May 2020 Forecasts and Discussion

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Re: May 2020 Forecasts and Discussion

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PortKells wrote: Tue May 12, 2020 7:33 pm Our ability to score thunderstorms seems to rank right down there with our ability to score snowstorms.
Is that like dating during a pandemic that Dr. Bonnie Henry referenced today. :lol:
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stuffradio wrote: Tue May 12, 2020 8:14 am 6Z packing the heat in the clown range.
:lol: l see what you did there Stuffed.
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Canada Goose wrote: Tue May 12, 2020 6:40 pm Capture d’écran 2020-05-12 à 18.40.04.jpg
Looks like it was all around my work location.
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Canada Goose wrote: Mon May 11, 2020 7:12 pm Not really cool but normal. Rain will be welcome.


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Looks hot again by months end. :x
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Ended up getting a lot of rain last night. The trees will be happy.
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Re: May 2020 Forecasts and Discussion

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Some rainfall totals since Monday night:

41.5 mm in Surrey/Port Kells
37.3 mm in Surrey/Municipal
34.8 mm in Pitt Meadows
32.9 mm in Coquitlam/Burke Mountain
29.6 mm in Surrey/Whiterock STP
25.7 mm in Surrey/Semiahmoo
24.9 mm in Surrey/Chantrell Creek
23.9 mm in Surrey/Kwantlen Park
21.2 mm in White Rock
21.1 mm in West Vancouver
19.3 mm in Delta Burns Bog
15.9 mm in Vancouver Harbour
15.8 mm in Vancouver Airport

Moderate to heavy rain right now in Downtown PoCo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItA4gdR ... e=youtu.be
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Apparently this happened yesterday evening (no touch down)

https://twitter.com/leonard_tang/status ... 6203910144
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Canada Goose wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 10:30 am Some rainfall totals since Monday night:

41.5 mm in Surrey/Port Kells
37.3 mm in Surrey/Municipal
34.8 mm in Pitt Meadows
32.9 mm in Coquitlam/Burke Mountain
29.6 mm in Surrey/Whiterock STP
25.7 mm in Surrey/Semiahmoo
24.9 mm in Surrey/Chantrell Creek
23.9 mm in Surrey/Kwantlen Park
21.2 mm in White Rock
21.1 mm in West Vancouver
19.3 mm in Delta Burns Bog
15.9 mm in Vancouver Harbour
15.8 mm in Vancouver Airport

Moderate to heavy rain right now in Downtown PoCo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItA4gdR ... e=youtu.be
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Unfortunately those were not lightning strikes I saw but actually a truck rolled into a transformer. :o
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So nothing exciting happening. :thumbdown:
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Hound wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 4:50 pm So nothing exciting happening. :thumbdown:
You didn't look in the right place dogman. :D
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But in BC it will be warmer by 2 degrees, because.. why not? :think:
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Hound wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 6:45 am But in BC it will be warmer by 2 degrees, because.. why not? :think:
As long as I can go outside and stay (get) fit :)
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This has been a really nice spring, weather wise.
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PortKells wrote: Fri May 15, 2020 7:05 pm This has been a really nice spring, weather wise.
In YVR, this spring should be the driest ever! ;)
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