Tag: sun
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August begins like July – Heatwave and Drought continues – more Water Restrictions in Port Alberni
Drought at 48 days – All Island at Drought Level 4 The drought continues. Our last measurable rainfall at Alberniweather was June 15, 48 days ago. All of Vancouver Island and much of southern BC is at Drought Level 4. No rain before Friday – Minor showers Friday morning The forecast has toyed with the…
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New Anemometer and Sensor Transmitter Installed! – Wind Measurements back in time for hot weekend.
After too many weeks without wind measurements, the new anemometer and sensor transmitter finally arrived. There will be some erroneous measurements from when I was testing in the afternoon inside the house but I will clean those up in the data later. Hooray for complete statistics again! The new gear is so shiny and clean.…
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Heat Alert continues until overnight temperatures cool. Fires are sweeping the Interior.
Interesting and prudent message from Environment Canada this evening. Emphasis added. 8:15 PM PDT Wednesday 30 June 2021Heat Warning in effect for: Inland Vancouver Island The current heat wave has become less intense. However, temperatures will remain unseasonably warm for the remainder of the week. In collaboration with BC Health Authorities, MSC has decided to…
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After all-time record – Relief has come – Fire Sparked along Beaufort.
Unexpected cool breeze! The forecast is calling for 37°C today, but I am hopeful that that may be an overestimate. The breeze this morning is cool inflow up the Inlet and it is having a direct impact on our temperature and humidity which you can see below. You can see these graphs in real-time on…
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UPDATE – THE RECORD WILL BE BROKEN – Potential All Time Port Alberni record today. Extreme Fire Danger. Heat may not break as soon but will break.
UPDATED 4:30PM – THE RECORD WILL BE BROKEN At the 4PM reading, the Airport reported 42.2ºC. Assuming there is no malfunction, that record will potentially stand as the record. However, yesterday the temperature did not peak until the 5PM hour so we will have to wait to see whether this is the final high temperature.…