Category: Hot
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The Heat Returns – Come to Harbour Quay 5:30PM Monday!
Well, that big high pressure ridge forecast last week has set up camp over the Pacific NorthWest and California today. The level of heat we get will depend on when the fog clears on these cool damp mornings. They’re calling for 29 and 28 on Tuesday and Wednesday. For perspective: 29 would be 7 degrees…
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Super Typhoons and a Fall Heat Wave?
So just because the past few weeks has been boring (but pleasant!) weather wise, that doesn’t mean there isn’t interesting stuff happening out there that might come knock on our door in some way. First lets check out Super Typhoon Choi-Wan. I saw a blog post on him from Jim Andrews at Accuweather, he does…
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Happy Fall Fair Weekend!
A beautiful weekend to be at the fair! We were there Thursday and Friday night. There is an amazing display in the big building with the farm and quilting and stuff. They have a huge map there that shows the alberni valley and where all of the farms are in the Valley. You should really…
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An unwelcome change
It must be Labour Day weekend! We’re getting rain. 😀 We’ve had rain for the past 3 Labour Day weekends. I feel bad for the fisher-folks trying to have a nice morning on the water, but hey, they say the fish like the rain. In the weather department, we should get a little wind on…
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Near Record August 19? 5th Warmest July ever.
While yesterday, August 19, wasn’t an alltime record breaker, that goes to August 19, 1908 at 37.8C out Beaver Creek, we did come very close to a “modern” day (post 1950) record. The highest temperature recorded after 1950 by other stations around the Valley is 34.4 at McCoy Lake in 1961 and Robertson Creek at…