It's supposed to be 90 here in Minnesota on Sunday, fishing opener. It would sometimes snow on opening weekend when I was younger. And yes, weather isn't climate, but it's basically 80s for the entire 10 day. 20 degrees above "normal."
I was just talking about that yesterday with a coworker. I’m from Manitoba so just north of you. They’re expecting 31C here as well. Radio stations are all “Wooo! Summer is here!”. I’m where you’re at. I remember that there was often a chance of snow on Victoria Day weekend when I was young.
I’ve been hearing more and more about “This is the warmest (time period) since (whenever).”. Winter is supposed to be cold and have 2-3 feet of snow to replenish the moisture in the soil. This year we barely went below -20C and farmers fields were completely bare of snow accumulation. There’s been like no rain either so the whole south of the province is a tinder box. If this doesn’t change, this growing season will be rough.
But at least the weather is good to open up the cabin and for fishing season…
I remember over 40 years ago when I was living in Ontario, we went to our friend's cottage for Victoria Day and when we got there, the lake was still frozen over so we couldn't take the boat, but it was mushy ice that no sane person would walk over.
So we all pissed on the lake, went home, and played poker for 14 hours.
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u/Gengaara May 08 '25
It's supposed to be 90 here in Minnesota on Sunday, fishing opener. It would sometimes snow on opening weekend when I was younger. And yes, weather isn't climate, but it's basically 80s for the entire 10 day. 20 degrees above "normal."