Category: General

  • Rain most likely — but watch out at higher elevation or inland — and very cold next week!?

    Rain most likely — but watch out at higher elevation or inland — and very cold next week!?

    The good news is we look to be set into long term pattern of cool, and clear, weather that is going to be quite nice… the potentially bad news is it will be punctuated every few days with a chance of rain or snow as bands of moisture invade the area periodically. The most interesting…

  • Nice sunny day gives way to fog Friday/Saturday. Sunday showers or flurries.

    Nice sunny day gives way to fog Friday/Saturday. Sunday showers or flurries.

    It was beautiful on Thursday. Alberniweather recorded a high of 12.2°C and the Airport got up to 11°C by 1PM but data after that is unavailable. The airport record for the day was 12.5°C in 1995 so there is a good chance we beat or matched that. While I am on the subject of records,…

  • December 2017 – Christmas Eve Record produces White Christmas!

    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 **^^…

  • November 2017 Summary – Two All Time Rain Records!

    November 2017 Summary – Two All Time Rain Records!

    The Summary for November 2017   Daily records set this month at the Airport* since 1995 and compared to other stations** for “All Time” since 1900. TWO new short term high temp records. FOUR new short term rain records. TWO All Time Rain records. No short term low temp records. November 1 high temp 13.1º C: #1 is 20.0º C in 1954 at Port Alberni “City”. November 13…

  • September 2017 Summary

    September 2017 The Summary!   Daily records set this month at the Airport* since 1995 and compared to other stations** for “All Time” since 1900. NINE new short term high temp records. No All Time records (though close!) and no short term rain records. September 2 high temp 33.9º C: #1 is 37.0º C in 1988 at Robertson Creek.**^^ September 3 high temp 35.0º C: #1 is 37.0º C in…