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Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 2:04 p.m. ADT Saturday 4 April 2020.

Discussion.

A slow moving low pressure system to the south of Nova Scotia
produced an extended period of strong northeasterly winds and rain
to parts of New Brunswick Wednesday night, Thursday and Thursday
night.

The following is a summary of weather data from observing sites
throughout New Brunswick:

Rainfall in millimetres:

Fredericton Int'l Airport.......................53
Saint John Airport................................36
Mechanic Settlement..........................34
Grand Manan......................................29
Woodstock..........................................28
Sussex................................................23

Peak Wind Gusts in km/h:

Fredericton Int'l Airport........................80
Grand Manan.......................................77
Saint John............................................76
Moncton..............................................74
Miramichi.............................................71

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 2:02 p.m. ADT Saturday 4 April 2020.

Discussion.

A slow moving low pressure system to the south of Nova Scotia
produced an extended period of strong northeasterly winds and rain
to Nova Scotia Wednesday night, Thursday and Thursday night. The
strong northeasterly winds persisted through Friday and Friday
night.

The following is a summary of weather data from observing sites
throughout Nova Scotia:

Rainfall in millimetres:

Osborne Head........................125
Bedford Range........................82
Halifax Windsor Park................71
Kejimkujik Park.........................62
Halifax Kootenay......................56
Shearwater Jetty......................56
Ingonish Beach........................42
Baccaro Point..........................40
Western Head..........................36
Shelburne Sandy Point.............36
Kentville....................................32
Yarmouth..................................19

Wind gusts in km/h:

Osborne Head..........................107
Halifax Kootenay.......................103
Beaver Island............................98
Baccaro Point...........................97
Halifax Dockyard.......................95
Lunenburg................................94
Shearwater Jetty.......................90
North Mountain.........................88
Halifax Windsor Park.................81
Greenwood...............................80
Shelburne Sandy Point.............77
Brier island...............................74
Yarmouth..................................74
Louisbourg................................73
Halifax Stanfield........................72

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

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