Type of variable

Variable name (units)

Year span

Climate

Spring evaporation at Regina (mm)

1910–1994

Fall evaporation at Regina (mm)

1910–1994

Summer evaporation at Regina (mm)

1910–1994

Spring precipitation at Indian Head (mm)

1910–1994

Summer precipitation at Indian Head (mm)

1910–1994

Fall precipitation at Indian Head (mm)

1910–1994

Winter precipitation at Indian Head (mm)

1910–1994

Mean monthly maximum air T during spring at Indian Head (°C)

1890–1994

Mean monthly maximum air T during summer at Indian Head (°C)

1890–1994

Mean monthly maximum air T during fall at Indian Head (°C)

1890–1994

Mean monthly maximum air T during winter at Indian Head  (°C)

1890–1994

Mean monthly minimum air T during spring at Indian Head (°C)

1890–1994

Mean monthly minimum air T during summer at Indian Head (°C)

1890–1994

Mean monthly minimum air T during fall at Indian Head (°C)

1890–1994

Mean monthly minimum air T during winter at Indian Head (°C)

1890–1994

Ice break-up date of the Red River at Winnipeg (day of year)

1870–1994

Ice-free season of the Red River at Winniped (days)

1870–1994

Qu’Appelle River flow at Lumsden (log base 10 of ML)

1910–1994

Qu’Appelle River flow at Welby (log base 10 of ML)

1910–1994

El Niño Southern Oscillation index

1870–1994

Pacific Decadal Oscillation

1900–1994

Northern Atlantic Oscillation

1860–1994

Resource Use

Annual commercial fish harvest in Qu’Appelle Valley lakes
(square root of kg)

1920–1994

Qu’Appelle Valley cattle population

1920–1994

Qu’Appelle Valley livestock biomass (kg)

1920–1994

Qu’Appelle Valley area of land in farms (ha)

1920–1994

Urbanization

Regina human population

1900–1994