Heavy 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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