Rainfall Totals from British Columbia
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  • Writer's pictureKyle Sooley-Brookings

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.

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