September Cooler than Normal

Friday, October 01, 2010 11:18 AM

Prince George, B.C. - The final word on the weather for September is that the month was a little cooler than normal, and a "a bit on the wet side". That's according to Environment Canada Meteorologist Jim Steele.

Here is his full report:

The month got off to a warm start with the warmest day of the month on the 3^rd, temperatures dropped off considerably to remain below normal through to the last week of the month. A burst of what seemed like summer’s last gasp rounded off the month.

In the end, the cooler conditions experienced during the middle of the month trumped the warm start and mild finish to bring in the mean temperatures about a degree below the seasonal normal.

On the precipitation side of things, let us just call it a bit on the soggy side with a few dry periods mixed in. On the positive side of things, there was no snow recorded in the city.

Temperatures

Average daily high of 15.1 was below the normal of 16.4 degrees C.
Average daily low of 2.8 was below the normal of 3.8 degrees C.
Mean temperature of 9.0 was below the normal 10.1 degrees C.
Warmest Day on the 3^rd with a maximum temperature of 23.6 degrees
Coolest day on the 21^st with an overnight minimum of -5.5 degrees

Precipitation

Total precipitation of 58.5 mm was 111 % of the normal of 52.5 mm.
Total Rainfall of 58.5 mm was 112 % of the normal of 51.9 mm
Total Snowfall of Nil cm was N/A % of the normal of 0.6 cm
Measurable precipitation on 15 days above the normal of 13 days

Daily Records

New record daily minimum on the 21^st at -5.5. Previous record -3.9 set in 1971
New daily rainfall record of 15.8 mm on the 25^th. Old record for that day 11.6 set in 2008.

Notes.

Total precipitation of the year to date is 302.6 mm, 68 % of the normal of 442.4 mm

Records for September

Mean temperature Extreme Daily temps

Warmest 12.9 2009 Max 31.4 4^th 1988

Coolest 7.2 1961 Min -12.2 26^th 1951

Precipitation

Driest 9.3 mm 1990 Wettest day 33.3 mm 24^th 1964

Wettest 132.9 mm 1982

South Central Interior

	Mean Temp Degrees C	Total Precip. mm	Maximum Degrees C	Minimum Degrees C
Quesnel	10.7	49.7	26.8 / 3^rd	-3.1 / 18^th
Williams Lake	10.0	35.2	24.8 / 3^rd	-2.4 / 18^th
Blue River	10.4	102.6	26.6 / 3^rd	-2.9 / 18^th
Kamloops	15.6	55.0	32.8 / 3^rd	2.2 / 22^nd