Yearly Archives: 2016

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Spring/March Equinox, 20-Mar-2016@01:30am ADT

March equinox – equal day and night, nearly


There are two equinoxes every year – in March and September – when the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of night and day are nearly equal, but not quite.

March equinox illustration

The Earth during the equinox. (Not to scale)

Spring in the north, fall in the south

Equinoxes and solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, and the March equinox is also known as the “spring (vernal) equinox” in the northern hemisphere and as the “autumnal (fall) equinox” in the southern hemisphere. Continue reading Spring/March Equinox, 20-Mar-2016@01:30am ADT →

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FOXweather website offline

Our websites – FOXweather, FOXlive and FOXnews –  were  again unreachable from Tuesday, 15-Mar-2016/14:30h to 16:54h ADT and from 18:09h to 18:23h ADT due to an outage at our web hosting provider. The cause is under investigation.

There’s something screwy going on …

Twitter, WeatherUnderground and WeatherCloud feeds were unaffected and kept up-to-date.

No weather related data was lost.

Thank you for your patience.

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Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions 2016 in effect

Please be aware that as of 15-Mar-2016 the Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions for 2016 are in effect until and including 15-Oct-2016.

During this Wildfire Risk Season brush burning and camp fires are NOT permitted in any county from 8 in the morning (8am/08:00h) to 2 in the afternoon (2pm/14:00h).
At all other times it is mandatory to consult the Nova Scotia Burning Restrictions before starting a fire of any kind outdoors.

Burning Restrictions Banner (1)

Please note: these restrictions include any camp fire and fires intended for recreation (e.g. BBQ, bonfires, …)!

See also here for Domestic Brush Burning Frequently Asked Questions.

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The Beach Boys are coming to Liverpool

[Region of Queens Municipality] 9-Mar- 2016, Liverpool, NS: All thoughts were of the beach, surfing, t-birds, summer love and having fun, fun, fun at an announcement made in Liverpool, NS today! International recording stars The Beach Boys will be performing at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, NS on 30-Jun-2016.

“The Beach Boys are the ideal kick off for the summer season in Liverpool. Queens is the silver sand beach capital of Nova Scotia,” said Continue reading The Beach Boys are coming to Liverpool →

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El Niño is expected to weaken but slowly

2015 recorded one of the strongest El Niños. From November it has been slowly weakening with a transition expected to neutral conditions by next summer, although some models predict El Niño to last for much of 2016. Let’s summarize the main facts.

[©2016 WeatherCast] By historical standards to be classified as a complete El Niño episode, the Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) needs to have a positive ONI greater or equal to +0.5C in the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) for a period of at least 5 consecutive months. Continue reading El Niño is expected to weaken but slowly →

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DST starts in USA and Canada on 13-Mar-2016

Remember: Sunday, March 13, 2016

Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts in USA and Canada !!!

The term “spring forward – fall back” is meant to trigger your memory to set your clocks forward one hour in the spring at the start of DST, and one hour back in the fall when DST ends.

DST+1In most of the United States, Canada, and Mexico’s northern border cities when local standard time is about to reach Sunday, March 13, 2016, 02:00h (2am) clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 13, 2016, 03:00h (3am) local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on Mar 13, 2016 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening.

A different way to remember which direction to set your clock for Daylight Saving Time (DST) is that in the spring, you bring out (or forward) the garden furniture (clocks are set 1 hour ahead), and in the fall you put them back (clocks are set 1 hour back).

Is it Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time?

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Super Moon Total Solar Eclipse on 8/9-Mar-2016

Rumor has it that there will be a Total Solar Eclipse coming up next week. And, yes, it’s true. On 8/9-Mar-2016 the moon swings right in front of the sun and will cover it totally for 4 minutes and 9 seconds … But it is all about location, location location!

Total Solar Eclipse 20160309 (2)So before you get too excited – no, the eclipse cannot be seen at all from Nova Scotia – or the North American continent. It will mainly play out over the North Pacific ocean/Indonesia.

Still interested? Read the articles in Earth Sky or timeanddate.com for more details.

Btw, the next Total Solar Eclipse (at least) partially visible from Nova Scotia will happen next year on 21-Aug-2017. Stay tuned!

 

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FOXweather website offline

Our websites – FOXweather, FOXlive and FOXnews –  were  again unreachable from Monday, 29-Feb-2016/20:18h to Tuesday, 1-Mar-2016/03:23h AST and outdated until 03:58h AST due to an outage at our web hosting provider. The cause is under investigation.

Twitter, WeatherUnderground and WeatherCloud feeds were unaffected and kept up-to-date.

No weather related data was lost.

Thank you for your patience.