Prince  George, B.C.  - The summer of 2009 will go in the record books as one of the best  exprienced  in Prince George.   Iin his monthly reort,   Environment canada Meteorologist Jim Steele says  August carried on the warm,  dry trend that had been set by July, despite  a  four day slip into  cooler  temps   fro the 8th through the 11th.

 

Here  is  his full monthly report:

 

August  2009  The month continued the trend carried over from July, remaining basically very warm and dry. A bit of a slip occurred between the 8^th and 11^th with a cooler unsettled period, bringing 16 mm of rainfall in the 4 day period. Another damp and somewhat cool period was recorded between the 20^th and 23^rd with 13.1 mm of rainfall. The month ended with a week of very warm and drying conditions.

 

In the end, the month was in the above normal range for temperatures and below normal for precipitation.

 

 

Notes. 

 

 

 

Mean temperature                         Extreme Daily temps

Warmest           17.2 1981             Max      33.4    9^th    1981

Coolest              11.6 1959            Min       -3.9    19^th   1973

 

Precipitation

Driest               10.8 mm   1981    Wettest day  50.0 mm 4^th   1948

Wettest           147.3 mm   1948