Tag: drought
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August and Summer 2023 Summary: Drought – Fire – Isolation
Low rainfall in August continues dry Summer.
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Some areas should see a little rain this evening – Possible Thundershower Saturday for Comox, Alberni, valleys
It’s Raining!! We have received a nice break from the heat. I know my garden is appreciating it! As a reminder, here is the link for the City of Port Alberni water restrictions. If your water comes from the City (directly or indirectly) you should follow those guidelines. Timing of possible rain showers I am…
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August begins like July – Heatwave and Drought continues – more Water Restrictions in Port Alberni
Drought at 48 days – All Island at Drought Level 4 The drought continues. Our last measurable rainfall at Alberniweather was June 15, 48 days ago. All of Vancouver Island and much of southern BC is at Drought Level 4. No rain before Friday – Minor showers Friday morning The forecast has toyed with the…
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New Anemometer and Sensor Transmitter Installed! – Wind Measurements back in time for hot weekend.
After too many weeks without wind measurements, the new anemometer and sensor transmitter finally arrived. There will be some erroneous measurements from when I was testing in the afternoon inside the house but I will clean those up in the data later. Hooray for complete statistics again! The new gear is so shiny and clean.…
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2019 Annual Summary – Cooled off from extreme years past, but rain was lacking.
The Alberniweather and Alberni Valley Climate Summary for 2019 Average temperatures thankfully 2019 was an interesting year in that it was warmer than normal, but it wasn’t nearly as extreme, so it “felt” quite average, particularly in the summer. This was a departure from recent years. In its 25 years of operation at the Airport,…