Friday, November 19, 2010

First Snow

We had our first snow of the season yesterday but with the temperatures at around freezing the snow has mostly melted away today. We are expecting a few cm's tonight with Vancouver expecting more, as much as 10 cm. Today was mostly cloudy with a high of just +1 C.

Today
High: 1 C
Low: -1 C
Precip.: none

Saturday, November 13, 2010

September & October

In September we had a lot of rain but it was overall a mild month. Our highest temperature was recorded on the 3rd at 28C and our coldest was 7C on the 22nd. As for precipitation we received 229.6 mm of rainfall.

September Stats
Avg. High: 20.4 C
Avg. Low: 12.4 C
Precipitation: 229.6 mm

October saw much less rain than the previous month at 88.8 mm. The hottest day was the 1st day at 24C and our coldest was 3C on the 17th.

October Stats
Avg. High: 15.5 C
Avg. Low: 8.9 C
Precipitation: 88.8 mm

As of November 13th we have not yet had a frost this fall. Although next week is looking like it could happen as we are expecting highs at around 5 or 6C with lows near +1C. Wouldn't be surprised to see some flurries in there like what happened last year around this time.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Most Rain This Year!

On Sunday we had the highest 24-hour rain total for the entire year with 33.8 mm falling. It was the highest daily total since last November 25 when we received 41 mm on that day. It is looking like the rain will taper off today and a mixture of sun and clouds will be with us tomorrow and highs are expected to reach 22°C.

Sunday
High: 15°C
Low: 12°C
Rain: 33.8 mm

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Mixed bag!

Today we had all types of weather, thankfully no snow though! The day started out mostly sunny with some clouds moving in by the afternoon and a decent high of 22C. By the supper hour we seen lightning, some quite intense with heavy downpours and small hail which dropped the temperature significantly. The storm brought us 11.2 mm of rain in around an hour which nearly doubled our monthly total.

Today
High: 22 C
Low: 11 C
Rain: 11.2 mm (month 22.9 mm)

Monday, August 30, 2010

Last nice day

Today was a perfect day with a high of 22°C after a morning low 11°C. It was mostly sunny with enough wind to keep it comfortable. Clouds have already moved in this evening and we are expecting rain to begin sometime after midnight and continuing throughout the day on Tuesday with a high of 15°C. Wednesday looks much the same with highs of 14°C and periods of rain. Thursday is expected to be above 20°C with a good chance of showers but then skies clear out and Friday looks great with highs of 25°C.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Pleasant

Today was mainly sunny with some clouds but no precipitation like the previous two days. We seen a high of 23°C after a cool morning low of 9°C, our coldest since July 6.

Thursday and Friday we received 8.6 mm of rain bringing the monthly total to 17.4 mm. Both days also had some sun mixed in making for very pleasant days with highs of 19-21°C.

Heat Wave Stats for August 13-17
August 13 - High 33°C Low 14°C
August 14 - High 35°C Low 18°C
August 15 - High 35°C Low 19°C
August 16 - High 33°C Low 19°C
August 17 - High 33°C Low 16°C

Luckily during the heat wave of a couple of weeks ago the humidity was lower. It did get as low as 22%.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Rain!

Well, we finally got some rain on Saturday. It was just 5.4 mm but it sure helped to clean the air. Sunday was another cloudy day with some brief light showers and today we got some more afternoon showers bringing 2 mm of rain and a high of 19°C.

Tomorrow's forecast calls for a chance of showers and 20°C then a mix of sun and clouds on Wednesday with a high of 25°C. After that it looks like sunny skies and highs near 30°C.

Today
High: 19°C
Low: 16°C
Rain: 2 mm

Sunday
High: 22°C
Low: 16°C
Rain: 0.8 mm

Saturday
High: 18°C
Low: 17°C
Rain: 5.4 mm