Does it often snow in Vancouver in winter? Is there a time when it is more than ten degrees below zero?
Second, winter in Vancouver.
The climate in Vancouver is completely different from that in other parts of Canada. Due to the influence of the North Pacific warm current, the winter here is very warm and humid. According to statistics, the average daily temperature is generally above 5℃, the average number of days when the lowest temperature is below 0℃ at night is no more than 46 days, and the average number of days when the highest temperature is below 0℃ is no more than 4.5 days, and there is basically no ice in winter.
Vancouver is in principle located at 49. 15 degrees north latitude. Crossing the Pacific Ocean westward along this latitude is roughly equivalent to Manzhouli, Heilongjiang Province, and 500 kilometers north than Harbin. It should be an extremely cold place. The warm current from the Philippine ocean moves northeast along the east coast of Japan. After meeting the cold current from the Arctic in the Bering Strait, it flows south along the coast of British Columbia, forming a Pacific circulation, which keeps the sea water in this area heating up. In addition, the mountains in northern British Columbia block the cold air southward from the Arctic, making the lowland plains in southern British Columbia unusually warm in winter.
It rains almost every day in Vancouver in winter. Turn on the TV in the morning and watch the morning news. Mark Madrega, the weather forecaster of Global TV, will provide the audience with satellite cloud pictures and weather trend forecast for a week. From the satellite cloud picture, the warm and humid air mass from Hawaii travels along the west coast of North America, and journey to the south passes through Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, one cloud after another, bringing a lot of abundant precipitation.
Winter in Vancouver is cold and humid, and the days in high latitudes are short. It didn't light up until after 8 o'clock in the morning, and it was dark after 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Coupled with the continuous rain all day, sometimes I feel that the sky has never been bright at all. Long-term rainfall has caused the room to be wet everywhere, and thick moss will grow on the branches and roofs. However, although the relative humidity of the air is mostly above 90%, the outdoor temperature is between 5-6℃, and there will be no feeling of suffocation. The buildings in Vancouver have perfect heating facilities. The heating in the house is both gas-fired and electric, and the temperature can be controlled by itself. The average family temperature will not be lower than 20℃, unless you are a miser and don't want to turn on the heating.
Vancouver has a humid and warm winter climate, which is suitable for all kinds of migratory birds to live in winter. The Fisha estuary has brought a lot of food, and Vancouver people's environmental awareness has attracted countless birds. In recent years, whenever winter comes, a large number of Siberian geese will cross the Pacific Ocean to Vancouver for the winter.