Kyle Sooley-Brookings

Sep 26, 20202 min

Rainfall Totals from British Columbia

This past week British Columbia picked up some significant rain.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday some places picked up nearly 50 mm.

Here are some rainfall totals from Environment and Climate Change Canada:

Rainfall records from September 23, 2020

Blue River Area

New Record: 27.5 mm

Old Record: 20.1 mm in 1966

Duncan Area

New Record: 33.6 mm

Old Record: 27.4 mm in 1920

Gibsons Area

New Record: 23.8 mm

Old Record: 26.2 mm in 1969

Hope Slide Area

New Record: 46.4 mm

Old Record: 26.2 mm in 1969

Lytton Area

New Record: 40.5 mm

Old Record: 21.1 mm in 1972

Malahat Area

New Record: 36.6 mm

Old Record: 14.4 mm in 2014

Pemberton Area

New Record: 30.9 mm

Old Record: 23.6 mm in 1964

Squamish Area

New Record: 89.1 mm

Old Record: 11.8 mm in 1986

Whistler Area

New Record: 30.1 mm

Old Record: 23.9 mm

Campbell River Area

New Record: 33.6 mm

Old Record: 27.4 mm in 1920

Rainfall records from September 24, 2020

Campbell River Area

New Record: 22.0 mm

Old Record: 13.2 mm in 1914

Duncan Area

New Record: 16.7 mm

Old Record: 13.2 mm in 1914

Malahat Area

New Record: 13.0 mm

Old Record: 9.4 mm in 1999

Nanaimo Area

New Record: 20.7 mm

Old Record: 20.4 mm in 1988

Sparwood Area

New Record: 24.9 mm

Old Record: 12.1 mm in 1988

Squamish Area

New Record: 66.1 mm

Old Record: 10.6 mm in 2008

Rainfall records from September 25, 2020

Blue River Area

New Record: 21.3 mm

Old Record: 17.4 mm in 2014

Mackenzie Area

New Record: 9.7 mm

Old Record: 8.8 mm in 2016

Nanaimo Area

New Record: 17.9 mm

Old Record: 17.3 mm in 1901

Squamish Area

New Record: 50.0 mm

Old Record: 28.0 mm in 1997

Victoria Area

New Record: 19.5 mm

Old Record: 18.8 mm in 1988

West Vancouver Area

New Record: 30.9 mm

Old Record: 19.7 mm in 2010

Based on ECCC Data

The good news is that the rain has come to an end and it will clear out, and a warm-up is on the way.