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Dry January: 14 days of sunshine in Greater Victoria coming to an end

Victoria Gonzales weather station shows the second-driest January on record
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Riley Sharko and her son Beckam, accompanied by their bunny Stavros, headed to Victoria's Clover Point to soak up the sun on Jan. 15, 2025. This January is third driest so far at the Victoria airport compared to 30-year data.

With a final round of potential wet weather set to hit Vancouver Island in the final two days of the month, January remains one of the driest for several communities.

Tracked by the rainfall measured at gauges in various weather stations across the province, Environment and Climate Change Canada tracks a percentage of normal usage over a 30-year average.

Several Island stations are tracking at about 20 to 30 per cent of normal for January, primarily falling in the early part of the month, said Lisa Erven, warning preparedness meteorologist

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ItB次元官网网址檚 the second driest recorded at the Victoria Gonzales weather station which up to Jan. 28 saw 16.6 mm of precipitation versus the monthly normal of 94.3.

With the last precipitation a scant 0.2 mm recorded Jan. 15, Victoria airport is one of three Island stations reporting the third-driest January as of Jan. 28. The airport recorded 28.2 mm of the usual 133.2 mm so far this month, Nanaimo at 38.2 mm of the usual 189.9 and Comox at 50.8 of the usual 171.9.

Data for various stations across the province are available online at .

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About the Author: Christine van Reeuwyk

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