Chilliwack – (Roger Pennett – Environment Canada). The numbers don’t lie and they are impressive. While technically, the rainfall warning did not include the Wack, we were drenched.
Record rainfall for August 15/25 . Total 40.0mm.
Previous rainfall record for date , 23.9 mm in 1912. (Chilliwack rainfall records commenced in 1879.)
Storm total 48.5 mm.
August rainfall to date 59.5 mm on 5 days.
Average August Chilliwack rainfall ( 1951-1980) is 64.8 mm on 9 days.
Temperatures will rise by next Wednesday along with a drying trend.
