Prince George 2006 Weather Summary
By 250 News
Friday, December 29, 2006 09:50 AM
Environment Canada statistics for 2006 in Prince George revealed the second mildest January on record, the hottest 5 July days ever recorded in Prince George plus heavy snowfalls in November and extreme cold. Can you say global warming?
“The Year in Prince George Weather” – 2006
January – The second mildest January on record. After a dry start, heavy snow to the end of the month
February – Colder the last 2 weeks, heavy snow the 26th & 27th with 20 cm
March – Cooler than normal. Signs of Spring with temperatures in the low teens for 2 days
April – Quiet start to month until 19 cm of snow in the 14th. Spring came back by the 22nd
May - Cool unsettled start. Summer arrived near mid month with a 29 degree scorcher but cooler by the long weekend
June – An auspicious start cool and damp but warm and dry after mid month
July – Very warm and mostly dry until the last few days, then a deluge of over 31 mm. 5 daily maximum records were established, hottest at 33.7
August – Cool start to month then warming for the long weekend and remaining on the warm side thereafter. Very dry with only a third of normal rainfall
September – Very warm and dry start but turned nasty during the second week. Maximum temperature on the 14th only 9 degrees
October – An ominous start with snowflakes on the 1st. Very mild during the second week. Cool and very wet with heavy snow last week of the month
November – A pretty good start, seasonal temperatures and spotty precipitation. The big change came later in the month with heavy snowfalls and extreme cold.
December – A snowy start to the month followed by a dry second half.
HOTTEST DAYS – July 3rd & 22nd with 33.7 DEGREES
COLDEST DAY – November 28th with -33.3 DEGREES
BIGGEST NEWS – Summer – June –August was warm and dry with only 57 % of normal rainfall
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Posted by: Death to Socialism on December 29 2006 10:16 AM