Rainfall at Race Rocks. Recorded by a Davis Instruments tipping bucket rain gauge. These graphs are made possible by the website victoriaweather.ca
Hourly Rainfall today at Race Rocks
Rainfall for the past week at Race Rocks
Rainfall for 2020 at Race Rocks
| ARCHIVES 2016 Rainfall for 2016NOTE MISSING DATA in 2016 due to equipment failure |
2015: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) | 2014: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) | 2013: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) | 2012: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) | 2011: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) | 2010: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) | 2009: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) Note : Jan to July.. equip failure. | 2008: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) equipment failure gives blank records for several days | 2007: Monthly Totals are shown. ( Includes data and graphs at this site.) Equip failure February March and part of April of 2007 | 2006: Monthly Rain Totals (includes data and graphs for part of 2006: |
The Adaptations and Response of Organisms to the Abiotic factor of Rainfall
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Canada geese are dependant on the availability of fresh water at Race Rocks. During the winter, the higher level rock pools are refreshed by rainfall. There is no other natural source of water on the island. By the time their eggs hatch in June, most of the pools have dried up, so they have to take their young off the island and over to the mainland. They may make it past the eagles….(Photo by PB) |
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Juvenile bald eagles in very wet weather.( Photo by Pam Birley) |
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The availability of water for vegetation on Race Rocks has major implications for the species of plants which can survive on the island. Not only do they have to survive dessication from salt spray, but abundant water in the winter months and almost a total lack of water from June to September. One of the best grasses to tolerate these conditions is Fescue. Here you can see it growing on the natural rock outcrops on the island. |
Go to this exercise on the Water Cycle , along with other biogeochemical cycles.
Other references: Google Climate change and Rainfall patterns
Global warming already changing rainfall...
Wetland Conservation – Threatened by Climate Change
Rainbow West of Great Race Rocks from the remote camera 5. Image by Garry Fletcher,