Winter Storm Damon event summary

AWCN14 CWHX 111344
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 
9:44 A.M. AST THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2014.

A SLOW MOVING AND INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED UP THE
EASTERN SEABOARD ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND MOVED INTO THE STATE
OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW GAVE VERY HIGH AMOUNTS OF 
PRECIPITATION TO NEW BRUNSWICK TUESDAY NIGHT, WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY 
AND INTO THIS MORNING.

PRECIPITATION FELL PREDOMINANTLY AS RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 
THE PROVINCE. OVER NORTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK, PRECIPITATION BEGAN
AS SNOW, ICE PELLETS OR FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY
THIS MORNING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE VERY SIGNIFICANT OVER MUCH OF THE PROVINCE. 
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW BRUNSWICK VERY HIGH
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WERE REPORTED.

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 8 A.M. AST
THURSDAY.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
IN SOME CASES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED.



MANNED OBSERVATION SITES
                            SNOWFALL          RAINFALL
                          (CENTIMETRES)     (MILLIMETRES)

SAINT JOHN                                      103
MONCTON                                         142
BATHURST                       57                30
*57 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW FELL IN BATHURST BUT SETTLED QUICKLY AFTER 
THE RAIN BEGAN LEAVING A SNOW DEPTH OF 35 CENTIMETRES ON THE GROUND.


                           SNOWFALL           RAINFALL
                          (CENTIMETRES)     (MILLIMETRES)

AUTOMATIC OBSERVATIONS

POINT LEPREAU                                    91
ST. STEPHEN                                      69
GRAND MANAN                                     162
FREDERICTON CDA                                  65
FUNDY PARK                                      124
MECHANIC SETTLEMENT                             131
BOUCHTOUCHE                                     118
KOUCHBOUQUAC                                    152
MIRAMICHI                                       124
DOAKTOWN                                        121

                           SNOWFALL           RAINFALL
                          (CENTIMETRES)     (MILLIMETRES)

VOLUNTEERS OBSERVATIONS

FREDERICTON                                      50
MCNAMEE                          9               77
ST-QUENTIN                      33                3
ST. STEPHEN                                      81
TRACADIE                        10              129

END

AWCN11 CWHX 111251
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
8:51 A.M. AST THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2014.

A SLOW MOVING AND INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED UP THE
EASTERN SEABOARD ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND MOVED INTO THE STATE
OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW GAVE VERY HIGH AMOUNTS OF
RAIN TO MOST OF MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA TUESDAY NIGHT,
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 8 A.M. AST THURSDAY.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.


AIRPORT OBSERVATION SITES          RAINFALL (MM)


YARMOUTH                               49
GREENWOOD                              56
HALIFAX STANFIELD                     104


AUTOMATED OBSERVATION SITES

BRIER ISLAND                           80
BACCARO POINT                          77
WESTERN HEAD                           70
KENTVILLE                              67
NEW ROSS                              130
SHEARWATER                            131
UPPER STEWIACKE                        53
MALAY FALLS                            91
DEBERT                                 72
PARRSBORO                              71
NAPPAN                                 94



UNOFFICIAL/VOLUNTEER OBSERVATION SITES

UPPER TANTALLON                        77
CAPE SABLE ISLAND                      72


END

AWCN15 CWHX 111314
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA 
AT 9:14 A.M. AST THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2014.

A SLOW MOVING AND INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED UP THE
EASTERN SEABOARD ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND MOVED INTO THE STATE
OF MAINE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW GAVE VERY HIGH AMOUNTS OF
RAIN TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ESPECIALLY PRINCE AND QUEENS COUNTIES.

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 8 A.M. AST THURSDAY.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.



AIRPORT OBSERVATION SITES            RAINFALL (MM)

CHARLOTTETOWN                           91


AUTOMATED OBSERVATION SITES

EAST POINT                              11
ST PETERS                               34
HARRINGTON                             116
SUMMERSIDE                             121
NORTH POINT                            141



END

Snowiest Start to the Winter on record at Caribou, Maine

...Cold start to December...
...Snowiest start to the winter on record at Caribou...

During the first 10 days of December, the average temperature at
Caribou of 15.4 degrees was 7.4 degrees below normal. It was the
coldest start to December since 2007. The low temperature of 13
below on the morning of the 5th tied the record low which was last
set in 1972. It was also the coldest temperature so early in the
winter season since 1972 when the low was 22 below on December
4th. This was also the first sub-zero temperature of the
season, which was about a week earlier than the average date of
December 12th.

Snowfall so far this month of 13.6 inches is 7 inches above
normal. A total of 42.4 inches of snow has been observed so far
this winter season, which was 23.6 inches above normal. It has
been the snowiest winter season to date on record at Caribou, due
In large part to the 28.8 inches of snow that fell in
November, in what was the 3rd snowiest november on record.

At Bangor, through the first 10 days of December the average
temperature of 25.2 degrees was 3.7 degrees below normal. It was
the coldest start to December since 2007.

Snowfall this month of 4.5 inches at Bangor was 7 tenths of an
inch above normal. For the winter season, a total of 30.4 inches of
snow has been observed, which was 24.2 inches above normal. It
has been the snowiest start to the winter season since 1962, and
ranks as the 2nd snowiest start to the winter season.