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.

*May have used backup Env Canada Data source at WeatherStats.ca
**^^ Missing Data from Airport, Alberniweather broke existing Airport record temperature. Temperature at Alberniweather will be different. Usually Alberniweather underestimates temperatures in summer compared to Airport.
**Short Term means since 1995 at the new AVRA Airport.
 Airport Records are compared to the 30+ year weather stations of record since 1900 (1895 for rain) at Beaver Creek, Port Alberni "City" and Robertson Creek.  Note that records pre 1950 may be more likely to over-estimate high temperatures.

DECEMBER 2017  Minimum, Mean, and High Average Temp, Total Precipitation and Highest Wind

SEE Last Month’s AND LAST DECEMBER’S SUMMARY.

Alberniweather0.3º C, 1.7º C, 3.4º C91.4 mm
High Wind: N 7.6 kph on the 29th.
Alberni Elem. School : 0.3º C, 1.7º C, 3.4° C, 132.3 mm
High Wind: NNE 22kph on the 23rd.
Maquinna Elem. School: 0.2ºC, 1.6º C, 3.1ºC, 124.9 mm
High Wind: 18kph on the 1st.
Nick’s Stati
on (Maquinna area): 0.0ºC, 1.6º C, 3.1ºC, 56.0 mm
High Wind: NNE 31.5kph on the 31st.

Overall City Average: 0.2º C, 1.7º C, 3.3º C 101.2 mm

Environment Canada Airport* : -0.6º C, 1.1º C2.8° C, 85.5 mm
High Wind: None over 25kph

Normal 1981-2010 (Rbrstn Creek): -0.3º C 1.8º C 3.8° C 344.6 mm

*May have used backup Env Canada Data source at WeatherStats.ca


Differences from Normal at Robertson Creek

City
+0.5° C, -0.1º C, -0.5º C, -243.4 mm (29.4% of normal)
Official Airport
-0.3° C, -0.7º C, -1.0º C, -259.1 mm (24.8% of normal)


Days of Precipitation for DECEMBER 2017*

Amount : Normal Days : Days This Month
>= 0.2 mm: 20.5 :  14
>= 5 mm:  13.1 : 6
>= 10 mm: 10.0 : 4
>= 25 mm: 5.3 : 0

*May have used backup Env Canada Data source at WeatherStats.ca


Comparison to recent months of DECEMBER at Alberniweather

MOST SIMILAR ALBERNIWEATHER DECEMBER TO THIS MONTH?  2011

December 2011 was quite similar with its cool temps, but it was a lot rainier. There was not a perfect match to December 2017 in my records. Maybe that just proves how special that Christmas Eve snow was!

 

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