Friday June 16,2006

A high pressure system along the US east coast put us in a south westerly giving us a sunny warm day today. Quite a change from yesterdays storm when I recorded 44 mm of rain.
Today's low temperature was 11.7*C and our afternoon high came in at 25.4*C. The barometer has been rising slowly today and tonight it sits at 101.6 kPa.
The next few days will be nice, with highs near the mid twenties. In fact it looks like we should have stable weather right in to mid week. That's all for now.

A recap from yesterdys storm.

SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 8:05 PM ADT THURSDAY 16 JUNE 2006.

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
WEAKENED TO A POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS EARLIER
THIS WEEK. THE REMNANTS OF THIS POST-TROPICAL SYSTEM INTENSIFIED
INTO A FRONTAL STORM EAST OF THE AMERICAN COAST LINE THURSDAY. IT
PUSHED RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA
THURSDAY WHILE TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS.
THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE RAIN AREA REACHED SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK
AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN FELL OVER PORTIONS OF NOVA SCOTIA.
STRONG WINDS WERE REPORTED OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL REGIONS.

THE FOLLOWING ARE RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND WIND SPEED WERE REPORTED..

LOCATION RAINFALL (MILLIMETRES) WIND GUSTS (KM/H)

NOVA SCOTIA

HALIFAX AIRPORT 39.7 78
BEDFORD 47.7 --
LUNENBURG 45.8 --
BRIDGEWATER 40 --
WESTERN HEAD 52.1 78
BACCARO POINT N/A 119
YARMOUTH 43.4 --
BRIER ISLAND N/A 98
KEJIMKUJIK 41 --
GREENWOOD 47.6 --
KENTVILLE 37.9 --
MALAY FALLS 32.9 --
BEAVER ISLAND N/A 104
TRACADIE 25 --
NEW GLASGOW 39.4 --
NAPPAN 23.5 --
PARRSBORO 33 --
SYDNEY 47.4 67
INGONISH BEACH 48.2 74

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
EAST POINT 21.8 74
CHARLOTTETOWN 26.4 52

NEW BRUNSWICK
MONCTON 2.4
SAINT JOHN 6
FUNDY PARK 20

END/ASPC



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June 15 2006

Extratropical low pressure system off of the coast at this time. More info to follow.

5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION

A. ANALYSIS
FOR CONTINUITY WE ARE CONTINUING TO REFER TO THIS STORM AS POST-
TROPICAL ALBERTO HOWEVER IT HAS NO TROPICAL CHARTACTERISTICS LEFT
WHEN LOOKING AT THE SATELLITE SIGNATURE. IT IS SIMPLY A MATURE
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. THE FACT THAT IT IS THIS DEEP IN JUNE IS
QUITE RARE AND LIKELY OWES ITS STRENGTH... IN PART... TO THE RIPE
INGREDIENTS THAT IT INGESTED FROM ALBERTO OVERNIGHT.
THE STORM CONTINUES DEEPENING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
IN THE LOW 970S AT FORECAST TIME. THE GEM INITIALIZED TOO HIGH...
AS DID OTHER MODELS... HOWEVER ALL MODELS RECOGNIZE THAT AN INTENSE
LOW IS IN MARITIME WATERS.

DRY AIR HAS WRAPPED AROUND THE LOW AND SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION HAS
BEEN EVIDENT FOR MANY HOURS JUST NORTH OF THE LOW. LIGHTNING
CONTINUES BEING REPORTED WEST OF THE LOW CENTRE OVER THE MARINE
DISTRICT.

B. PROGNOSTIC
THE GEM REGIONAL APPEARS REASONABLE REGARDING THE TRACK AND PRESSURE
TENDENCY FOR CENTRAL PRESSURE... APART FROM INITIALIZING TOO HIGH.
BETWEEN A GOOD SATELLITE AND MARINE DATA FIX ON THE LOW CENTRE AT
15Z AND THE GEM PROG WE ARE CONTENT TO MAINTAIN A SIMILAR TRACK TO
WHAT WE ISSUED EARLIER.

