Wettest September on record for Halifax and End of September Rainy Period Event Summary

AWCN11 CWHX 010825
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 5:25 AM ADT MONDAY 1 OCTOBER 2012.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS OF RAIN TO 
NOVA SCOTIA.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH AT HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
EXCEEDED THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER BY ALMOST 80 MM...THE 
PREVIOUS RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER WAS 308.7 MM IN 1996. THE NEW RECORD
IS 386.8 MM WHICH IS ONLY 3 TENTHS OF A MILLIMETRE LESS THAN THE ALL 
TIME WETTEST MONTH ON RECORD FOR THE AIRPORT WHICH WAS 387.1 MM 
REPORTED FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST IN 1971.

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL 2 DAY TOTAL RAINFALLS TO 3.00 AM MONDAY 
MORNING.

HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT     42.4 MM
YARMOUTH                          59.2 MM
KEJIMKUJIK                        42.6 MM
GREENWOOD                         23.6 MM
KENTVILLE                         27.6 MM
UPPER STEWIACKE                   45.2 MM
MALAY FALLS                      109.0 MM
PARSBORO                          50.2 MM
CARIBOU POINT                     37.3 MM
TRACADIE                          41.2 MM
PORT HAWKESBURY                   66.2 MM

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