Category: December
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December and Annual 2016 Summary – Cold and Hot!
December cooled off an otherwise Hot Year. It took me a while to get to this post… lots of stuff going on these days! However, it is worth the wait. Wow, 2016 was another big year for weather! Unlike the world, which had its 3rd consecutive warmest (header image from NOAA) year on record. Port Alberni did…
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December and 2015 Summary – Hot and Historic
Warm and Wet El Niño December caps a Historic, Fiery and Dry 2015. The banner image on this post is courtesy Russ and Brenda Widdess. It shows Mt. Kiltsa earlier this year. The mountain’s name (“Kleet-sah”) means “Always White” in the Nuu-cha-nulth languages. This year, perhaps for the first time in both the modern and thousands of years…
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CORRECTED – December and Annual 2014 Summary – Warm, Wet. 50+yr Robertson Creek Station Ended
UPDATED/CORRECTED – Warm and wet December to cap off warm 2014 locally, and likely warmest ever globally. This update will feature both the December 2014 summary and the full 2014 Annual Summary. It has been quite the slog getting this first ‘annual’ summary done, but it is done! *PHEW* December 2014 Summary – In with a Bang, Out…
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December Smashes 1914 Rain Record – 2013 Second Driest Overall and Warm
Records Fall With 1041 mm at the Airport, 2013 should be officially recorded as the 2nd driest year since records began in 1896. Only 1985 was drier at the official stations. The month of December 2013 was the driest ever recorded. Dry Dry Everywhere: No matter where you look in the Alberni Valley it has…
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UPDATED 10AM: Snow will fly, but where will it stick?
Update 10AM: The morning model forecast is out and it’s bad news for snow lovers. Once again, it shows the Alberni Valley getting skunked. And it’s actually showing slightly less accumulations for other areas as well. Though again, if you’re driving anywhere south of Parksville, you’re going to want to be prepared for 10-15cm in…