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June 2015 Summary – Incredible Consistent Highs – Airport Station Creates 11 Records
May was just 4º C above normal for highs… thought that was a lot? Well, June highs beat it at 4.8ºC at the Airport. Speaking of the Airport, it set 11 new records for high and low temperatures, including one all-time high, and one high rainfall even though we only received 22% of our normal precipitation.…
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Happy Canada Day! UWash models cooler than EC. Parade at 10
A very happy Canada Day to you! Just a quick forecast. The UWash models are 2-5° C cooler than the Environment Canada models for today and the next bunch of days. It does not predict anything more than 32°C for a high through the weekend. Here are the next few day highs according UWash. None go…
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Cool Space Stuff! Check out live telescope stream
This is really cool! A resident, Ryan Wong in Port Alberni has posted on facebook that they are going to make a live stream available straight from their telescope tonight. http://www.twitch.tv/kanadian_kerbal He will be pointing his telescope to the sky after sundown (after 10PM) and streaming the view to anyone who tunes in. Isn’t that…
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Records fall. Heat breaks a little early week, then back.
No doubt about it, Saturday and Sunday were the hottest of the year. And yes we even beat a couple short term records. I’ll dig into the long term records on July 2 when I write up the monthly summary,! The list of records broken across the province on Saturday was impressive, some went as far…
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Updated 7:30AM Sat: Extreme Heat – Campfire Bans – Possible Dry Lightning
UPDATE 7:30AM Saturday The models are backing off a bit this morning. EC has dropped the high one degree from 36 to 35. Maybe it won’t be quite so unbearable. Here is one of te high resolution short term models.There is also a chance for dry lightning later in the day. Stay cool out there…
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