Category: October
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October 2016 Summary and Outlook – Most days of rain since 1963 but no rainfall records
It rained all but two days but otherwise surprisingly normal! October was both strange and boring. It was probably one of the darkest Octobers ever in Port Alberni and many other towns across Southern BC as we appear to have set a record for the most days of October with rain. It rained 29…
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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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October 2014 Summary – Wet and very Warm – No Snow Contest Until After Election
A very wet and very warm October has made the thought of drought a distant memory. But how does this rank from past Octobers? And what about the Snow Contest!? Temperatures well above normal. As was the case for September, the month of October saw temperatures above normal in both the City and at the Airport. Minimum temperatures…
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September 2014 Summary – Warmer than Normal, but good rainfall – Ski Forecast Grim?
A significantly warmer than normal Summer was tempered somewhat by a rainy last couple weeks that brought us very near normal rainfall. The outlook for the late fall and winter ski season and snowpack has not gotten better. Temperatures well above normal. As was the case for August, the month of September saw temperature above normal in the…
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Extremely Dry October 2013 Recap
It’s time for the October 2013 recap, dry as a skeleton’s bones edition. Monthly Timelapse: This October has been extremely dry. Only a handful of Octobers since records began in the Alberni Valley in 1894 have been drier than this one. Our normal amount of rain is around 200 mm. We received a paltry 25.6mm…