Ivory Island

Ivory Island Lightstation is located 14 miles northwest of Bella Bella[1] on the junction of Seaforth Channel and Milbanke Sound[2] on the Inside Passage of British Columbia.

Ivory Island Lightstation

Climate

Ivory Island has a wet and mild Oceanic climate. (Cfb)

Climate data for Ivory Island (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
15.5
(59.9)
19.0
(66.2)
25.5
(77.9)
24.5
(76.1)
33.0
(91.4)
32.2
(90.0)
29.0
(84.2)
29.0
(84.2)
22.0
(71.6)
14.4
(57.9)
15.5
(59.9)
33.0
(91.4)
Average high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
7.0
(44.6)
8.0
(46.4)
10.5
(50.9)
12.5
(54.5)
14.5
(58.1)
16.2
(61.2)
16.9
(62.4)
15.3
(59.5)
11.7
(53.1)
8.3
(46.9)
6.7
(44.1)
11.1
(52.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7)
4.9
(40.8)
5.8
(42.4)
8.0
(46.4)
10.3
(50.5)
12.6
(54.7)
14.3
(57.7)
14.9
(58.8)
13.2
(55.8)
9.8
(49.6)
6.5
(43.7)
4.9
(40.8)
9.1
(48.4)
Average low °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
2.8
(37.0)
3.4
(38.1)
5.5
(41.9)
8.1
(46.6)
10.6
(51.1)
12.4
(54.3)
12.9
(55.2)
11.0
(51.8)
7.8
(46.0)
4.6
(40.3)
3.1
(37.6)
7.0
(44.6)
Record low °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0)
−10.5
(13.1)
−13.9
(7.0)
−1.7
(28.9)
0.0
(32.0)
4.9
(40.8)
6.1
(43.0)
5.0
(41.0)
2.2
(36.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
−12.0
(10.4)
−12.5
(9.5)
−15.0
(5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 297.6
(11.72)
194.5
(7.66)
229.5
(9.04)
211.3
(8.32)
147.0
(5.79)
129.1
(5.08)
118.1
(4.65)
163.7
(6.44)
215.2
(8.47)
353.3
(13.91)
383.7
(15.11)
326.3
(12.85)
2,769.2
(109.02)
Source: Environment Canada[3]


References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-03-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp?action=display_details&LighthouseID=1334
  3. Environment Canada—. Retrieved September 5 2017.


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