Second Mid-October Storm Update Two

 9:29 PM ADT Wednesday 19 October 2022

Special weather statement in effect for:

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West

Heavy rainfall is expected.

Total rainfall: 30 to 50 mm.

Time span: tonight until Thursday morning.

Remarks: Rainfall amounts will vary as bands of heavier rain move through the region. Rainfall rates will occasionally be high which will lead to excessive water runoff and water pooling on roadways giving difficult driving conditions.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to NSstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #NSStorm.

9:32 PM ADT Wednesday 19 October 2022

Special weather statement in effect for:

Queens County P.E.I.

Heavy rainfall is expected.

Total rainfall: 30 mm with locally higher amounts possibly reaching 50 mm.

Time span: tonight until Thursday morning.

Remarks: Rainfall amounts will vary as bands of heavier rain move through the region. Rainfall rates will occasionally be high which will lead to excessive water runoff and water pooling on roadways giving difficult driving conditions.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to PEstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #PEStorm.

New Daily Maximum Temperature Records Set In Nova Scotia And PEI - 10/18/2022

Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 4:37 a.m. ADT Wednesday 19 October 2022.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on 

October 18, 2022: 

Cheticamp Area (Cheticamp Highlands National Park) 

New record of 22.8 

Old record of 21.7 set in 1967 

Records in this area have been kept since 1956 

Halifax Area (Halifax Stanfield Int'l A) 

New record of 19.8 

Old record of 19.4 set in 1936 

Records in this area have been kept since 1920 

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 Prince Edward Island

issued by Environment Canada

at 4:37 a.m. ADT Wednesday 19 October 2022.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on 

October 18, 2022: 

Charlottetown Area (Charlottetown A) 

New record of 20.2 

Old record of 18.9 set in 1899 

Records in this area have been kept since 1872 

East Point Area (East Point (AUT)) 

New record of 18.4 

Old record of 18.3 set in 1968 

Records in this area have been kept since 1967 

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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