How quickly things can change in Manitoba. After a record-breaking Monday as far as the weather is concerned, just 24 hours later there is a slight chance of flurries in the forecast. On Monday, mild conditions meant temperature records fell across the area.
Danielle Desjardins with Environment Canada says much of the Prairies has been under the influence of an upper ridge for most of October and even stretches of September. This culminated Monday with record breaking weather.
Desjardins says eight different locations in Manitoba broke temperature records on Monday, but Portage la Prairie was not one of them. 24 is the record high for Portage for October 21st and that happened in 1986. Yesterday, the high was 21.6. The communities that did break records include:
Brandon
New record of 24.9
Old record of 22.8 set in 1897
Records in this area have been kept since 1890
Carberry
New record of 24.7
Old record of 23.9 set in 1963
Records in this area have been kept since 1962
Deerwood
New record of 25.7
Old record of 23.5 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1952
McCreary
New record of 25.0
Old record of 24.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1968
Melita
New record of 25.6
Old record of 23.5 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1936
Pilot Mound
New record of 23.9
Old record of 23.3 set in 1953
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
Shoal Lake
New record of 22.4
Old record of 22.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1962
Steinbach
New record of 23.6
Old record of 22.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1956
After the rain finishes and potential flurry activity wraps up on Tuesday, the rest of the week is expected to produce temperatures close to normal for this time of year and a fair amount of sunshine. Normal daytime highs right now are 8 and overnight lows are -2.
with files from Shannon Dueck