Weather Stations In BC (Photos)

[SouthSardiswx]

Powell River. Good station.


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No good for wind to close to trees and no height on the wind instruments.

[SouthSardiswx]

Port Alberni. Good station. Clearly a very hot area in summer.

Where's the wind tower? Cst. Goose l don't see one.

[Hound]

Awesome pics Mr Goose!

[SouthSardiswx]

Cape Mudge (Quadra Island); no data since March 2021...


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Beautiful location absolutely stunning, has Cape Mudge stopped reporting? or just missing data,?

[SouthSardiswx]

Sheringham Point (near Sooke).

It's a very cool area in summer. New all-time record in June 2021: 33.4°C and 3 max > 30°C in a row. In July 2021 (not a cool month in SW BC), the highest max of the month was... 17.6°C!


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What's with temperature sensors placed on the lighthouse towers, like Race Rocks it's stupid.

[SouthSardiswx]

Tofino. Something is weird: no Stevenson screen on site. Closer to the tarmac, it looks like there's a smaller station.


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Most likely NAV Canada took over so all E.C. equipment was uninstalled stevenson screen was taken out as well.
That looks like NAV Canada instruments father Goose.

[SouthSardiswx]

Ucluelet Kennedy Camp. Interesting for rainfall but a lot of missing data.


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Poorly thought out location no good.
Thanks for posting these Goose good work hope you find some more.

[SouthSardiswx]

Quinsam River Hatchery (near Campbell River). Pretty good station.


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No good to close to trees.

[SouthSardiswx]

I'm back from my 15 days trip in the SC and VI. Here are some new photos.

Alberni Robertson Creek.

Clearly not a good station (45.5°C in June was well overestimated; 42.7°C in Port Alberni on the same day, same elevation, 4.6 km apart).


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Yes could easily be moved away from roadway.

[Canada Goose]

No good for wind to close to trees and no height on the wind instruments.

Not at all. Trees are far away from the station.

[Canada Goose]

What's with temperature sensors placed on the lighthouse towers, like Race Rocks it's stupid.

No room for weather instruments on the ground. For lighthouses stations, it's not a problem to put them on the tower (constant wind).

[Canada Goose]

No good to close to trees.

No, trees are very far. Photos were taken from at least 200 m. Good station.

[Glacier]

Tofino. Something is weird: no Stevenson screen on site. Closer to the tarmac, it looks like there's a smaller station.


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It's interesting how the "snow board" is elevated off the ground like that. My friend's grandma used to run the Kleena Kleene 2 weather station until she retired and moved away, and her board was on the ground. Also, I was there once and the rain gauge looked slanted like Sardis pointed out in one of your pics.

[SouthSardiswx]

It's interesting how the "snow board" is elevated off the ground like that. My friend's grandma used to run the Kleena Kleene 2 weather station until she retired and moved away, and her board was on the ground. Also, I was there once and the rain gauge looked slanted like Sardis pointed out in one of your pics.

Unfortunately Glace quality control has waned over the years.
It makes you wonder accuracy of many stations, l would say PWS are probably more accurate.

[Canada Goose]

Victoria Gonzales.

Not a perfect location...

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