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Cool beginning to April could be a sign of things to come: Environment Canada

It’s been a chilly start to April in Prince George according to Environment Canada.

Meteorologist, Lisa Erven told MyPGNow.com the northern capital has been mired in the low to high single digits.

“We’ve seen temperatures, daytime highs in and around six, seven or eight degrees – one day we got up to nine whereas for this time of year we would expect to see daytime highs of ten degrees so this first week of April has started off cooler than normal.”

She adds the city should see a warm-up towards the middle and later stages of the month.

“Overall, looking at the entire month, it’s very likely we’ll come in with a cooler than average month,” added Erven.

Looking back at March, the first two to three weeks saw warm temperatures, sometimes cracking into the double-digits, coupled with very low precipitation levels.

“In fact, we saw less precipitation than what we would normally expect even in this dry month. In total, we saw about 21 millimetres reported at the airport compared to what we would normally see, which is about 29 or 30 millimetres – making this year’s total about 72% of normal,” said Erven.

The average temperature last month was 1.3 degrees, well surpassing the normal high of -0.2.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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