Friday, December 18, 2020

Mid-December Cold Wave - 12/17/2020

New Brunswick

Bathurst Airport

Max: -9.4°C
Min: -18.2°C

Charlo

Max: -10.6°C
Min: -18.8°C

Doaktown

Max: -7.8°C
Min: -19.1°C

Woodstock

Max: -11.4°C
Min" -18.1°C

Maine

Frenchville

Max: 9°F/-12.8°C
Min: -8°F/22.2°C

Caribou

Max: 11°F/-11.6°C
Min: -8°F/-22.2°C

Houlton

Max: 11°F/-11.6°C
Min: -1°F/-18.3°C

Winter Storm Gail Event Summary (Local Data)

Weather summary
for Nova Scotia
issued by Environment Canada
at 10:28 a.m. AST Friday 18 December 2020.

Discussion.

A low pressure system passed south of Nova Scotia on Thursday and 
Thursday night bringing snow to most of the province. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 
Environment Canada by 10:00 am, Friday, December 18th. 

1. Summary of snowfall from manned observations in cm. 

Halifax Stanfield Int'l Airport 20 
Yarmouth Airport 8 
Greenwood 8 

2. Summary of snowfall estimates from Environment Canada automatic 
stations in cm. 

Kejimkujik National Park 27 
Kentville 17 
Shearwater 14 
Western Head 14 
Shelburne 12 
New Ross 10 

3. Summary of volunteer observations in cm 

Halifax and Vicinity: 
Central Halifax 21 
Dartmouth 18 
Hammonds Plains 17 
Duncans Cove 25 
Elmsdale 17 

Lunenburg County: 
Mahone Bay 21 
Upper Lahave 22 

Yarmouth County: 
Dayton 10 
Lower West Pubnico 13 
Sluice Point 23 
Port Maitland 21 

Digby County: 
Port Maitland 15 

Annapolis County: 
Middleton 10 
Springfield 7 

Kings County: 
Port Williams 10 

Hants County: 
Rawdon Gold Mines 8 

Pictou County: 
Pictou 13 
New Glasgow 9

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

End/ASPC

Winter Storm Gail Update Eight