Typeing3 wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 5:34 pm
850mb temps above 15-20c with no precip? Sounds like summer to me.
Yes. Honestly, its been really nice. I love having a drink out in the nice summer sun. I love that the crops are growing early and that the mud is gone here.
But as always, the lack of precipitation affects our air quality and health. This has happened 4 out of the last 6 summers (15', 17', 18' and 20'). I truly hope that this summer doesn't become another casualty of climate change. We need some timely precipitation to fend off the fires and smoke. So far, its looking fairly grim. I don't want another record cold June, but I do want to see the balance and variance that makes our climate so fantastic for being outdoors. I would hate to have to hide indoors again for another 2 weeks because breathing the air literally makes me sick.
Radar wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 7:14 pm
Ominous cloud formation over Abbywx house on the way home today. 6AA59851-9947-4398-8CB0-025CE2BB989E.jpeg
Looks like the start of a funnel cloud!! Not really..but good pic
There was a pretty large cell from Mission south to Aldergrove today...same area again. I hope the baby crops didnt get hammmmmmered by hail stones. I like my valley Raspberries and Blueberries
June has arrived..and so has Summer! Yesssss
Willoughby Langley at ~320ft / Similkameeeens ~3400ft
Glacier wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:05 am
Unbelievable, Kelowna has had just 31.1 mm of precipitation year to date!!! The normal for January through May is 141 mm.
Dang. This is looking bad Glacier. We need rain in the interior soon.
Glacier wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 10:05 am
Unbelievable, Kelowna has had just 31.1 mm of precipitation year to date!!! The normal for January through May is 141 mm.
When I was up there at Easter, it was obvious how exceptionally dry the valley floor was. I grew up there and moved to the Lower Mainland in '04. I think the closest analogs would be the first half of the years '92, '94, and '03. I think the period September '91 - May '92 was drier than this.
Mattman wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 9:16 pm
When I was up there at Easter, it was obvious how exceptionally dry the valley floor was. I grew up there and moved to the Lower Mainland in '04. I think the closest analogs would be the first half of the years '92, '94, and '03. I think the period September '91 - May '92 was drier than this.
If we follow the '92 script we'll be in for a very good winter.