British Columbia’s level three drought surge has raised concerns over the new year’s lack of rain and snowfall.
Armel Castellan, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s warning preparedness meteorologist, said Burns Lake had 33.8 millimeters of rain and snowfall last month.
He said that in normal circumstances, the precipitation [rain and snow] values on the climate database show around 44.1 millimetres.
He added that the difference between last month’s current and average precipitation was about 70-75 per cent and needs more information to make further comparisons.