1. The majority of the data categories have ranges of values included in them. This is mainly due to the specific local effects of the geographic region in question. The following will attempt to explain the reason for these ranges.

2. For the Okanogan Valley, the warmer maximum and minimum

temperatures tend to occur in the southern portion of the valley while the colder

temperatures tend to occur in the north. For example, Kelowna would be within

a degree or so of the colder values while Penticton would be nearer to the

warmer values.

3. The South Shore temperatures are influenced by a location's proximity to the ocean. Thus, for those sites right along the coast the tendency is to be close to the warmer temperature value in winter and the cooler value in summer. As one goes inland the situation reverses.

4. The Annapolis Valley is reasonably constant in terms of long term average temperatures. Some variation will occur again if one is located closer to the water rather than right in the valley itself.

5. In terms of precipitation, rainfall and snowfall are generally governed by the temperature regime a site is in. As indicated in para 2, this would mean that the precipitation, in winter, would have a higher probability of falling as snow in the more northern portions of the Okanogan and a lower probability of falling as snow in the southern part of the Okanogan. Therefore the higher

snowfall amounts will normally be found toward the north. However, elevation plays a key role in this region as well, with higher elevations receiving more snow especially on the windward side of the mountains. The rainshadow effect is felt strongest in the southern portion of the Okanogan during the summer, and as such the higher rainfall values are normally found as one goes further north. As with snowfall, the topography of the location is important as well.

6. For the South Shore, hi her rainfall amounts are normally found in the eastern areas but not exclusively so. The Okanogan and is influenced by the temperature as well as elevation. Thus the

further from the coast one is, the tendency for more snow due to the lack of ocean moderated temperatures and normally higher altitudes. It should be noted that with temperatures hovering within a few degrees of zero Celsius, a few hundred feet of elevation change can influence whether precipitation falls as rain or snow.

7. In the Annapolis Valley locally higher rainfall amounts occur more often at either end of the valley with lesser amounts elsewhere (like the Greenwood area for instance). Snowfall is more varied as the local effects of snow streamers from the Bay of Fundy will influence the amount of snow that can be anticipated. Essentially, if one is closer to the Bay, and if "North Mountain" is lower in a certain area, one will have a higher probability of getting a greater snowfall.

8. The value given for sunshine is referred to as "bright" sunshine. This is sunshine that is completely unimpeded by any type of cloud whether it be thick or thin. Normally, one would see many more hours of sunshine than indicated by this number, it just wouldn't be "bright" sunshine. The value given in the table is an averaged value over the entire month in question but on a day by day basis. For instance, in the Okanogan Valley in March, one could expect 5 hours of bright sunshine each day or more correctly an average of 155 hours of right sunshine per month (5 X 31 days). Although not an absolute value, it can be used in a relative sense to determine which location has a tendency to be more "sunny".