Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 20, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March a7 is Spring just a Snow Job Winters sort of by Wanda Chow staff reporter Spring officially started at this morning but till be a while before Winnipeg Gers forget the torturous Winter of 199596 one of the coldest and snowiest on we broke a number of records this the 17day stretch Between 18 and when temperatures never Rose above 20 was the longest cold snap this said environment Canada meteorologist James during the 19 Days Between 18 and 5 the Mercury fell below 30 c every breaking the previous record of 18 Days set in the the coldest temperatures Between november and february were c 1 and c the first time tempera Tures have dipped below 40 c since and we had More than our share of Snow centimetres of the White stuff Between 1 and March Way up from the Normal snowfall of so whats next not Cumming noted that today Start of Spring is in the Calendar sense were not going to see a rapid coming of Spring Over the next he As for environment Canada climatologist Brian Fehr said their 90day forecast Over april and May predicts below Normal temperatures for the gradually warming up towards beyond five Day accurate predictions Are and results Are not much More than 10 per cent above a Coin especially without Strong Indica tors such As volcanic eruptions or the Al Nino Fehr the arrival of a traditional sign of Doest nor Mally occur until the first week of harsh weather warmed coffers of fuel companies and utilities by Wanda Chow staff reporter Jeff de free press Holland says Robins wont be Here for a but other species Are on their Normal temperatures for May Normal Spring the average of temperatures the three most recent decades 19611990 for Winnipeg 1 March Normal daily High 18 c Normal daily Low c Normal daily average 7 april daily High c Normal daily Low i nor Mal daily average May daily High c Normal daily Low c Normal daily average source environment Canada said George a birder and Pas president of the Mani Toba naturalists but although horned larks Are returning a few weeks reported sightings of Bald eagles at wind Gates near the Canada Border and flocks of Hardy crows Are right on he Holland believes Manitoban will see greater concentration of especially the Broa winged Vari Ety such As Cor Morants and along the Rivers this year for As Long As the Snow Sticks that because a combination of cold air Over Snow covered Rivers and Fields and heat Given off by Trees will create air currents the Birds Fly he once they get Birds will find a feast of canker Worms this said City entomologist Randy the Green Creepy which feed on tree Are expected to be a greater problem this year than in recent years As part of their natural he noting their numbers have been very Low since Gadawski said Winnipeg Resi dents May want to put protective bands on Trees by Early april or before the ground As for the dreaded its too Early to Tell if standing water from rainfall will spawn a deluge of the most people might not find mind numbing cold a cause for but for utilities and fuel its As Good As Manitoba Hydro third quarterly report shows that in the nine months ending the Utility had a net income of million More than twice the million it made in the same period in spokesman Glenn Schneider said cold weather in the last few months of 1995 contributed to the increased along with increased sales to the Market of surplus electricity generated by greater River revenues from electricity sales to Manitoba Consumers increased per cent due to weather related increases in usage and an average per cent rate increase last at Centra frigid tempera Tures led to a per cent increase in Bills for residential natural Gas consumption Between september and March said spokeswoman Nelly of the company residential customers in the a typical customer uses cubic metres of natural Gas during that she this that customer used 274 cubic metres raising the typical heating Bill of for that 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