Historic Record Setting Heat Continues In Manitoba (Of All Places) Along With Severe Thunderstorms

Weather summary

for Manitoba

issued by Environment Canada

at 3:14 p.m. CDT Sunday 6 June 2021.

Discussion.

An area of severe thunderstorms moved through southeastern Manitoba 

last night bringing strong gusts and reports of damage to the area 

beginning around 2000 CDT. The event is classified as a straight 

line wind event. 

ECCC received reports of damage to an arena in Niverville. Please 

continue to send your reports of damage to mbstorm@canada.ca to help 

further our investigation. 

The following is a summary of peak wind gusts from the event by 

source, values given in kilometres per hour: 

From Environment and Climate Change Canada observation network: 

Emerson 104 

From Manitoba Agriculture observation network: 

Menisino 111 

St Pierre 107 

Rosa 104 

Snowflake 102 

Somerset 96 

Altona 96 

Woodridge 87 

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on June 

5, 2021. Values given in degrees Celsius: 

Carberry Area 

New record of 36.7 

Old record of 34.4 set in 1970 

Records in this area have been kept since 1962 

Carman Area 

New record of 38.4 

Old record of 37.2 set in 1922 

Records in this area have been kept since 1895 

Deerwood Area 

New record of 37.7 

Old record of 36.0 set in 1988 

Records in this area have been kept since 1952 

Emerson Area 

New record of 35.8 

Old record of 35.0 set in 1988 

Records in this area have been kept since 1893 

Gimli Area 

New record of 33.9 

Old record of 32.6 set in 1988 

Records in this area have been kept since 1944 

Gretna Area 

New record of 36.8 

Old record of 36.0 set in 1988 

Records in this area have been kept since 1949 

Mccreary Area 

New record of 36.2 

Old record of 35.5 set in 1988 

Records in this area have been kept since 1968 

Morden Area 

New record of 38.2 

Old record of 36.0 set in 1988 

Records in this area have been kept since 1895 

Oak Point Area 

New record of 30.8 

Old record of 29.4 set in 1978 

Records in this area have been kept since 1970 

Pilot Mound Area 

New record of 37.8 

Old record of 31.7 set in 1970 

Records in this area have been kept since 1938 

Steinbach Area 

New record of 34.1 

Old record of 34.0 set in 1988 

Records in this area have been kept since 1956

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PASPC