C. PUBLIC WEATHER
NOVA SCOTIA RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 17Z INCLUDE 41 MM AT LUNENBURG AND
WESTERN HEAD.. AND 38 MM AT YARMOUTH. THE STRONGEST COASTAL WINDS
REPORTED HAVE BEEN PEAK WINDS OF 119 KM/H AT BACCARO POINT...
MARGINAL HURRICANE FORCE. WE EXPECT THAT 40-60 MM RAINFALL TOTALS
WILL HAVE OCCURRED BY THE TIME THAT THIS SYSTEM IS IN THE BOOKS.

D. MARINE WEATHER
STORM FORCE WINDS AT THE GEORGES BANK BUOY WERE REPORTED WELL BEHIND
THE STORM SO IT CONTINUES DEEPENING. WAVE HEIGHTS ALSO REACHED 7 M
AT THAT LOCATION BEFORE THEY STARTED DROPPING. A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT
BEHIND THE STORM IS BEING EXACCERBATED BY STRONG ISALLOBARICS SO
STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

END BOWYER


As of 8:30 pm 42 mm of rain fell in Clayton Park West. Rain was heavy at times with gusty winds which gave sporadic poweroutages. Storm moved by quickly with a low barometer of 98.8 kPa and then rose quickly at a rate of .2 to .3 kPa an hour.

Special Weather Statement from weekend storm.
Special Weather Statements for Nova Scotia
AWCN11 CWHX 171225
SPECIAL STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 9:25 AM ADT MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2005.

WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF NOVA SCOTIA
THIS PAST WEEKEND DUE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT CAME UP
FROM THE SOUTH AND MOVED SLOWLY ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK ON SUNDAY.

FOLLOWING ARE SOME UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTALS AND PEAK WIND
GUSTS FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

LOCATION AMOUNT (MM)

HALIFAX AIRPORT 37
SHEARWATER 46
MALAY FALLS 110
SYDNEY 61
INGONISH 73
YARMOUTH 27
BRIER ISLAND 25

WIND GUST (KM/H)

GRAND ETANG 152
BEAVER ISLAND 98
BACCARO POINT 95
MCNABS ISLAND 93
BRIER ISLAND 76
HALIFAX AIRPORT 72
YARMOUTH 72

October 16 2005.

Today was a cloudy and windy day with some sprinkles of rain and a few sunny breaks.Winds were gusting near 70 km/hr and the barometer remained low with the large low pressure system to our north. The lowest reading was 98.1 kPa, it is currently 98.2 kPa. The high temperature today was early this morning 17.4*C. The low was 10.1*C. At 9:10 pm it was 10.2*C. 2 mm of rain today giving a storm total of 41 mm.

October 15 2005

Rain all day today and windy. At 6:30 pm measured 24 mm. Barometer has been dropping fast today. At 10:45 pm it was at 98.8 kPa. Today's high was 14.3*C and the low was 12.7*C.

October 13 2005.

We were greeted with clear skies but cool temperatures this morning, with a low of 3.5*C. Temperature made it to 13.8*C this afternoon with a mix of sun and cloud. At 10:30 pm ADT the temperature is 8.8*C, barometer is 103.1 kPa and rh 92%.

October 12 2005.

Today was a sunny day with cool northwest winds,which made it feel cool if you were in the wind. The high was 12.3*C and the low was 6.3*C. At 10 pm the temperature is 7.4*C and the barometer is at 103.4 kPa. Models are pointing towards a rain and wind storm for the weekend. A good chance of frost overnight.

Weekend storm Summary

Rain moved in Saturday morning and ended early Tuesday morning. Total for Clayton Park was 164 mm. Broken down as follows.

Saturday October 8 24 mm
Sunday October 9 74 mm
Monday Ocober 10 64 mm
Tuesday October 11 2 mm

AWCN11 CWHX 111118
SPECIAL STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 8:18 AM ADT TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2005.

AN ELONGATED FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH STRETCHED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
MARITIMES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACTED AS A CONVEYOR
BELT STREAMING AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE TO SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DIPPED
A BIT FURTHER SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
MOISTURE CONTINUED TO STREAM ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA AND ANOTHER PULSE
OF RAIN CAME THROUGH MONDAY. WE CAN EXPECT A BIT MORE ACCUMULATIONS
THIS MORNING BEFORE THIS STORM MOVES OFF TO CROSS NEWFOUNDLAND
LATER TODAY.

SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE MONTHLY AVERAGE OF RAIN FOR
OCTOBER IN THE PAST 3 DAYS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE UNOFFICIAL
ACCUMULATIVE STORM TOTALS TO TUESDAY MORNING:

AS OF.......... 3 AM SUNDAY.....3 AM MONDAY.....3 AM TUESDAY

GREENWOOD.........56.4 MM........112.6 MM........146.0 MM
KEJIMKUJIK........43.7 MM........125.1 MM........149.5 MM
YARMOUTH..........35.0 MM........126.0 MM........128.8 MM
HALIFAX AIRPORT...60.3 MM........122.3 MM........153.9 MM
SYDNEY............61.8 MM.........73.2 MM.........90.8 MM
INGONISH BEACH....66.7 MM.........81.2 MM.........94.2 MM

END/ASPC

October 9 2005

Today we had rain all day, total at 10:30 pm was 74 mm for the day and 98 mm for this storm with more on the way by looks of the radar. A cool day with little change in the temperature. The low was 11*C and the high was 12.5*C. At 10:45 pm it is 12.3*C.

October 8 2005.

Today was a rainy day with 20 mm recorded upto 10 pm. The high temp was 19.6*C and the low is the current temperature of 13.4*C.

October 7 2005.

Today was a cloudy and foggy day with a couple of brief sunny breaks. The low was 16.8*C and the high was 20.6*C. At 9:55 pm the temperature was 17.4*C and the barometer was 102.0 kPa, falling slowly through the day. The next few days will be wet with a system with lots of moisture approaches from the south and west.

Report for October 5 and 6.


October 5
A nice sunny day with a low of 14.4*C and a high of 23.2*C.

October 6

Today saw a mix of sun and cloud in the morning, becoming cloudy mid afternoon with light drizzle beginning at supper time giving just a trace. The afternoon high was 22.5*C and the morning low was 15.1*C. At 9:20 pm it was a muggy 18.3*C.

October 4 2005

Today began cloudy and foggy with Stratus cloud off the ocean. Cleared off after lunch and was a nice afternoon. Today's high was 19.4*C and the low was 12.2*C.
At 10:20 pm the temp was 15.4*C.

October 3 2005.

Today felt like an early Summer day even though it is early October. The high today was 21.4*C and the low was 8.5*C. Sunny skies all day long. The barometer has been steady around 103.1 kPa. The temperature at 9:15 pm was 14.2*C. Winds today have been light from the south west.

Report for October 1 & 2, 2005.

Oct 1 2005

A sunny day with a high of 17.0*C and the low was 5.6*C.

Oct 2 2005

Another sunny day with the high being 21*C and the low 9.6*C.

We will see sunny skies and above normal temperatures this week as we will be under a high pressure system. It breaks down on Friday and according to the models we could be having a wet weekend with a tropical influence. Will have to keep an eye on things.

September Statistics

An above normal month temperature wise here in Clayton Park West (Halifax,Nova Scotia)

Avg minimum 11.8*C
Avg Maximum 21.2*C
Mean temp 16.5*C

Min minimum 5.4*C (25)
Max minimum 17.9*C (16)
Min maximum 15.8*C (24)
Max maximum 25.6*C (15)

Rainfall 128 mm
Days with rain 7
Highest rainfall 60mm (17)

September 30, 2005

With the passage of the cold front early this morning we picked up 3 mm of rain. Wind gusts reached close to 70 km/hr. More remarkable was the temperature drop after the front moved through. At the Halifax Int. Airport the temp dropped 6*C between 1 and 2 am and wind died down to 11 km/hr. Last nights temp was 19*C just after midnight at 7 am it was 9*C. Currently it is 8*C at 10:20 pm. The barometer has been rising today and it is now 102.1 kPa. We have a risk of frost in the forecast for overnight, better chance in the inland valleys.

September 29,2005

A windy night here in Halifax, with gusts nearing 70 km/hr. This is due to a strong cold front which is passing through central New Brunswick at this hour. Today was a day which started out sunny, clouded over this afternoon, cleared at supper time clouded over after supper and now it is partly cloudy. Today's high was 20.4*C and the low was 9.3*C. Currently it is 18.5*C. The barometer is 101.2 kPa and it has been falling during the day.

September 28, 2005

Today was a sunny day with light winds. The morning low was 6.9*C and the afternoon high was 17.7*C. The barometer was on the rise today and at 8:20 pm it was 102.3 kPa. The temperature is 12.6*C. Tomorrow will see the wind increase from the south as a low pressure system passes to the north.