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467:(3.2)
138:Month
1435:Towns
1234:Sooke
954:Comox
919:Cedar
664:247.3
659:256.2
654:171.8
624:105.0
619:149.3
614:166.8
609:216.0
594:263.3
589:262.6
584:172.9
554:105.2
549:155.9
544:176.8
539:233.3
525:−16.0
520:−15.0
515:−11.0
475:−10.5
470:−13.0
465:−16.0
177:Year
1289:Woss
809:2015
783:2014
739:57.6
734:16.0
684:10.0
679:17.3
649:54.0
644:43.1
639:42.3
634:63.2
629:72.8
579:54.0
574:43.1
569:42.3
564:63.2
559:72.8
510:−5.0
505:−1.5
485:−1.5
480:−3.5
430:10.9
425:11.3
400:−0.6
395:−0.3
365:13.6
360:16.9
355:17.1
350:14.8
345:11.7
315:13.9
300:13.0
295:19.6
290:22.8
285:22.9
280:20.2
275:17.3
270:13.9
265:10.0
245:35.0
240:11.5
235:18.0
230:22.5
225:29.5
220:35.0
215:34.0
210:32.0
205:28.5
200:26.5
195:20.0
190:16.0
185:14.5
174:Dec
171:Nov
168:Oct
165:Sep
162:Aug
159:Jul
156:Jun
153:May
150:Apr
147:Mar
144:Feb
141:Jan
92:USSR
729:6.4
724:1.1
719:0.0
714:0.0
709:0.0
704:0.0
699:0.0
694:0.2
689:6.7
500:3.0
495:5.0
490:0.0
455:4.5
450:0.2
445:1.6
440:4.2
435:7.5
420:9.3
415:6.1
410:3.1
405:0.9
385:9.2
380:2.8
375:5.0
370:8.6
340:8.5
335:5.4
330:3.4
325:2.8
310:5.4
305:8.4
260:7.4
255:5.8
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