After a soggy fall, winter has officially arrived on the mid-island
NANAIMO – It feels like it’s been here for weeks, but winter officially arrived at 2:44 a.m. Wednesday.
For Environment Canada though, winter begins on Dec. 1 and forecaster Armel Castellan was not surprised with the chilly start to the month. He says the La Nina weather phenomenon was a big factor.
“Already in November we saw that December was probably going to be colder than normal,” said Castellan. “And sure enough with that came the wintry conditions with the snow and more snow than normally, typically Nanaimo sees.”
The snow and cold come on the heels of a very soggy fall according to Castellan.