June 2016 Not Wettest on Record
Prince George, B.C.- Meteorologists had labelled last month “June-uary” because of the cool and wet conditions, but it wasn’t the wettest on record.“Last month was actually number 13 on the list of wet Junes in Prince George” says Environment Canada Meteorologist Lisa Coldwells. She says Prince George received 92.2 mm of rain, the normal average is 65.3mm.
“It was definitely wetter than normal you got 140% of what you normally get in the month of June.”
As for the temperature, “Practically bang on normal” says Coldwells. The monthly average was 13.8 degrees and that matches the monthly average.
But now it’s July, and its been a soppy start. “The weather pattern that’s causing all this wetness throughout the last part of June and continuing into the first week of July, we call them ‘cold lows’ and they are little low pressure areas that drop out of the Gulf of Alaska and cross over B.C. They like to wrap bands of rain around themselves, so you end up with this rain happening, as more rain feeds into the region.” She says the cold lows are to blame for the recent devastating floods in the Peace Region.
And we can expect more of the same says Coldwells ” I can count three more small little cold lows that are destined to come across this week so it’s going to be a cooler showery, rain patter for this week at least.”
If there is good news, the amount of rain won’t be as heavy “The Prince George area is going to be looking at rain amounts maybe 10-15 mm today, then a couple of days it bounces back and its not so bad then you’ll get another cold low for Thursday and maybe 10 more millimeters. So not the best camping weather that’s for sure.”
Prince George’s normal average rainfall for July is 62.1 millimetres of rain. On Saturday and Sunday the City had already received 19.4 mm or about one third of the monthly average in just the first few days of the month and there is no immediate relief in sight.
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Global warming they say[ya right]
Bah, Climate change is real. It’s happening now. Only a fool can’t see it. Very important not to treat it as a joke. We must keep trying to keep emissions down. I am glad we have a government now that doesn’t ignore and silence scientist. I hope we never disengage from the political process again. Where we allow the types of people we had run Canada for ten years preach their lying ideology, or try and stifle our citizens ever again.
changeit, Bah, this climate change nonsense is pathetic! The climate has been changing since time immemorial. Is the climate warming at this point in history? Perhaps! Is mankind the reason that the climate is currently warming, if in fact it is warming? Doubtful!! I’ve yet to see concrete evidence that the climate is warming and that mankind is to blame. Another poster on this site has repeatedly asked for “proof” and so far, nobody has provided it, not even Ataloss!
You suggest that it is very important to not treat climate change as a joke, yet just this evening, I read about another joke, Leonardo DiCaprio! Apparently this global warming alarmist is hosting an exclusive gala in St. Tropez (in the south of France) to raise money to stop global warming — and is asking his celebrity guests to fly halfway around the world to attend.
Why doesn’t Leo host the event where he and most of the guests live, in Los Angeles? Obviously he couldn’t care less about his and his friends carbon footprints! If he doesn’t care, and he’s a global warming alarmist, why should I care!
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changeit, I just love when you guys criticize the previous government!
You have an issue with Government scientists being silenced? I don’t have an issue, at all, with Government employed scientists being required to receive consent from Government before the release of any of the information that their work produces!
I am pretty darn sure that scientists employed in the private sector understand that the work that they do and the data and information that they produce belongs not to them, but to their employer. I am pretty darn sure that they understand that the release of any of their work, date, findings, etc. can only be done after approval from the people that write their paycheques! Scientists employed in the private sector seem to be able to grasp the concept that their intellectual property is not theirs, rather it belongs to the company that employs them unless their employment contract stipulates otherwise!
So, why should scientists employed by Government feel that they should be treated any differently?
ok, so I tried to post another comment but for some reason it’s not appearing. I wonder if by tomorrow, all 3 attempts will show up! Hope not! I apologize in advance if they do, although I hope that the last “shorter” one is the only one that does!
Perhaps we need an edit/delete option for the brainfart moments that we all suffer from every now and then, haha!
Changeit, can you name one CAGW prediction that has come true? Can you show evidence of man affecting climate and by how much.
About silenced scientists, well scientists in government organizations, universities, what ever that speak against AGW mantra will soon find themselves out on their ear. The only scientist free to speak against AGW are those safely retired.
..but they ran a big article how this summer was going to be ‘hotter and drier than normal’ in June. More fear mongering by the media.
Warmists must be happy right now in PG, cold wet and dreary. Must be ecstatic up at the uni.
“Motivated reasoning ” at its finest from people who either expect no descendants or hate the ones they have . So pathetic . So selfish . So anti social.
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