Recap of Yesterday's Storms; Hot Start to The Week

Hail as large as dimes at my place in south St Vital

     Thunderstorms yesterday morning dumped copious amouts of rainfall over the Winnipeg area with as much as 40 mm of rainfall in parts of the city. Here's some rainfall amounts from the Winnipeg area from yesterday (some include the evening showers):

Far northwest Winnipeg ....... 67.0 mm*
St. Adolphe ........................... 54.4 mm
Charleswood ........................ 42.4 mm
Starbuck ............................... 42.1 mm
Downtown (uofw) ................. 37.3 mm
Sturgeon Creek (west end) .. 31.2 mm
Winnipeg Airport ................... 30.0 mm
Lorette ................................... 26.7 mm
Selkirk ................................... 14.4 mm
Transcona ............................. 12.2 mm
River Park South .................... 9.9 mm

*City of Winnipeg weather station located north of airport and west of Brookside boulevard

     Rainfall and lightning were the biggest issues with the storms. Street flooding and power outages were seen. At one point, visibility was down to just 200 metres at the airport. A map of rainfall amounts by the city of Winnipeg can be viewed here.

     Hail was also associated with the storm and was as large as dimes as seen in the picture I took above from south St Vital. Winds with the storms were gusty at times, but not a big issue.

     The following is a video of a loud thunderclap I managed to video (you will need high volume to hear how it sounded realistically):

     Looking at the year so far, here are some rainfall totals since January 1:

Charleswood ............. 385.6 mm
Wpg Airport ............... 278.0 mm (estimated)
River Park South ....... 264.0 mm (my place)

     The west end of the city has been hit hard by downpours in thunderstorms this year with 100 + mm more than other parts of the city.

     Brandon was also hit hard with storms yesterday with a storm around and after 4 pm. Dime to nickel sized hail fell as seen in this photo, and as much as 30 mm of rain fell. Some street flooding occurred as a result.

     Now to the forecast...

     The dog days of summer continue with highs in the low to mid thirties today and tomorrow. Highs of 33 to 34°C are expected in Winnipeg today, with aid from clear skies and a southwesterly wind for part of the afternoon. Tuesday will also be hot with highs of about 31 to 32°C. Thankfully, humidity will be on the moderate side, so it wont be too oppressive.

     A cold front will slice through the area late in the day tomorrow, ushering in much cooler weather mid week. Highs will only reach about 25°C on Wednesday. However, this cool down looks brief as we get some hotter and more humid weather return by Friday. Thunderstorm chances also look to increase by then, but it is too early to talk about specifics at this time.

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Rainfall amounts in this post courtesy of Manitoba agriculture, cocorahs, robsobs, Environment Canada, the city of Winnipeg and uofw weather station.