For the nerds, record high 500 mb heights for the month of May for nearly all of central and western Canada. Heights in this region were up to 3.5 standard deviations above normal for the month. No wonder this area went up in flames during May.🔥 pic.twitter.com/XHsL8Hfaqg

— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) June 3, 2023