Nanaimo sets record highs for snowfall during winter storms
NANAIMO — The snowfall blanketing the region since Sunday night will go into the record books.
Nanaimo Airport set new benchmarks on both Tuesday, Jan. 14 and Wednesday, Jan. 15 for snowfall within a 24 hour period on those dates. The airport recorded 21.2 centimetres on Tuesday, beating the old record of 19.1 centimetres set in 1951.
The most rapidly accumulating snow fell on Wednesday where 18.4 centimetres was measured, besting a 2005 mark of 18.0 centimetres.
Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castallan told NanaimoNewsNOW the Island was in the crosshairs of two major systems from the Pacific.