LINKS TO CLIMATE DATA AND WEATHER
Irrigation related climate information www.imcin.net
This site is maintained by Alberta Agriculture and Food, and contains Irrigation Management and Climate Related information for southern Alberta.
Information includes:
Alberta Irrigation Management Model - AIMM Software
This detailed software program assist’s irrigators in making water management and irrigation scheduling decisions. The program tracks, field and soil moisture records, local weather and other crop production inputs.
Climate Data and Forecasts
Data Available Includes: Near-Real-Time climate information (hourly), Daily Precipitation Values, Glossary of Climate Terminology, Daily Crop Heat Units, Irrigation Crop water use Forecasts, Spring and Fall Frost Dates, Crop Disease Forecasting, Links to local forecasts, and a User Defined Climate Data download report. This website has an extensive amount of climate related information for the Irrigated region of southern Alberta.
This link is for weather www.theweathernetwork.com
Extensive links to current weather and forecasts for Alberta locations
AMA Alberta Road Cameras
75 road cameras in Alberta display near-real-time weather information.
Farm Zone http://www.farmzone.com
Farm Zone provides weather and weather-related information for farm zones across Canada. Each farm zone represents a unique forecast area, so you will always get the weather forecast and weather-related information that is specific to your farming area.
Canadian Climate Data http://climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca
The National Climate Data and Information Archive, operated and maintained by Environment Canada, contains official climate and weather observations for Canada. Direct access to climate and weather values in the database is available at this site. Use this webpage to find out what the weather was like on a particular day, for a month, or for a whole year.
ACIS is an interactive tool that helps producers, farm consultants, and researchers create maps. These maps describe Alberta's weather, climate and related agriculture features to help with your long-term planning and decision-making throughout the growing season.
Snow Pack and Water Supply Forecasts
This website has an extensive amount of information in relation to Irrigation water supply such as: Snowpack and Snow Pillow Readings, Reservoir Levels, River Flows and Levels, Near-Real-time Meteorological Data, Precipitation Data and Reservoir and Canal Operation Reports. The Alberta Environment River Forecasting Centre prepares water supply forecast reports starting in February, these reports are posted at this site as well.