Month: June 2016
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Exercise Coastal Response starts today!
Over the next four days you may hear anything from Tsunami sirens to Fire trucks, search and rescue aircraft to heavy machinery. This is all in support of the million dollar full scall earthquake and tsunami simulation happening from June 7 to June 10. Here is the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District message on their website: Exercise Coastal Response will…
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Port Alberni and multiple locations break new records for June 5
It’s official. The Airport got to a sweltering 34.5ºC on Sunday which easily broke the all-time record since 1900 for June 5 which was 33.5º C in 2003. It got even hotter in the City, Alberniweather recorded a high of 35.1ºC, Maquinna got to 35.4º C, Alberni Elementary 35.1ºC and hottest of all, the Neptune station…
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May 2016 Summary
Like last year, very warm and dry May follow same in April. We didnt set a lot of new short term records at the Airport but we did set at least one of each for high temp, rain and, unusually, a low temperature. While the highs did come near all time records, the low did not. The…
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Hot Hot Heat Coming Saturday/Sunday!?
So I woke up this morning, looked at the forecast and saw this: So that gave me some cause for pause…. 🙂 The updated 11AM forecast from Environment Canada has not changed, so I am left to wonder what other sources saying since it was supposed to be hot, like high twenties, but not quite…