Category: January
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January 2017 Summary – Better Late than Never – Cold but not that Cold
More snow… and cool temperatures. This is a very abbreviated summary since it is a month late! 🙂 Just too much going on lately! I will be posting a full February summary later this morning. The dominant story for January 2017 was the snow and cold which we had not seen since 2008 and 2009.…
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Monthly Summary January 2016 – Rainiest Jan 27 since 1896 – Low Snow
Close to normal temperatures but slightly drier January hides near record day rainfall and low snowpack. Happy Groundhog Day! 🙂 The totals and averages and records in January 2016 were not hugely notable. The combination of the weakening of the “blob” and the influence of El Niño seem to have combined to generate a fairly…
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January 2015 Summary – Dry and Warm – No Snow – Robertson Extreme.
A very warm and somewhat dry January smashes records and sets course for new low snowpack. Temperatures Way High – Snow Pack Way Low Temperatures well above normal mean no snow anywhere. I took a quick picture of our mostly bare mountain as I was headed out of town this morning. That mountain should be a lot…
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January 2014 Summary Driest October-January Ever plus warm dry January does nothing for the snowpack
More Records Smashed… dry weather marches on (though relief may be coming) Port Alberni has easily smashed its previous records for driest October-January period. Though not historic like December, the month of January has continued the dry trend we have seen throughout this ‘rainy’ season. Officially we received between 30-40% of our normal rainfall and…