School-Based Weather Station Network

Greater Victoria

This figure shows current observations at all stations in Victoria.

Temperature at our weather stations (126/134). Place your mouse over a station (diamond) to see the current temperature at that location. Other variables can be found on our two-dimensional plot page. See Victoria, Saanich Peninsula, West Shore, Gulf Islands, Greater Victoria. See also: NanaimoWeather.ca, IslandWeather.ca.

Remember: To access data for a particular station visit the station page by clicking on a diamond symbol in the map (above), clicking the active ratio link in the caption of the map or choosing the station from the drop-down list below. Once on the station page look for the "More Data" link to get access to the stored data in different ways.

Here's an example: UVic Ian Stewart Complex More Data.

Victoria Forecast

FPCN11 CWVR 171200 Forecasts for the south coast of British Columbia issued by Environment Canada at 5.00 am pdt Thursday 17 May 2012 for today and Friday. The next scheduled forecast will be issued at 11.00 am.

Greater Victoria. Today..Mainly sunny. Windy near Juan de Fuca Strait late this afternoon. High 16. UV index 6 or high. Tonight..Clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Windy near Juan de Fuca Strait this evening and after midnight. Low 7. Friday..Clearing. High 15.

Stations in the Network

Lakewood Elementary School

Date:	2012/05/17, 06:50
Temperature:	7.8 C L: 5.7 C, H: 17.6 C
Humidity:	89 %
Pressure:	1016 hPa
Insolation:	120 W/m²
UV Index:	0
Rain:	0 mm
Wind Speed:	0 km/hr Max: 20.9 km/hr

The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -89.2°C, taken at Vostok, Antarctica, on 21 July, 1983.

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All Stations, One Variable

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Summary of Recent Observations

See a graphical summary of the latest observations across the entire network.

Now storing at least 3 910 422 023 observations.

Forest fire danger class rating

Today (so far)

2012-05-17	Low	Avg.	High
Temperature (C)	2.4	7.8	12.3
Humidity (%)	41.0	76.0	98.0
Pressure (hPa)	1009	1016	1019
Insolation (W/m²)	0	3	103
Wind Speed (km/hr)	0.0	1.6	30.6
Wind Gust (km/hr)	0.0	6.5	40.2
Total Rain (mm)	0.00	0.00	0.00

Yesterday

2012-05-16	Low	Avg.	High
Temperature (C)	5.9	12.8	20.6
Humidity (%)	21.1	63.9	97.0
Pressure (hPa)	949	1016	1031
Insolation (W/m²)	0	305	1153
Wind Speed (km/hr)	0.0	4.9	49.9
Wind Gust (km/hr)	0.0	9.7	45.1
Total Rain (mm)	0.00	0.00	0.00

These values include observations from all stations in the network. Low is the smallest value recorded; high is the largest value; average is the average of all values at all times for the day.

Environment Canada provides today's Almanac for the Victoria International Airport.

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