BC Rainfall

• ‘A drop in the bucket’: Monday’s minimal rain makes no dent in B.C. drought, wildfire fight

  Last week, British Columbians were urged to conserve water, with significant drought conditions already manifesting across the province.

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  Jul 17, 2023
  
• Two years after Lytton breaks national temperature record, June was the driest since 2015

  Most of the village of Lytton remains in ruins after a wildfire roared through the community on June 30, 2021. It had previously broken the record for the hottest place in Canada.

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  Jun 29, 2023
  
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• Weekend rain gives B.C. only modest drought relief

  Several days of heavy rain over British Columbia's central and south coasts have only slightly eased drought conditions gripping the region.

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  Oct 31, 2022
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• Atmospheric river arrives on B.C.’s south coast Sunday

  A high streamflow advisory is also in effect, meaning rivers are expected to rise rapidly and people should be very careful around riverbanks. 

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  Oct 30, 2022
• B.C. South Coast gets first significant rainfall for fall season

  “The rain is due to a relatively weak weather system that is sliding down from the northwest,” said Global News Meteorologist Mark Madryga.

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  Oct 21, 2022
• Being bitten? Observers say Lower Mainland abuzz with more mosquitoes this year

  Ryan Wood of the pest control company Orkin Canada and Shaun Calver of Morrow BioScience Ltd. say both their mosquito control programs are buzzing this summer.

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  Jul 12, 2022
• First of next three atmospheric rivers makes landfall in B.C.

  Between 50 millimetres and 80 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound Thursday and into Friday.

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  Nov 25, 2021
• Dry weather expected for B.C.’s flood-ravaged regions

  The next bout of precipitation arrives Thursday morning on the coast, but very little rain is expected -- less than 5 millimeters before the system moves out early Friday.

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  Nov 17, 2021
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• Barge crashes into Vancouver’s seawall as rainfall drenches southern B.C.

  A barge was adrift in Vancouver's English Bay on Monday as an atmospheric river drenched the southern part of the province, leading to widespread flooding.

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  Nov 15, 2021
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• Flooding and mudslides in B.C. wreak havoc on highways, forcing evacuations

  All major east-west routes in and out of the Lower Mainland remain closed. The Trans-Canada Highway to Alberta, between Revelstoke and Golden, is closed due to flooding.

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  Nov 15, 2021