Year: 2009
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We have a Winner! Richard!
At 14:18 (2:18PM) yesterday the Alberniweather thermometer hit 30.0C. Congratulations go to Richard who guessed 14:45. Only 27 minutes difference. Not bad! Richard has won a beautiful prize. Mittens and a wool jacket! OK, no, not really. Richard has won a nice Woods folding camping chair, complete with drink holder! Richard please contact me at…
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Here comes the Heat!
The forecast over the next few days looks positively summery! They’re calling for 26C on Sunday and 28C on Monday. Could we already be looking at a winner for the “When will we hit 30C” contest?! If the 7 day forecast holds we should have highs above 20C at least until next weekend. There is…
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CONTEST TIME: When will we hit 30C?
OK, because so many people had so much fun last winter predicting the first snowfall (Which was won by Mary on December 12)… we’re going to run another contest. When will the Alberniweather Thermometer hit 30.0C? Here are the rules: #1: You must pick a date, hour, and minute (eg. July 3 12:45). #2: Closest…
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Burning Question: When will Sproat Lake be warm enough for a swim?
The answer probably depends on: a) How tough (or crazy) you are. b) How long this warm streak continues. Generally, we need at least a week of highs in the 20s to really warm up the lake. It’s not unheard of that people would be swimming quite comfortably in Sproat for May Long weekend. This…
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Warm Week Ahead!
After a bit of a bummer of an end to the May Long Weekend it looks like at this the next few days should bring us some nice warm weather. Up into the 20s again with very little chance of precipitation. We managed to finally get our garden squared away, it’s all tilled and mostly…