Abbotsford had one of its largest daily snowfall totals in recorded history on Wednesday (Jan. 17).
Environment Canada shared that a total of 29.2 centimetres of snow dropped in the Abbotsford area on Wednesday. That amount ties it for the 11th-largest daily snowfall total since records were kept in 1935.
According to the Extreme Weather Watch website, that total is equal to Jan. 2, 1965 and Jan. 7, 1991. It also established a new daily record for Jan. 17. That mark was previously set in 1970 when 7.4 cm fell.
The largest daily snowfall was 49.8 cm, which was recorded on Jan. 21, 1954. Second place is 44.1 cm on Nov. 26, 2006 and third was 43.8 cm on Dec. 30, 1990.
Wednesday was the most snowfall in one day since Dec. 2, 2007 when 30.2 cm fell.
The top ten recorded snowfall days include:
- 49.8 cm Jan. 21, 1954
- 44.1 cm Nov. 26, 2006
- 43.8 cm Dec. 30, 1990
- 33.0 cm March 6, 1951
- 31.8 cm Nov. 30, 1975
- 31.8 cm Dec. 21, 1951
- 31.8 cm Dec. 26, 1938
- 30.5 cm Jan. 16, 1962
- 30.5 cm March 5, 1951
- 30.2 cm Dec. 2, 2007
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