September was almost painfully average weather-wise in the Harbour City, as seasonal and cooler fall weather settled into the area. (Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By Jordan Davidson

fall into autumn

Typical Sept. weather for mid-Island as La Nina pattern forms in Pacific

Oct 1, 2024 | 4:08 PM

NANAIMO — The trend of typical seasonal weather continued for the mid-Island.

September followed suit with an average August regarding environmental conditions, with temperatures and precipitation levels only slightly above normal.

Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor told NanaimoNewsNOW last month was “fairly normal” all things considered.

“The (Nanaimo) airport combined with the Nanaimo City Yard data, we had a mean temperature of 15.5 degrees (Celsius), a normal mean temperature is 14.9, so not particularly a significant departure from what we normally would see.”

The total level of precipitation recorded in Nanaimo for September was 41.6 millimetres, about 116 per cent of normal, with records dating back to 1892.

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Proctor said there’s a chance the mid-Island could be just on the cusp of another fall storm this weekend bringing with it rain and high winds, mainly affecting areas north of Oceanside, however it’s expected to clear out by Monday, Oct. 7.

Looking ahead at the rest of the month, the seasonal forecast is looking mostly normal, but a developing La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean could cause that to change, with precipitation levels varying depending on where you travel.

“It’s looking a little bit moist, sort of the Nanaimo area crossed to Vancouver maybe (is) the dividing line between precipitation,” said Proctor. “Higher to the north of that line, less to the south of that line, but in general terms it’s looking sort of fairly normal as we move into October.”

Proctor said while the La Nina pattern doesn’t look particularly strong at this point, cooler and wetter conditions are likely to develop in the first few weeks of November.

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