Prince George, B.C. – June was one soggy month

 

According to Environment Canada Meteorologist Jim Steele, June saw 169% of the normal  rainfall, with 123.1 mm being dumped on the City   compared to the normal 72.7mm.  In fact , it was the third wettest June on record.   If it’s any consolation, it was also the 3^rd wettest June ever in Kamloops and one of the wettest June’s ever in the Okanagan.

 

Here is the balance of his monthly report:

 

The month struggled right from the start with a cool and unsettled first week. This was followed by a warming trend however conditions still remained on the unsettled side. The first real burst of summer like warmth arrived with the official start to summer with the warmest days between the 20^th and 24^th. Conditions cooled off to end the month with once again unsettled conditions. In the end, temperatures came in near normal however daytime highs were still about a degree below normal.

 

On the precipitation side of things, it rained and then it rained a bit more, in fact 21 out of the 30 days of the month saw measurable rainfall. Three days stand out as the real wet ones, the 6^th with 20.3 mm, the 11^th with 17.5 mm and the winner the 16^th with 25.1 mm. In the end, rainfall came in at almost 170% of normal.

 

Into the record books, June 2012 will show near normal temperatures and well above normal rainfall. 

 

Temperatures

 

Precipitation

 

Daily / Monthly Records

 

Notes. 

 

 

Mildest   16.9    1958      Max   33.9        24^th    1958

Coolest   10.9    1976      Min    -2.8        25^th & 26^th 1949

 

Driest      10.4 mm     1951                Wettest day     38.9 mm   6^th   1960

Wettest 157.3 mm      1993