottest July on record

While not close to record breaking, other portions of the province also had temperatures higher than normal, including parts of southern Saskatchewan and the extreme northeast corner.

As for precipitation, La Ronge saw its 16th driest July on record, receiving 50.7 millimeters (mm) of rain out of a normal 89.1 mm. Data shows the months of May and June were also rather dry with the area not receiving a normal amount of rainfall.

August, however, has been off to a rather wet start.

“Six days of the month we saw precipitation in La Ronge,” Gergely said. “Some of it was significant precipitation with thunderstorms. Accumulations are well on their way. For La Ronge, the average is around 60 mm and so far La Ronge has received 59 mm.”

As for the coming week, there is a chance of showers Thursday before the skies clear for a sunny Friday and Saturday. Saturday and Sunday are expected to be 27 C and 28 C, respectively.

“We do have an upper ridge building in. We’re going to see temperatures peak on Saturday and Sunday, but after that we have a trough that will sink through that will bring us unsettled weather, a chance of showers and cloud cover. After that, there is some discrepancy between the models, so it is difficult to know what the end of August may bring.”

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

by Derek Cornet

La Ronge experienced second hottest July on record

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