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Vancouver's coastal climate has nonetheless allowed it to be ranked in 59th place under the category of "Most huge snowfall days (25 cm or more)", placing it above cities like Calgary and Toronto as Vancouver averages 0.13 days annually with snowfall accumulations above 25 cm (9.8 in) (within a calendar day).
The winter storm has already brought damaging winds and dangerous levels of rain and snow to the US west coast. ... hitting Vancouver Island and knocking power to over 100,000 people on Wednesday ...
In Pennsylvania, 3.3 in (8.4 cm) of snow fell in Philadelphia. [25] The winter storm lead to a brief ground stop at Philadelphia International Airport. [26] Further south, 4.9 in (12 cm) of snow fell in Baltimore, with Washington D.C. recording 4.1 in (10 cm) of snow. [2] Heavy snow resulted in federal offices shutting down on January 16. [27]
A few small towns in southern BC outside of Vancouver, for example, have a humid continental climate (Dfb) with average winter temperatures and cold snaps comparable to other parts of the country. Central Canada and northern Canada experiences subarctic and Arctic climates, much of them arid. Those areas are not heavily populated due to the ...
Monday night's snowfall was Vancouver, B.C.'s first measurable snow of the season -- 1.2 centimetres recorded at the airport -- its earliest in more than 31 years (Oct. 28, 1991).
A winter storm warning is issued for a significant winter weather event including snow, ice, sleet or blowing snow or a combination of these hazards. Travel will become difficult or impossible in ...
West Vancouver also reported rain in excess of 200 mm (7.9 in). Kennedy Lake on Vancouver Island saw over 318 mm (12.5 in) of rainfall. [ 17 ] The South Coast region of British Columbia saw higher rainfall amounts than those seen during the record breaking floods in 2021.
The series of snowstorms broke a 44-year-old record for the snowiest Christmas ever, with up to 28 inches (71 cm) of snow accumulated in some parts of the South Coast. It was the first "official" white Christmas in Vancouver since 1998. In fact, Vancouver would be the Canadian city with the greatest snow depth for the Christmas Day of 2008.