Overview

• Environment Canada recorded 43.2 millimetres of rain at Vancouver International Airport from late Thursday into Friday, breaking the previous 1912 mark of 26.9 millimetres.
• Port Mellon in Howe Sound received at least 123 millimetres, Coquitlam 95.4 millimetres, Abbotsford 55.8 millimetres and West Vancouver 80.6 millimetres in the concentrated downpours.
• Environment Canada attributes the intense, short-duration rainfall to an unseasonably moisture-laden frontal system that moved over the region.
• The BC Wildfire Service predicts below-seasonal temperatures and ongoing precipitation will reduce the likelihood of significant fire behaviour in coming days.
• Local authorities and media outlets continue to monitor rainfall totals and operational impacts on infrastructure and services following the heavy rains.