Related Links

The following links are useful for agroclimate monitoring, analysis and forecasting. They are organised by past, present and future and again by national, regional and international. If you are aware of additional web sites that could be posted here, please send them to aafc.droughtwatch-guetterlasecheresse.aac@canada.ca. Please note that links to other sites will be assessed against our hyperlinking criteria.

Historical Conditions

National:

• Canadian Climate Normals or Averages

Current Conditions

National:

• Crop Condition Assessment Program
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Crop Reports – Infohort
• Farmzone
• Current Snow Cover
• Glaciers & Ice Caps
• The Weather Network Snow Report
• Canada Centre for Climate Services (CCCS)

Regional:

• British Columbia – Drought Information
• Farmwest.com – Climate
• British Columbia – Agriculture Council
• British Columbia – Waterbucket: Sustainable Approaches to Water Resources
• British Columbia – Groundwater Observation Well Network
• Alberta Hay Listing Service
• Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – Moisture Situation Updates
• Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – AgroClimatic Information Service
• Alberta Crop Reports
• Saskatchewan Water Security Agency
• Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Reports
• Manitoba Hay Listing Service
• Manitoba Ag-Weather Program
• Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship
• Manitoba Crop Reports
• Manitoba Drought Monitor
• Ontario Ministry of Agricultural and Land How to Cope with Adverse Weather
• Environmental Management
• Ontario Crop Reports
• Centre of Hydrologic Expertise
• AgWeather Quebec
• Agri-Network (available in French only)
• New Brunswick Water Quantity Information
• New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries – Crop Updates
• Nova Scotia Programs and Risk Management
• Prince Edward Island - Department of Agriculture and Forestry

International:

• USA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – National Weather Service
• North American Drought Portal
• North American Drought Monitor
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – The National Oceanographic Data Center
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – National Climatic Data Center
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Applied Climate Information System
• University of Nebraska: National Drought Mitigation Center
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Current State of the Tropical Pacific - El Niño/Southern Oscillation Index
• North American Water Watch – Streamflow

Forecast

National:

• Canada: Outlook for Principal Field Crops
• Environment Canada – Current Forecast
• Environment Canada – Seasonal Forecast
• Flood Forecasting Centres
• Weather Network Seasonal Outlook

Regional:

• British Columbia River Forecast Centre
• Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
• Saskatchewan Water Security Agency Lake and River Forecast
• Alberta's Water Supply Outlook
• Flood forecasting centres across Canada

International:

• International Research Institute – Seasonal Climate Forecast
• Climate Prediction Centre – United States - Multi-Season Outlooks
• The International Research Institute for Climate and Society
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's El Niño Theme page
• National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center