Transcriber Weather

[Michael]

The rain quit here around 11:00 A.M., about four hours ago.

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Summary:      12    24 Hrs
Maximum:    12.4  12.4 deg C
Minimum:     9.0   9.0 deg C
Precip:     61.7 115.6 mm
Max Wind:     29    29 kmh

It has been quite a day around the province. Among other things, there is no road access out of Vancouver to the rest of the province, and numerous landslides have blocked the major highways:

Helicopters start rescue efforts after landslides trap dozens of vehicles near Agassiz. Up to 275 people have been stuck on Hwy 7 since late Sunday
Relentless rain causing flooding, road closures and evacuations across B.C.
Entire city of Merritt ordered to evacuate after flooding of wastewater treatment plant
Extreme rain floods homes, entire streets in southern B.C.
Woman trapped between landslides on B.C. highway: 'We don't know what's going to happen'
People build snowmen, spend night in vehicles after more major delays on Highway 93

[Randi]

Wow!

[Michael]

Here is the week that was...

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Weather summary for Fernwood
Date             High    Low  Gust  Precip Solar
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Sat Nov 06 2021  10.3    5.4    10     1.5     8
Sun Nov 07 2021   8.9    3.4    15     6.3     6
Mon Nov 08 2021  10.6    4.4    17     0.2    10
Tue Nov 09 2021  11.1    6.6    27    10.7*    5
Wed Nov 10 2021   9.7    4.8    10     6.6    11
Thu Nov 11 2021  11.0    7.1     8    19.3*    1
Fri Nov 12 2021  12.8    9.6    15     5.1     3
Sat Nov 13 2021  10.3    7.4    14    24.4     1
Sun Nov 14 2021  15.1    8.7    19    41.2*    2
Mon Nov 15 2021  12.4    6.1    29    77.0*    0
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Daily Average    11.2    6.4
Extremes/Totals  15.1    3.4   28.7  192.3    47
Normal Values    10.5    5.0          56.4
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A * indicates this is a new record.
(Based on data from the UVic weather station.)

The wettest November days around Victoria:

University of Victoria: 78.8 mm 7 Nov 1995
Victoria International Airport: 68.3 mm 2 Nov 1955
Esquimalt: 100.0 mm 7 Nov 1995

Vitoria International Airport had 78.5 mm yesterday, so that's a new November record for them.

[Randi]

How to avoid a morning car-sicle with a single potato

[Michael]

[ggordon]

Perfect timing! The first frost of the season is forecast here tonight.

[jil]

First frost of the winter this morning. I haven't checked any records but it feels very late in the year, usually get a few in October.

[studentforever]

We had a couple of white speckles on the grass last month but up North as you might say last night we had white roofs and hoar frost on the leaves and branches. On a personal level I don't miss frosts although it's nice to see them from inside a warm room or vehicle. In the Arctic I approve of frosts, I'd just prefer not to worry about slipping if I go to the recycling bins or bird feeders.

[Randi]

We briefly had a few tiny white specks coming down a few days ago and again last night, but they disappeared as soon as they touched the ground.

[ggordon]

The first frost here was a few nights ago, much later than usual. The first frost usually comes late October. One of the plants in my backyard that usually blooms in Spring just bloomed again.

[Morgan]

I'm worrying about those of you in the UK and BC; I hear "Red" warnings are out. Am I doing one of those "these are large disparate areas an outsider squeezes together" things? I had heard of snow in "Southern UK."

[Michael]

We're fine here, in our corner of Vancouver Island. Sadly that's not the case for thousands of others who have lost homes and/or their livelihoods.

[jil]

The UK had Storm Arwen last night and into this morning and there was a red weather warning for wind along the NE coast of England and SE coast of Scotland with some areas getting gusts up to 98mph. I'm over near the west coast so we only had a yellow warning. There has also been snow in some areas but I've also missed that but it has been very cold as the wind was from the north. Its been 3 or 4C during the day with the wind chill making it feel like -3 or -4C.

[ggordon]

There is a gale warning for Puget Sound and a flood watch. I'm on high ground. So flooding is not an issue here, although streets a few blocks downhill tend to flood. I'm a bit inland where winds are usually not so strong, unless they come in at just the right angle so that they blow up the valley.

[Randi]

Here we are having a bit of snow.

[Maikel]

We had 5 cm of snow in the southeast of The Netherlands yesterday.
Rather unusual this early in the season, it isn't winter yet.
Global warming, hey?

[jil]

Snowing here now. Not heavily, but it's only 1C so it may stick.

[studentforever]

We had a 'skittering' of snow last night. In the direct sunlight it has melted but in the shadows it is still there. Nice bright day but COLD for the time of year - maybe it's the Gulf Stream affected by global warming

[Randi]

The ground was completely coated with snow last night, but it is all gone now.

[Michael]

What's snow?