Current Weather Conditions at Race Rocks





*Island Location: The Eastern Entrance Strait of Juan de Fuca*			Current Weather Conditions at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada


The Abiotic or Physical Factors Index	Links to Satellite Data and Images of Present Weather conditions	CURRENT tables	TIDE tables

	Check the Environment Canada website for records from the anemometer at the top of the tower- be sure to update. *Ground Level WIND SPEED for the past week*

	*Ground Level WIND DIRECTION:*

	Units: Kilometers per hour. This wind direction is taken at ground level. There is often a 10 knot difference between ground and tower values. Click on the graph for further wind details. Updated every 30 minutes. (PST)

Renew your browser frequently for updates, and click on any of the graphs below to get detailed information on how the factor is being measured at Race Rocks and on how the factor is important as
an abiotic factor in the Race Rocks Ecosystem

Juan de Fuca East entrance forecast

*BAROMETRIC PRESSURE: Today*		*BAROMETRIC PRESSURE: This past week*

We have also provided our weather station output to the UVic School Based Weather Station Network. The graph on the far left has been derived from their analysis.	.	Atmospheric Pressure for the past week: Click on any of these graphs to see further interpretation of atmospheric pressure and the abiotic effects of this variable

*AIR TEMPERATURE: Today*		*AIR TEMPERATURE: This past week*

SOLAR RADIATION :This past week	Solar:now	UV:now	*ULTRA VIOLET RADIATION: This past week*

*HUMIDITY: Today*	Humidity	Dew Pt.	*DEW POINT: This past week*

*PRECIPITATION: Today*	Rain Today	*PRECIPITATION: This past week*

2007 total rainfall.

2008 total rainfall

2009 total rainfall

2010 total rainfall

2011 total rainfall
(April underrecorded- machine fault)

2012 total rainfall
(January is not right)

DERIVED VARIABLES: For an Advanced explanation of the Derived Variables such as wind chill,
ET, heat Index, etc. See this link.

The Outside Heat Index	.	The Temperature Heat Wind Index

Heat Index uses the temperature and the relative humidity to determine how hot the air actually "feels." When humidity is low, the apparent temperature will be lower than the air temperature, since perspiration evaporates rapidly to cool the body.		The THW Index uses humidity, temperature and wind to calculate an apparent temperature that incorporates the cooling effects of wind on our perception of temperature.
*EVAPOTRANSPIRATION This past week*	Daily Evapotranspiration	Monthly Evapotranspiration

	The recording instrument with sensors used for real-time weather plotting from ground level at Race Rocks	*Go to the Physical / Abiotic Factors of the Ecosystems index for individual explanations of the data above and ..*
We have also provided our weather station output to the UVic School Based Weather Station Network. This is the current temperature graph for the Victoria area.		*..An explanation of the importance of the various physical environmental factors in the structure of the Race Rocks Ecosystems*

The records above are recorded at Pacific Daylight Savings Time

"The Highest Peak at Race Rocks"

Barry Herring photo,
February 11, 2009

Extreme WEATHER
at Race Rocks

Extreme Values for environmental factors at Race Rocks
recorded since 21 April, 2006

November / December Extreme weather events:
November 26/06 Snow.......
December 15/06 Hurricane

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Island Location: The Eastern Entrance Strait of Juan de Fuca

Current Weather Conditions at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Current Weather Conditions at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve
South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada