Surprise Late January Nova Scotia Snowstorm Event Summary

Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 10:59 a.m. AST Saturday 23 January 2021.

Discussion.

A trough of low pressure moved over western and central Nova Scotia 

on Friday. This system brought significant snowfall to Queens, 

Annapolis, Kings, Lunenburg, Hants, and Halifax counties. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada as of 11 a.m. Saturday morning. 

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres: 

Tupper Lake: 35 

Liverpool: 20 

Dartmouth: 20 

Ponhook Reserve, Milton: 20 

Upper Lahave: 18 

Greenwood: 17 

Eastern Passage: 17 

Hammonds Plains: 16 

Near Shearwater: 16 

Upper Lahave: 16 

Central Dartmouth: 15 

Halifax International Airport: 13 

Lake Major: 12

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC

Cold Wave Day - 01/22/20201

New Brunswick

Bas Caraquet

Max: -3.9°C

Min: -18.2°C

Bathurst Airport

Max: -5.2°C

Min: -20.6°C

Charlo

Max: -5.8°C

Min: -20.7°C

Edmundston

Max: -6.9°C

Min: -23.9°C