Month: November 2015
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Rain coming Tuesday Afternoon then again Thursday.
We had a beautiful fall day Monday including a really great crescent moon with the sunrise if you were above the morning fog bank. We get a change of weather today with a rain system moving in this afternoon. The rain moves in after 1PM. There may be some wind associated with it but more likely it…
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Summary October 2015 – Much Warmer than Normal- Significant Data Holes – Climate Change Fingerprints on Blob
After an anomalously normal September, October got back into the swing of things with very warm temperatures including multiple new short-term records set at the Airpot over the month. Unfortunately, the Airport station is again showing disturbing unreliability for both its rain measurements and has even missed some days completely. The stations that did report the…
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Air Quality Advisory Ended – Temporary City Limits Outdoor Burning Ban continues through Sunday.
The rain and wind and end to some of the burning around town has brought air quality measures back below the thresholds. As such, the Air Quality advisory has now been ended by the Ministry of Environment. However, the City implemented a ban yesterday on all outdoor burning within City Limits that will continue until…
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Update 8:30AM – Air Quality Advisory Issued – Spotty showers Thursday – Rain Friday – Air Quality still not Great.
UPDATED 8:30AM – An Air Quality Advisory has now been issued by the Ministry of Environment. All outdoor burning 15km radius around Port Alberni banned for 2 days. Full Text Below. AIR QUALITY ADVISORY AND OPEN BURNING RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALBERNI VALLEY, WITHIN 15 KM OF PORT ALBERNI CITY HALL (November 05, 2015…
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Stagnant air, Woodstove and Slash Burning Combining for poor Air Quality
No official Advisories have been issued, but given the current weather pattern with no wind and cool temperatures, and with slash burning now beginning around the Valley, the Air Quality particulate measures in the City are quickly rising. Here is the current air quality data as at 10AM… just hitting the threshold (25ug/m3) for an advisory…