Chinook stirs up fears of third year of prairie drought

January 7, 2003
Source: Globe and Mail
Original story - link verified on January 7, 2003

A January chinook that pushed the mercury to a record-breaking high of 16.3 in Calgary yesterday normally would be a welcome break from winter, but here, as in many parts of the prairies, this has barely been a winter.

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