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Bust forecast - and an attempted explanation / Peter Haering, meteorologist.: En57-44/78-011E-PDF

"On February 17, 1978 the forecasts issued by the Pacific Weather Center for southwestern B.C. indicated that February 18 would be a rather reasonalbe day with cloudiness and sunshine being forecast both for Victoria and Vancouver. No rain was expected. .. After the rain was over both Victoria and Vancouver had collected between 5 and 10 mm of rain. ... The question of course is ; how could a relatively significant precipitation system escape being forecast one day in advance?"

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service. Pacific Region.
  • Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service. Pacific Weather Center.
TitleBust forecast - and an attempted explanation / Peter Haering, meteorologist.
Series title
  • Pacific region technical notes ; no. 78-011
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
  • Caption title.
Publishing information
  • Vancouver : Pacific Weather Centre, April 24, 1978.
Author / Contributor
  • Haering, Peter, author.
Description1 online resource (7 unnumbered pages) : illustration
Catalogue number
  • En57-44/78-011E-PDF
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