Category: Cold
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December 2017 – Christmas Eve Record produces White Christmas!
The December 2017 Summary Daily records set this month at the Airport* since 1995 and compared to other stations** for “All Time” since 1900. One new short term low temp records. No All Time records. No short term high temp or rain records. December 24 low temp -6.1º C: #1 is -16.5º C in 1983 at Robertson Creek. *May have used backup Env Canada Data source at WeatherStats.ca **^^…
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Drivers: Cold and Sleet early Friday… Snowy and Stormy in store for Saturday
Now… back to the weather…. We are into a pretty unstable and cool pattern. Temperatures aren’t expected to get above 4ºC from today until Sunday. Showers should start Thursday evening in the 7PM hour (in grey below) with snow at higher elevations (in green). It will be short lived though and spotty. Beware: There is…
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Cross your fingers and toes for snow on Christmas Morning! Here’s your Wish List!
Update 5:30PM — WEATHER OFFICE WEBSITE DOWN. https://twitter.com/alberniweather/status/944741180914331648 Here is the Snowfall Warning for West Vancouver Island and the Special Weather Statement for East and Inland Vancouver Island. Snowfall Warning for West Coast Issued at 2017-12-23 23:31 UTC by Environment Canada: Snowfall warning issued for: West Vancouver Island, B.C. (081400) Current details: Snowfall, with total…
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Environment Canada is dreaming of a White Christmas, are you?
You may not have to. Here is EC’s Special Weather Statement issued at 10AM: Issued at 2017-12-22 18:01 UTC by Environment Canada: Special weather statement issued for: East Vancouver Island, B.C. (081300) West Vancouver Island, B.C. (081400) Inland Vancouver Island, B.C. (081500) Current details: If you have been dreaming of a white Christmas this year,…
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Winter Solstice right…. NOW! Happy Winter! Possible Strait Effect Snow on East Coast Friday
Winter Solstice occurred exactly when this post was published, at 8:28AM Pacific Time. Happy First day of Winter! Yesterday was the shortest day of the year… it’s all good, expanding hours, of sunshine from now to summer! 🙂 But that’s not the only reason for this post. We may see strait effect snow start up…