The Summary for October 2017


Daily records set this month at the Airport* since 1995 and compared to other stations** for “All Time” since 1900.

ONE new short term high temp record. No All Time records. No short term low 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.

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

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

Alberniweather5.9º C, 9.7º C, 15.5º C179.1 mm
High Wind: S 16.1 kph on the 17th.
Alberni Elem. School : 5.4º C, 9.5º C, 15.3° C, 234.9 mm
High Wind: SSE 27kph on the 17th.
Maquinna Elem. School: 6.1ºC, 9.7º C, 15.2ºC, 251.4mm
High Wind: 36kph on the 17th.
Nick’s Stati
on (Maquinna area): 5.9ºC, 9.1º C, 13.5ºC, 161.4 mm
High Wind: SE 57.4kph on the 17th.

Overall City Average: 5.8º C, 9.5º C, 14.9º C 206.7 mm

Environment Canada Airport* : 3.7º C, 9.1º C14.4° C, 176.2 mm
High Wind: ESE 29kph on the 10th

Normal 1981-2010 (Rbrstn Creek): 5.0º C 9.8º C 14.4° C 219.8 mm

*Have used backup Env Canada Data source at WeatherStats.ca


Differences from Normal at Robertson Creek

City
+0.8° C, -0.3º C, +0.5º C, -13.1 mm (94.0% of normal)
Official Airport
-1.3° C, -0.7º C, 0.0º C, -43.6 mm (80.2% of normal)


Days of Precipitation for OCTOBER 2017*

Amount : Normal Days : Days This Month
>= 0.2 mm: 17.3 :  16
>= 5 mm:  9.1 : 7
>= 10 mm: 6.5 : 4
>= 25 mm: 3.1 : 3

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


Comparison to recent months of October at Alberniweather

MOST SIMILAR ALBERNIWEATHER OCTOBER TO THIS MONTH:  2012

2012 was a little cooler on the high temps but almost exactly the same for rain and low and average temps.

 

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