PRINCE GEORGE/Featured by Shane Chevalier

Monday, July 1, 2024

With June officially behind us it is time to bring on summer vacation and maybe some summer temps to heat things up just a bit…

June was a wet month for the Prince George area as the region soaked up *80.2 mm of rain, which has reduced the drought level for the region down to 2 for Prince George East and 3 for Prince George West, previously it was Drought Level 4 throughout. That’s as of June 27, 2024.

The last time the month of June had a decent amount of rain was back in 2020 at 92 mm that month. Before 2020, June 2016 was the wettest June for Prince George taking in around 92.2 mm of rain. In between the years of 2017-2019, the months of June recorded less than 50 mm of rain.

The graph below shows that June 2023, which we all know was a bad June, had less than 40 mm of rain. The months that followed in 2023 caused drought levels to increase until El Nino died out this past May. A La Nina effect continues to build strength for 2024/2025 and we all know what La Nina brings with it… lots of snow and cold conditions from December to March.

For areas in the BC Peace region, the North Peace region received the most rain coming in at 119 mm, most of which was received over a few days as systems moved in from the north and western Alberta. The South Peace region, however, did not receive as much rain, in fact it was half the amount of what the north received coming in at 65 mm for Dawson Creek and rural areas. That being said the drought level for the BC Peace region remains high at Drought Level 5. See the graphs below for rain totals for the BC Peace.

As for now, it is way too early to suggest how La Nina will perform here in Canada and we all know that climate change “officials” and the mainstream media will make a mockery out of La Nina and the conditions it is set to bring.

Tornado season for Canada began in early June and it appears that 2024 could be the same as it was in 2023 for severe thunderstorms with the possibility of very strong tornados to pop up in Alberta, Sask, Manitoba, Ontario and even on the east coast, particularly in New Brunswick as the province saw on Sunday with tornado warnings for many areas.

Hurricane season has also started in the Atlantic. La Nina has a huge affect on hurricane season, we already know that, so don’t be surprised when the amount of named storms become reality for hurricane season 2024. Hurricane season started on June 1st and ends on November 30th.

Ok enough of that! It is now time to get out an enjoy the summer because it doesn’t last long!

….Oh one more thing… it is too early to suggest what July has in store for us here in Prince George and northern BC, BUT, a summer heat weather pattern change is on the way… maybe!

*Final total rain for Prince George in June 2024 was 80.2 mm. The figure has been updated but the graph has not.