Special Weather Statement from weekend storm.
Special Weather Statements for Nova Scotia
AWCN11 CWHX 171225
SPECIAL STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 9:25 AM ADT MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2005.

WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF NOVA SCOTIA
THIS PAST WEEKEND DUE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT CAME UP
FROM THE SOUTH AND MOVED SLOWLY ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK ON SUNDAY.

FOLLOWING ARE SOME UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTALS AND PEAK WIND
GUSTS FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

LOCATION AMOUNT (MM)

HALIFAX AIRPORT 37
SHEARWATER 46
MALAY FALLS 110
SYDNEY 61
INGONISH 73
YARMOUTH 27
BRIER ISLAND 25

WIND GUST (KM/H)

GRAND ETANG 152
BEAVER ISLAND 98
BACCARO POINT 95
MCNABS ISLAND 93
BRIER ISLAND 76
HALIFAX AIRPORT 72
YARMOUTH 72

October 16 2005.

Today was a cloudy and windy day with some sprinkles of rain and a few sunny breaks.Winds were gusting near 70 km/hr and the barometer remained low with the large low pressure system to our north. The lowest reading was 98.1 kPa, it is currently 98.2 kPa. The high temperature today was early this morning 17.4*C. The low was 10.1*C. At 9:10 pm it was 10.2*C. 2 mm of rain today giving a storm total of 41 mm.

October 15 2005

Rain all day today and windy. At 6:30 pm measured 24 mm. Barometer has been dropping fast today. At 10:45 pm it was at 98.8 kPa. Today's high was 14.3*C and the low was 12.7*C.

October 13 2005.

We were greeted with clear skies but cool temperatures this morning, with a low of 3.5*C. Temperature made it to 13.8*C this afternoon with a mix of sun and cloud. At 10:30 pm ADT the temperature is 8.8*C, barometer is 103.1 kPa and rh 92%.

October 12 2005.

Today was a sunny day with cool northwest winds,which made it feel cool if you were in the wind. The high was 12.3*C and the low was 6.3*C. At 10 pm the temperature is 7.4*C and the barometer is at 103.4 kPa. Models are pointing towards a rain and wind storm for the weekend. A good chance of frost overnight.

Weekend storm Summary

Rain moved in Saturday morning and ended early Tuesday morning. Total for Clayton Park was 164 mm. Broken down as follows.

Saturday October 8 24 mm
Sunday October 9 74 mm
Monday Ocober 10 64 mm
Tuesday October 11 2 mm

AWCN11 CWHX 111118
SPECIAL STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 8:18 AM ADT TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2005.

AN ELONGATED FRONTAL TROUGH WHICH STRETCHED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
MARITIMES FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ACTED AS A CONVEYOR
BELT STREAMING AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE TO SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY DIPPED
A BIT FURTHER SOUTHEAST AND WEAKENED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
MOISTURE CONTINUED TO STREAM ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA AND ANOTHER PULSE
OF RAIN CAME THROUGH MONDAY. WE CAN EXPECT A BIT MORE ACCUMULATIONS
THIS MORNING BEFORE THIS STORM MOVES OFF TO CROSS NEWFOUNDLAND
LATER TODAY.

SOME AREAS HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE MONTHLY AVERAGE OF RAIN FOR
OCTOBER IN THE PAST 3 DAYS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE UNOFFICIAL
ACCUMULATIVE STORM TOTALS TO TUESDAY MORNING:

AS OF.......... 3 AM SUNDAY.....3 AM MONDAY.....3 AM TUESDAY

GREENWOOD.........56.4 MM........112.6 MM........146.0 MM
KEJIMKUJIK........43.7 MM........125.1 MM........149.5 MM
YARMOUTH..........35.0 MM........126.0 MM........128.8 MM
HALIFAX AIRPORT...60.3 MM........122.3 MM........153.9 MM
SYDNEY............61.8 MM.........73.2 MM.........90.8 MM
INGONISH BEACH....66.7 MM.........81.2 MM.........94.2 MM

END/ASPC

October 9 2005

Today we had rain all day, total at 10:30 pm was 74 mm for the day and 98 mm for this storm with more on the way by looks of the radar. A cool day with little change in the temperature. The low was 11*C and the high was 12.5*C. At 10:45 pm it is 12.3*C.

October 8 2005.

Today was a rainy day with 20 mm recorded upto 10 pm. The high temp was 19.6*C and the low is the current temperature of 13.4*C.

October 7 2005.

Today was a cloudy and foggy day with a couple of brief sunny breaks. The low was 16.8*C and the high was 20.6*C. At 9:55 pm the temperature was 17.4*C and the barometer was 102.0 kPa, falling slowly through the day. The next few days will be wet with a system with lots of moisture approaches from the south and west.

Report for October 5 and 6.


October 5
A nice sunny day with a low of 14.4*C and a high of 23.2*C.

October 6

Today saw a mix of sun and cloud in the morning, becoming cloudy mid afternoon with light drizzle beginning at supper time giving just a trace. The afternoon high was 22.5*C and the morning low was 15.1*C. At 9:20 pm it was a muggy 18.3*C.

October 4 2005

Today began cloudy and foggy with Stratus cloud off the ocean. Cleared off after lunch and was a nice afternoon. Today's high was 19.4*C and the low was 12.2*C.
At 10:20 pm the temp was 15.4*C.

October 3 2005.

Today felt like an early Summer day even though it is early October. The high today was 21.4*C and the low was 8.5*C. Sunny skies all day long. The barometer has been steady around 103.1 kPa. The temperature at 9:15 pm was 14.2*C. Winds today have been light from the south west.

Report for October 1 & 2, 2005.

Oct 1 2005

A sunny day with a high of 17.0*C and the low was 5.6*C.

Oct 2 2005

Another sunny day with the high being 21*C and the low 9.6*C.

We will see sunny skies and above normal temperatures this week as we will be under a high pressure system. It breaks down on Friday and according to the models we could be having a wet weekend with a tropical influence. Will have to keep an eye on things.

September Statistics

An above normal month temperature wise here in Clayton Park West (Halifax,Nova Scotia)

Avg minimum 11.8*C
Avg Maximum 21.2*C
Mean temp 16.5*C

Min minimum 5.4*C (25)
Max minimum 17.9*C (16)
Min maximum 15.8*C (24)
Max maximum 25.6*C (15)

Rainfall 128 mm
Days with rain 7
Highest rainfall 60mm (17)