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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...one of the weird quirks of Edmonton's recent heatwaves is that this is the 2nd summer in-a-row where we've had as many (or even more) 30°C days than Winnipeg. public.tableau.com/shared/289PW...

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...August averages 52mm of precipitation, which is our 3rd highest month. In 2025 Blatchford was down at 28mm, Stony Plain got 44mm, the airport got 61mm, and Campsie (100km NW) got up to 114mm. public.tableau.com/shared/7ZR38...

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...the big difference between the stations was the Blatchford's biggest day was only 11mm. The airport had 2 days around 15mm, and Campsie had 3 over 20mm. public.tableau.com/shared/84JM8...

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...by the end of August we average around 345mm of precipitation for the year (about 80% of our yearly total). The airport and Campsie are right around average, while Stony Plain is at 266mm, and Blatchford is down at 248mm. public.tableau.com/shared/R857B...

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...these is the precipitation for 2025 across the country. Quebec City is way out ahead with over 800mm. Montréal, St. John's & Halifax are over 600mm. Calgary is at 423mm, while Edmonton and the other prairie cities (also Kelowna & Victoria) are below 250mm. public.tableau.com/shared/JSJZ3...

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...across the country the biggest August storms were: Halifax & Vancouver over 40mm Ottawa around 35mm Quebec City, Toronto & St. John's around 25mm public.tableau.com/shared/XHR3H...

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...for September we average 11 days at 20°C, including 3 at 25°C. And 2024 & 2022 both started with heatwaves. For Lows, about half of the time September is frost-free, but right now our last September frost was 2019. public.tableau.com/shared/4H5C7...

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @yegwxnerdery.bsky.social

...and that brings us to the end of our look back at August 2025 weather in Edmonton. All of these charts are interactive dashboards with data for 17 Canadian cities, accessible at: edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2025/09/augu...

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