US EditionHeavy rainfall at Vancouver airport smashes 113-year record: Environment Canada
Vancouver International Airport recorded 43.2 mm of rain, 60% above the 1912 record, as several Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley areas also set new rainfall records.
- 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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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...
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Vancouver International Airport in B.C. had its wettest year since 1912
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RICHMOND — Several rainfall records have been broken this week in the Vancouver metropolitan area and in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. Vancouver International Airport has sprayed its record more than a century ago. Environment Canada reports that approximately 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on Thursday night and Friday at Vancouver International Airport, double the previous record of 26.9 millimetres set in 1912. The weather agency reports…
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