2019 in BC, in climatological context
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2020-08
Authors
Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)
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Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)
Abstract
This report places the conditions in British Columbia (BC) over 2019 into climatological context. It finds that: a moderate El NiƱo likely contributed to a slightly warmer than normal 2019 in BC; anomalous warmth peaked in spring, forcing rapid melt of a near-normal winter snowpack; precipitation in summer and fall was above-to-much-above normal across the province; trends in temperature are positive for the period 1950-2019 with minimum temperatures (Tmin) increasing faster than maximum temperatures (Tmax), and that precipitation shows no significant trend over the same period.
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#summary report, UN SDG 13: Climate Action, #PCIC publication