Tag: Hot
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Warm Weather building into Labour Day Weekend!
One last shower – then… Don’t be fooled by the cool and stormy start to the week! This batch of rain showers is already starting its exit to the East. Rain showers will end tonight and in their wake we are going to find ourselves returning to summer weather! 5 days of summer Tuesday and…
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Good soggy morning from the bus!
Back to work and the bus I am back to work at VIU this week and this is my first post from the bus in quite a long time! Last year I had started to catch the bus to VIU from Woodgrove as it made for a shorter commute, but I found I missed the…
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Nearing all time record territory.
It’s Hot. Yes, it’s very hot. Hot enough to set records at the Airport for the day. July 7, 2024 set a new station record of 35.3ºC. That’s exactly 2ºC higher than the previous record of 33.3ºC set in 2010. It also follows in the footsteps of the three records set last year on the…
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Summer Solstice Seconds – First Look at July Long Weekend
Solstice Thursday June 20 1:50PM PDT The solstice will occur just 29 minutes after midday in Port Alberni — the sun is highest around 1PM, not noon, during Daylight Savings Time. If you check the Almanac Page you’ll see sun rise is at 5:13AM today, the 19th, as well as the 20th. It is actually…
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May and Spring 2024 – No historic heat but a 10 year drought.
The Drought that never ended. I just published the April stats as well. And now here comes May and Spring! While it might not have felt like it, and the start of June has been a little soggy, May was actually another notably dry month compared to average. We only received half the normal amount…