Drought Watch
Some of the following links are available in English only at this time. These links are provided solely for the convenience of web site users. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is not responsible for the information found through the following links.
Crop Reports
- Crops Market Information
- Canada: Grains & Oilseeds Outlook
- Canada: Special Crops Outlook
- Provincial Crop Reports :
- USA Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
Other AAFC Links
- AAFC Online
- Agri-Environment Services Branch
- List of all AAFC Research Branch websites
- InfoHort - Current and Accurate Market Data on Horticultural Commodities
Canadian Wheat Board
Current Forecasts
- Environment Canada:
- The Weather Network
- World Weather:
Long Range Climate Forecasts - Temperature and Precipitation
- Environment Canada - Seasonal Forecasts
- The Weather Network: Weather Index
- IRI - Net Assessment Forecasts
- Climate Prediction Centre (USA) Multi-Season Outlooks
Snow Reports
Environment Canada
- Prairie & Northern Region:
Weather forecasts, current conditions, satellite photos; includes a brief description of past prairie droughts; definitions of drought and measuring drought and detailed maps of departures of temperature and precipitation during el niño and la niña years in Western Canada (maps show 5 levels of change). - Atlantic Climate Centre
- Topics - Meteorological Service of Canada
- Canadian Climate Normals for all provinces.
El Niño
- What is El Niņo?
- The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)
- El Niņo and Climate Prediction
- NOAA's El Nino Theme page :
Includes FAQs about el niño, real-time data and an impacts section containing Canadian information. Also includes a summary of impacts of el niño on the Western Canadian coastal waters.
NOAA Sites
- National Weather Service
- National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center
- North American Drought Monitor
- Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)
- Current State of the Tropical Pacific - ENSO Index
- NOAA Global Climate Highlights
- The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
Other Sites of Interest
- Western Producer
- Drought Research Initiative (DRI)
- Canadian Federation of Agriculture
- CICS Canadian Institute for Climate Studies :
Provides information on a range of climate issues including seasonal climate conditions as well as a paper on ENSO related precipitation responses over Canada. - National Drought Mitigation Center
- Farmzone
- Farms.com
- Viterra
- Land and Water Australia, "Managing Climate Variability"
- Water and the Land - Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
- The Long Paddock - Climate Management Information for Rural Australia