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Heavy rainfall at Vancouver airport smashes 113-year record: Environment Canada

Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell at Vancouver International Airport, doubling the previous 113-year-old daily rainfall record of 26.9 millimetres set in 1912.
The record rainfall comes after a recent dry spell and scorching temperatures in the region.
Other areas like Abbotsford, Squamish, and West Vancouver also broke their previous daily rainfall records for August 15.

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The Hamilton Spectator

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Heavy rain breaks record in West Vancouver

Another rain record has hit the books in West Vancouver.

9 months ago·Hamilton, Canada

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Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912 (Metro Vancouver)

Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago. Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on late Thursday evening and Friday at Van...

9 months ago·Kelowna, Canada

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Vancouver Sun

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YVR records its wettest Aug. 15 since 1912

Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago.

9 months ago·Vancouver, Canada

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Heavy rain breaks 113-year-old record in Vancouver

It was the wettest Aug. 15 in more than a century at the weather station at Vancouver International Airport on Friday, as heavy rain drenched much of B.C.’s South Coast.

9 months ago·Canada

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