Without getting into technical meteorological terms, a pineapple express is an atmospheric phenomenon that brings a heck of a lot of rain to the Pacific coast. In BC, this also means that the mountains get a lot of snow. Once over the Rockies and emptied of its moisture, the pineapple express becomes a Chinook wind in the prairies that can dramatically raise the temperature.

In short, it’s really warm and wet here in Campbell River this week, averaging eight or nine degrees. I’m ready to pull out my shorts (well, almost) and am increasingly sick and tired of the spoiled Campbell Riverites complaining about the rain and how ‘cold’ it is. I feel like shipping a few of them out east for a week. In Ottawa, for example, it’s minus thirteen right now while in Campbell River it is PLUS EIGHT. As for Dawson City, cripes, it’s MINUS FORTY-ONE.

Campbell Riverites really need to travel more… 🙂