Chilliwack – (Roger Pannett Environment Canada) Roger Pannett with Environment Canada confirmed what we all thought. Last Friday was WET!… and record setting !
For Chilliwack , September 17th , was the all time record rainfall of 89.5 mm.
Previous record for day 30.2 mm in 1970.
Previous all time record September rainfall was 85.6 mm on September 23rd, 1903.
The Chilliwack rainfall records go back to 1879.
For the record (Pardon the pun):
Months & days that exceeded our 89.5 mm September 17th ,2021 all time September record rainfall.
October 24, 1945 118.9 mm.
November 2, 1955 115.8 mm.
December 13, 1979 122.6 mm (The wettest Chilliwack day since 1879.)
January 4, 1914 119.6 mm.
February 26, 1930 to 122.2 mm.
March 31, 1959 113.8 mm.
