To the surprise of some, August was not a record-breaker in terms of the weather according to Environment Canada.
The average temperature in Prince George was 15.6 degrees, a half-degree above what we normally see for this time of year.
Meteorologist, Matt Loney told MyPGNow.com despite the heat-wave at the end, everything pretty much balanced out.
“For the purposes of the statistical analysis it is still normal. It doesn’t place either at a higher or lower ranking on the scale with records going back to 1912.”
In terms of precipitation, PG saw 34 millimetres of rain fell in August, down from the typical bench mark of 47 millimetres.
Loney added an upper trough by the end of next week is expected to bring temperatures down as well as the possibility of rain.
“We should start to see temperatures going down and instability going up. Temperatures will probably remain above normal for part of the week and then the clouds could increase and we could see thunderstorms develop initially.”
“There is one trough by Alaska that is going to form and then there is one that is going to try and reach the B.C. coast this past weekend. Those two are going to get together and team up and should swing inwards towards the land.”
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