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Snowfall exceeding 100 cm (39 in) occurred twice during the 1990s, and, in January 1971 alone, there was more than 120 cm (47 in) of snow. [36] The snowiest year on record at Vancouver International Airport was 1971, which received a total of 242.6 cm (95.5 in), [37] and the greatest snow depth reported was 61 cm (24 in) on January 15 of that year.
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.
In the Greater Vancouver Area and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 6–20 inches (15–51 centimetres) of snow fell on November 26 and 27, with Abbotsford recording the heaviest amount at about 45 cm (about 1.5 feet). [3] At least 1 person was killed by the snowfall in British Columbia. [2]
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).
Vancouver, British Columbia: 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) July 20, 2000 ... Extreme coldest year occurrences British Columbia: 59 0 Northwest Territories: 0 1 Nunavut: 0 76
People throw snowballs during a snowball fight, organized by the Washington DC Snowball Fight Association, with the Washington Monument behind, on the National Mall, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in ...
By the newer measure, over half of all years have white Christmases, with snow being observed 38 times in the 54 years to 2015. [update] [ 23 ] A more "traditional" idea of snow-covered ground is less common, however, with only 4 occasions in the 51 years to 2015 [update] reporting snow on the ground at 9am at more than 40% of weather stations.
Weather year articles (2000–2009) 2000, ... Snowfall totals of 8 inches was reported in ... Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia was disrupted for at least two ...