Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Hour#15 of 24skate#3
Excerpt from original Environment Canada Hourly Data report for May 20, 2006 showing only the 15:00 - 20:00 period
All times are specified in Local Standard Time (LST). Add 1 hour to adjust for Daylight Saving Time observed in Montréal on the day of event.
The highlighted line shows the actual temperature at time of event (UTC minus 4)
| Time | Temp °C | Dew Point Temp °C | Rel Hum % | Wind Dir 10's deg | Wind Spd km/h | Visibility km | Stn Press kPa | Weather |
| 15:00 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 84 | 25 | 30 | 12.9 | 99.26 | Rain |
| 16:00 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 85 | 26 | 24 | 12.9 | 99.31 | Rain |
| 17:00 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 84 | 26 | 24 | 16.1 | 99.36 | Rain |
| 18:00 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 86 | 26 | 30 | 16.1 | 99.41 | Rain |
| 19:00 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 80 | 27 | 22 | 24.1 | 99.50 | Rain Showers |
| 20:00 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 83 | 27 | 17 | 16.1 | 99.57 | Rain Showers |
The above table shows weather conditions at Dorval (PE Trudeau) international airport at time of event in Montréal. The region had been
under rain, cold weather and windy conditions for the previous 8 days. The circuit I skated on which follows the St-Lawrence River and
the Lachine Canal has gusty winds and cycling path was very wet with many puddles, leaves and branches on the pavement.
My wife Lina, dropped me at the start point west end of "Lachine"
and I skated past the "Pont de la Concorde" which leads to the islands
where the international exhibition "Man And His World" took place 1967. I had thought that paying a visit to the "Man And His World" site almost 30 years later was appropriate for an activity
which involves skaters working together around the world for a humanitarian cause like the UNICEF !
After that I returned to the Old Port of Montreal area where my wife
recuperated me.
I skated a total distance of 21.1 Km during the 1 hours window.
Time, distance and path were recorded on my GPS (see the attached map in PDF format for more details on the circuit ).
The pictures were taken by Lina before, during and after the event. While not evident on pictures, rain and showers never stopped.
Renaud Nicolas
Montréal, Qc
May 26, 2006
PS: The shopping bag waterproofing system we use down here, when conditions are really wet, is very efficient.
The only "cleaning" job you have to deal with is on the "bottom deck". Booths and feet stay dry ..or almost.
History of this page:
9th of June 2006: First version