Category: Storm
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Rain Amounts diverging..
There’s no doubt we will get rain and a bunch of it, but the difference in the Canadian and American models is pretty dramatic. The Canadian model is calling for around the same as yesterday… about 120mm from Friday through Monday. The GFS (US) meanwhile (use code CWQC) has bumped its forecast up to over…
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Gauging the rain to come
There is no doubt it will rain starting Thursday or Friday. In fact, as I type this there is a light mist falling in Qualicum. First, it’s worth remembering how much rain we need, which is a lot even for us on the West Coast. Not since 1896 (in Beaver Creek) and 1929 (at City…
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A record Happy Thanksgiving! And the rain can’t come soon enough.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you’ve enjoyed the fantastic and record breaking weather we’ve had over the weekend. We broke records on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for highs of the day. 25.5C yesterday was good enough for the Hot Spot in Canada. 16 records were broken in BC yesterday. Our forecast of 24C should break…
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What happened to the bummer summer?
Someone on the great alberni.ca forum asked me today: “Chris how do you explain the two prior back to back terrible summers we had? Me, I am enjoying the heck outta this year and hope it continues!” Short answer: Switch to negative (cool) Pacific Decadal Oscillation.. which has subsequently been overwhelmed by a weak El…
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Fall is here – sun remains
The Fall Equinox is tomorrow, September 22nd at 7:49AM PDT. Don’t expect much change in the weather though because aside from the fog being more persistent, the sun will still be breaking through and deliver pleasant afternoons for at least another week or two. The only negative is how dry it has been but we’ve…