Mixed weather in June

After a string of months with warmer and drier than normal weather in Victoria, things were a bit more mixed in June.

The mean temperature for the month was 15.5 degrees, 1.0 degrees above the 30-year average of 14.5 degrees.  The average daily high/low at Victoria Gonzales was 19.7/11.2, again above the average of 18.5/10.4.

The chart below compares the daily high and low temperatures with the averages for June.  The warmest weather of the month was during the first week of June, with temperatures topping out at 30.2 degrees on June 5.  Only about one in five Junes at Victoria Gonzales sees the maximum temperature exceed 30 degrees, so that is relatively uncommon, especially for early June.  The rest of the month was pretty close to average.

Daily High & Low Temperatures at Victoria Gonzales, June 2016

After a dry April and May, precipitation in June was a bit above average, with 26.3 mm compared with the normal 20 mm.  There were 8 days with measurable precipitation in June, slightly above the average of 7 days.  The greatest amount was 9.4 mm that fell on June 15.

While the Victoria Airport typically gets more rain than Gonzales, this June it actually received slightly less - about 24 mm vs. 26 mm at Gonzales.  In Vancouver, there was 58.2 mm at the Airport and 84.1 mm downtown at the Harbour.

The chart below compares daily and cumulative rainfall in June 2016 with the average cumulative rainfall for June.

Daily & Cumulative Rainfall at Victoria Gonzales, June 2016