Gabriola Island has a rainfall measurement system. That system is reporting that they have received only 1/3 of the normal rainfall for the year.

Parksville is reporting this:

Rainfall Historic
Rainfall

Jan-08 113.6 193.4
Feb-08 32.2 163.6
Mar-08 44.8 118.1

YTD 190.6 475.1

Per Cent of Normal 40

The chart of the Arrowsmith reservoir level has now been brought up to date for 2008. See:

http://city.parksville.bc.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID68atID1456.pdf

Visit Parksville rainfall pages for 2008 and 2007 respectively at:

http://city.parksville.bc.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID68atID1461.pdf

http://city.parksville.bc.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID68atID1351.pdf

We must begin to be concerned!