Current Weather Conditions at Race Rocks





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

Barry Herring photo, February 11, 2009

The records below are recorded at Pacific Daylight Savings Time

Click on any of these graphs below to get detailed information on
how the factor is being measured and on how the factor is important
as an abiotic factor in the Race Rocks Ecosystem


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

Juan de Fuca East entrance forecast

*WIND SPEED:*		*WIND SPEED for the past week*
	Ground level 15 min update
Maximum wind speed for the past month ( Env. Canada)	Wind rose showing direction and velocity for the last 24 hours.

*WIND DIRECTION:*		*WIND DIRECTION for the past week*
	Ground level 15 minute update
WIND SPEED-ground: The last week in Kilometres per hour. From the anemometer at ground level elevation 6 metres, updated every 15 minutes. (PST)		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 15 minutes. (PST)

*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			*ULTRA VIOLET RADIATION: This past week*

*SOLAR ENERGY*		*WIND CHILL for the past week*

*HUMIDITY: Today*		*HUMIDITY : for the past week*

*AIR DENSITY: This past week*		*DEW POINT: This past week*

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

Use this link for :2007 total rainfall.

2008 total rainfall

2009 total rainfall

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

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*	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. Click for a link to their site.		*..An explanation of the importance of the various physical environmental factors in the structure of the Race Rocks Ecosystems*

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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