Monday 31 August 2015

August weather

August came in like a lion and continues to roar! With about
half this amount of rain in July, we were good here in SE Ontario.

June had 156 mm.


Aug. 29 

Massive winds in dry Vancouver. They lost lots of trees as well as power. Authorities closed Stanley Park! The Huffington Post had some spectacular photos from reader!
Story image for vancouver storms from National Post

It could take weeks to clean up Vancouver after 'unprecedented ...

National Post-11 hours ago
B.C. Hydro linemen Colin Cadger and Aaron Seaton got the call Saturday night, after an “unprecedented” storm battered the province, plunging ...

Aug. 24

Aug. 20



Mature Cyclone in NW Ontario as u can see the circulation, this is a once in 20 year event low is only 995mbs but very unusual for this time of year and is 4 - 5 standard deviations of normal, Lake Effect showers now coming off Lake Michigan in the SW flow and much cooler temps, thought everyone would find this interesting!!!!


Weatherwatch
Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and torrential rain. Thunderstorms are expected to develop later this morning or this afternoon. Rainfall amounts of 50 mm or more will be possible with thunderstorms, especially for regions that receive multiple thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will end with the passage of a cold front today. 


Aug. 18

We were in Vancouver for a week, when we returned there was  59.4 mm (2.34") of rain in the gauge. Not much rainfall since...


Aug. 3

Massive storm, with power outages in southern Ontario. We had 8.89 mm/0.35"


Press Examiner

Second wave of severe storms to last throughMonday
Monday, August 3, 2015, 7:22 AM - Violent storms ripped through southern Ontario Sunday afternoon and evening, causing wind damage, localized ...



Aug. 1

Afternoon thundershowers, with some welcome rain.
It was a perfect day. Not too humid or hot.

2 comments:

Red said...

August is really giving us a kick as it leaves. We had very high winds on Saturday but no damage.

William Kendall said...

We could use more rain- though preferably between midnight and six in the morning when I don't have to walk in it!