FORDING RIVER COMINCO, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		33.7		14.3		17.3		25.7		33.9		42		49.4		54.6		53.7		45.5		35.2		20.8		11.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43.9		22.3		27.2		34.8		43.3		52.8		60.8		68.1		67.9		58.3		44.9		27.5		19

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		23.5		6.5		7.5		16.6		24.6		31.2		38		41.1		39.5		32.7		25.4		14.2		4.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		99.5		51.1		53.6		61.7		75.9		82.4		95		99.5		98.1		90.5		77.9		55.9		50

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-56.2		-41.8		-38.2		-27.4		-15		5		21		26.6		21.2		10		-14.1		-33.7		-56.2

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 27

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Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.8		1		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49.4		---		---		---		0.2		2.8		6.9		15.2		16.8		6.6		0.9		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		141.6		---		---		1		6.9		17.2		26.1		29.4		29.4		21.8		9.5		0.4		---

Average Number of Days Above 32F/0C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		251.7		5.7		9.2		19.6		25.7		30.2		30		31		31		29.7		27.1		9.6		2.9

Average Number of Days Below 35F/2C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		282.9		30.7		28		30.6		29.1		24.6		12.6		7.2		10		21		28.7		29.5		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		249.4		30.5		27.8		30		27.4		19.1		6.3		2.3		4.4		15.9		25.7		29.1		30.9

Average Number of Days Below 28F/-2C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		194.7		29		26.5		27.2		19.3		9.2		1.2		0.1		0.9		6.5		18.6		26.4		29.9

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		85.5		19		17.2		10.4		2.2		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.5		12.4		21.8

Average Number of Days Below -4F/-20C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25.3		8.3		4.9		1.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.5		7.9

Average Number of Days Below -22F/-30C

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.5		1.6		1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		1.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		24.3		1.8		1.3		1.8		1.7		2.3		3.4		2.3		1.9		1.9		1.6		2.4		1.9

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		129.1		11.8		9.4		10.9		9.1		10.9		13.5		11.3		10.6		9.4		8.7		11.2		12.4

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.5		1.8		1.2		1.5		2.5		1.7		2		1.1		1.3		1.4		1.8		1.1		2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		134.7		11.4		9.3		11.4		9.9		12.4		15.6		11.5		10.2		9.4		10		12.4		11.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.2		3		2.5		3		3.1		4		5.4		4.1		3.4		3.6		2.7		4.1		3.3

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.4		0.9		0.6		1		1.2		1.6		2.4		1.8		1.2		1.4		1		1.9		1.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.7		0.2		---		---		---		0.2		0.6		0.1		0.1		0.1		---		0.1		0.1

Average Rainfall

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13.4		0.1		0.1		0.3		0.6		1.6		3.2		2.3		1.8		1.6		0.9		0.7		0.2

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		73.5		0.9		0.9		1.8		4.7		10		15.6		11.5		10.1		8.6		6		2.8		0.6

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		1.8		1.1		0.6		1.5		1.1		1.3		1.7		1.1		1.3		1		1.8		1		1.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23		0.3		0.2		0.4		0.8		2.9		5.3		4.1		3.2		3.1		1.3		1.2		0.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9.3		0.1		0.1		0.1		0.3		1		2.4		1.8		1.2		1.1		0.5		0.6		0.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		109.1		16.4		12.1		14.8		11.6		7.5		1.5		---		0.2		3.1		7		17.2		17.6

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69.4		11.6		9.1		10.2		6.6		3		0.6		0.1		0.1		1.5		4.7		10		11.9

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		3.3		10.9		11.6		5.2		0.4		0.3		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		1.2		9.6

Average Snow Cover at Month End

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.2		14.7		13		1.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.3		5.8		14.2

Deepest Snow Cover Reported

Years on Record: 26

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		39.4		32.3		27.6		39.4		13.4		17.3		1.2		---		---		6.7		17.7		22.8		31.5

Most Snow Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 38

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		25		18		11.8		15		25		16.5		10		1		3.4		14.2		15		9		20

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69.5		11		8.9		10.2		6.7		3.5		0.6		---		0.2		1.6		5		10.6		11.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 2in/5cm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.9		2.7		2.3		2.4		2.2		1		0.2		---		---		0.6		1.4		3.1		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3.9in/10cm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.2		0.7		0.5		0.8		0.7		0.6		0.1		---		---		0.2		0.3		1.1		1.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		0.2		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.1		---

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 1

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		135.2		31		26		23.3		5.5		3.3		0.1		---		---		0.6		2.5		12		31

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 2in/5cm

Years on Record: 1

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		101.8		31		24.7		16		2.7		1.6		---		---		---		0.3		1		0.5		24

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3.9in/10cm

Years on Record: 1

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		86.4		30		23.3		8.7		1.2		1.1		---		---		---		0.1		---		---		22

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 7.8in/20cm

Years on Record: 1

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31.8		17		10.3		1		---		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		3

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6254.7		897		727.7		682.2		516.5		382.8		242.2		167.5		180.7		306		497.6		733		921.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.6		---		---		---		---		---		1.4		5.8		5.7		0.7		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		288.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		161.2		127.1		---		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.9		9.3		10.7		12.5		14.4		16.2		17.1		16.5		15		13.1		11.2		9.6		8.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.3		2.2		3.5		4.8		5.5		5.7		6		5.2		3.8		2.4		1.4		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.8		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.2		1.8		1.2		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.4		3.6		4.7		5.1		5		5		5.3		5.2		4.5		3.4		2.6		2.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4		2.1		3.2		4.2		5.1		5.1		5.1		5.8		5.4		4.3		3.2		2.3		1.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.3		2.2		3.5		4.8		5.5		5.7		6		5.2		3.8		2.4		1.4		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		0.8		1.2		1.8		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.8		2.3		2		1.4		0.9		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		2.5		4		5.3		5.7		5.6		5.5		6.4		5.9		5.7		4.2		2.9		2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		2.3		3.6		4.9		5.7		6.2		6.3		7.6		6.4		5.8		4		2.6		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.2		1.9		3.2		4.4		4.9		5		4.5		4.4		2.8		2.1		1.3		1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1.1		1.6		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.2		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.1		3.1		4.1		4.6		4.5		4.3		4		4.3		3.2		2.9		2.3		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.9		2.7		3.5		4.4		4.1		3.8		3.2		3.8		2.6		2.6		2		1.7