Miserable May gives way to mild, sunny June
Posted Jun 1, 2011 05:30:14 AM.
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Spring is typically a damp and overcast season in the Maritimes, but in 2011 the weather outdid itself.
What meterologists are calling an “atypically” wet month has wrapped up, and the forecast calls for significantly more sun and dry weather than has been seen in the last 40 days or so.
News 95.7 meteorologist Richard Zurawski said Nova Scotia didn’t break any rainfall records in the month of May – but it was close.
“It was not a pleasant month,” said Zurawski. “In the last 40 days, with the exception of the last couple of days, we had 35 days out of 40 days when we had measurable precipitation.”
He suggests the province may have set a new record for the amount of foggy and cloudy days in a single month, but adds institutions might not keep track of grey-day forecasts.
The Maritimes have been under a deep, low-pressure system called a classic Omega Block – so named because it’s shaped like the Greek letter – which has been causing all the gloomy weather.
Zurawski said June weather is always quite variable but this month it’s likely to be a little nicer than May.
“Looking at things right now, I suspect we’ll be getting back to normal patterns and that we’ll start seeing some better weather,” he said.
Environment Canada’s summer forecast for the region is due to be released today.
