Vancouver sets record for longest fall dry spell but forecasters say end in sight

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 00:56:59 +0000

Usually soggy, blustery fall weather across Metro Vancouver was replaced by a record-breaking dry spell through October and November.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says the Vancouver area broke a record as of Thursday as it marked 13 consecutive days without rain.

The weather office says the longest previous dry stretch was set 63 years ago, when no rain fell from Nov. 19 to 30, 1956.

Sunshine and high clouds Friday marked the start of Vancouver’s 14th dry fall day, but the record was broken with rain overnight.

Showers have been forecast to continue into early this week.

November is typically one of Vancouver’s wettest months, with an average of about 200 millimetres of precipitation.

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