Winter Storm Jaxon Event Summary

Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:57 a.m. AST Wednesday 24 January 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system passed over the province Tuesday and into
wednesday. This system brought a mix of snow, ice pellets, freezing
rain and rain to much of New Brunswick.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada as of 8 AM AST.

1. Summary of rainfall in millimetres:

Mechanic Settlement 68
Saint John 49
Grand Manan 42
Fredericton Airport 41
CFB Gagetown 41
St. Stephen 40
Fundy Park 40
Fredericton 39
Sussex 30

2. Summary of rainfall in millimetres from volunteer observations:

Chamcook 47
Fredericton 42.9
Noonan 41.7
Lincon 39.6
Barter Settlement 39.4
Gaspereau Forks 38.1
Gagetown 36.8
Berwick 32
Dorchester 30.7
Sussex 30.2
Harvey 28
Sackville 21

3. Summary of freezing rain duration in hours:

Gagetown 6-8
Saint John 4
Bathurst 3-4

4. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Edmundston 21
Bathurst 17

5. Summary of snowfall in centimetres from volunteer observations:

Edmundston 23
St-Quentin 22
St-Andre 15
Bas Caraquet 12.8
Bathurst 12.7
Miramichi 11.9

6. The following stations set a daily maximum temperature record on
January 23, 2018:

Miscou Island
New record of 3.4
Old record of 2.2 set in 1973
Records in this area have been kept since 1957

Saint John
New record of 10.4
Old record of 10.0 set in 1952
Records in this area have been kept since 1871

St. Stephen
New record of 11.3
Old record of 11.1 set in 1906
Records in this area have been kept since 1898

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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Weather summary
for Nova Scotia
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:57 a.m. AST Wednesday 24 January 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system from the Great Lakes passed through New
Brunswick Tuesday into Wednesday morning. This system gave some snow
in the morning, and caused some delays during the morning rush hour,
including in Halifax. The snow changed to freezing rain in the
southwest which spread northeast across the province, before
switching over to rain at times heavy. The rain tapered off to a few
showers this morning. Rain and freezing rain warnings were issued.
In addition, strong Les Suetes winds were forecast and occurred for
Cape Breton Island.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada as of 8 AM AST.

1. Summary of total rainfall amounts in millimetres:

Malay Falls 41
Collegeville 39.4
Emergency Weather Station 33.3
Halifax(Stanfield International Airport) 31.4
Osborne Head 32.8
Tracadie 25
Kejimkujik 25.0
Halifax (Shearwater) 28.6
Port Hawkesbury 28.4
Sydney 24
Brier Island 23.3
Western Head 22.4
Yarmouth 12.6

2. Summary of total rainfall amounts in millimetres from volunteer
observations:

St. Anns 50.8
Baddeck Forks 39.6
New Ross 37.1
Dartmouth 34.8
Hammonds Plains 32
Bedford 31
Mahone Bay 30.2
Halifax West 29
Sydney Forks 26.9
Rawdon Gold Mines 25.1
Springfield 22.9

2. Summary of duration of freezing rain in hours:

Yarmouth 4-6
Greenwood 3-4
Halifax (Stanfield International Airport) 4-5
Halifax (Shearwater) 3-5
Sydney 6-7

3. Summary of wind gusts in kilometres per hour:

Grand Etang 104
Eskasoni First Nation 95

4. The following stations set a daily maximum temperature record on
January 23, 2018:

Brier Island
New record of 9.7
Old record of 9.0 set in 1992
Records in this area have been kept since 1937

Greenwood
New record of 13.4
Old record of 12.2 set in 1952
Records in this area have been kept since 1914

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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