Surprise Mid-February Nova Scotia Snowstorm Event Summary

Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 10:57 a.m. AST Thursday 12 February 2026.

Discussion.

The following is a summary of snowfall totals received by 

Environment and Climate Change Canada as of 10:00 A.M. AST. 

Additional accumulations are expected today over northern mainland 

Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. 

Snowfall in centimetres: 

New Glasgow: 30 cm * 

Jimtown: 29 cm * 

Guysborough: 23.1 cm * 

Pictou: 22.6 cm * 

Bear River: 22.1 cm * 

Hammonds Plains: 20 to 30 cm* 

Halifax (Airport): 20 cm 

Middleton: 18.3 cm * 

Yarmouth: 17 cm 

Sluice Point: 15.2 cm * 

Windsor: 15.2 cm * 

Truro: 15 cm * 

Halifax: 14.5 cm * 

Wolfville: 14 cm * 

Greenwood: 13 cm 

Sydney: 13 to 17 cm * 

Note: * denotes data from unofficial volunteer CoCoRaHS 

observations. This data may be updated as more observations become 

available.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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