‘Not looking too good’: Low precipitation levels continue to persist

Nov 20, 2023 | 3:16 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George might be facing it’s driest year in 2023, and if you take a look around, it is almost unusually green for this time year. Little snow has fallen so far heading into winter and October is supposed to be one of the wettest months of the year, but that could not have been further from the truth.

In October, only 19 millimeters of rain was recorded in Prince George and since June 2022, we accumulated a deficit of 430 millimeters of precipitation, when the average is about 600mm annually.

The driest year on record was in 1921 when 377.9 millimeters of precipitation fell. In 2023, only around 300mm has fallen.

As much as it is difficult to hear, Prince George is going to need quite a bit of snow this winter.

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“We’re going to need a really good snowpack to really replenish soil moisture as well as water in our rivers, in our lakes and bring those back up to normal.” – Dr. Stephen Déry, Professor, Environmental Sciences, UNBC

If we don’t get a substantial snowpack, we could be in for a dry spring and another dry summer. Dr. Déry says that El Nino conditions are expected to continue, which means warmer temperatures and less precipitation.

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by Adam Berls

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‘Not looking too good’: Low precipitation levels continue to persist

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