Lighthouse in British Columbia, Canada
Lighthouse
Boat Bluff Lighthouse is located near Klemtu on the scenic south end of Sarah Island in Tolmie Channel on the Inside Passage of British Columbia.[2] The lighthouse was established in 1907.[3] The skeleton tower is 24 feet high giving it a focal plane 38 feet above sea level. The station is still staffed by resident keepers.
Climate
Boat Bluff has an oceanic climate (Cfb) with mild summers and cool winters with heavy rainfall year-round. Boat Bluff is among the rainiest places in Canada.[4]
| Climate data for Boat Bluff 1981–2010
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| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high humidex
|
15.1
|
12.2
|
17.6
|
21.1
|
27.5
|
30.1
|
36.2
|
30.5
|
27.9
|
23.4
|
13.3
|
12.0
|
36.2
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
31.5
(88.7)
|
33.5
(92.3)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
33.0
(91.4)
|
30.0
(86.0)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
33.5
(92.3)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
8.3
(46.9)
|
10.9
(51.6)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
11.8
(53.2)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
5.3
(41.5)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
10.4
(50.7)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
14.7
(58.5)
|
15.1
(59.2)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
8.7
(47.6)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
6.4
(43.5)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−16.0
(3.2)
|
−17.5
(0.5)
|
−14.0
(6.8)
|
−1.0
(30.2)
|
−1.0
(30.2)
|
4.0
(39.2)
|
5.5
(41.9)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
4.0
(39.2)
|
−7.6
(18.3)
|
−20.2
(−4.4)
|
−14.0
(6.8)
|
−20.2
(−4.4)
|
| Record low wind chill
|
−18
|
−15
|
−10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
−11
|
−21
|
−21
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
601.9
(23.70)
|
428.5
(16.87)
|
428.4
(16.87)
|
389.1
(15.32)
|
257.7
(10.15)
|
226.2
(8.91)
|
179.8
(7.08)
|
231.4
(9.11)
|
366.0
(14.41)
|
631.8
(24.87)
|
677.8
(26.69)
|
628.1
(24.73)
|
5,046.7
(198.71)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
574.5
(22.62)
|
400.3
(15.76)
|
414.6
(16.32)
|
386.9
(15.23)
|
257.7
(10.15)
|
226.2
(8.91)
|
179.8
(7.08)
|
231.4
(9.11)
|
366.0
(14.41)
|
630.0
(24.80)
|
670.1
(26.38)
|
606.2
(23.87)
|
4,943.7
(194.64)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
27.4
(10.8)
|
28.3
(11.1)
|
13.9
(5.5)
|
2.3
(0.9)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
1.9
(0.7)
|
7.6
(3.0)
|
21.9
(8.6)
|
103.3
(40.6)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)
|
23.3
|
19.6
|
22.9
|
21.4
|
19.7
|
17.8
|
16.7
|
17.4
|
19.4
|
24.7
|
24.9
|
24.9
|
252.7
|
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
3.3
|
1.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
2.0
|
4.2
|
18.5
|
| Source: Environment Canada[5]
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