B.C. atmospheric river sets records across the South Coast

It is nary astonishment for residents connected B.C.’s South Coast that Saturday, Oct. 19 was a bedewed one.

The rainfall measured astatine Vancouver’s International Airport was 67.1 millimetres, making it the sixth-highest single-day of rainfall recorded astatine that station.

The highest rainfall ever recorded astatine the airdrome was connected Sept. 18, 2004, erstwhile 91.6 millimetres was recorded.

For Saturday and Sunday, the atmospheric stream brought 110 millimetres of rainfall astatine the airport, making it 1 of the astir utmost events recorded there, Global meteorologist Kristi Gordon said.

A fig of areas saw record-breaking rainfall connected Saturday.

In Squamish, a caller grounds was acceptable astatine 67.7 millimetres with the aged 1 astatine 67.6 millimetres acceptable successful 2000.

Around West Vancouver area, a caller grounds of 134.6 millimetres was set. The erstwhile was 34.8 millimetres, acceptable successful 1970.

In the Vancouver area, a caller grounds of 67.1 millimetres was set, with the aged grounds of 59.7 millimetres acceptable successful 1956.

A caller grounds was acceptable successful the Pitt Meadows area, with 117.6 millimetres. The aged grounds was of 65.3 millimetres acceptable successful 1956.

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In the White Rock area, a caller grounds of 77 millimetres was set, with the aged grounds of 37.1 millimetres acceptable successful 1956.

Another grounds was washed retired successful the Langley area, with a caller 1 of 117.6 millimetres set. The aged grounds of 42.9 millimetres was acceptable successful 1956.

Abbotsford’s 1966 grounds of 59.2 millimetres was besides breached aft 82.1 millimetres fell.

Around Chilliwack area, a caller grounds of 89.1 millimetres was set, with the aged grounds of 72.6 millimetres acceptable successful 1956.

In Agassiz, a caller grounds was acceptable of 89.1 millimetres, with the aged grounds of 67.3 millimetres acceptable successful 1956.

The rainfall dumped a record  71.1 millimetres successful Hope. The aged grounds of 61.2 millimetres was acceptable successful 1934.

In Victoria, a caller grounds of 40.6 millimetres was set, with the aged grounds of 39.1 millimetres acceptable successful 1956.

In the Nakusp area, a caller grounds of 27.4 millimetres was set, with the aged grounds of 26.5 millimetres acceptable successful 2017.