Climate of Vancouver
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| Burrard Inlet (Vancouver Harbour, 1971–2000)
| 2.7 | 6.8 | 178.8
| 3.4 | 8.4 | 183.8
| 4.6 | 10.6 | 155.8
| 6.5 | 13.5 | 117.8
| 9.5 | 16.8 | 86.7
| 12.2 | 19.6 | 69.9
| 14.1 | 22.0 | 53.4
| 14.4 | 22.3 | 50.8
| 11.6 | 19.0 | 73.3
| 8.2 | 13.9 | 147.8
| 4.8 | 9.3 | 239.2
| 2.8 | 6.8 | 231.3
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The city of Vancouver, located in British Columbia, Canada, has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). Its summer months are typically dry and modestly warm, while the rest of the year is rainy, especially between October and March. The region has frequent cloudy and overcast skies during the late fall, winter, and spring.
Like the rest of the British Columbia Coast, the city is tempered by the Alaska Current, which has its origins in the milder North Pacific current and is also, to an extent, sheltered by the mountains of Vancouver Island to the west.
General climate
The climatology of Vancouver applies to the entire Greater Vancouver region and not just to the City of Vancouver itself. While Vancouver's coastal location serves to moderate its temperatures, sea breezes and mountainous terrain make Greater Vancouver a region of microclimates, with local variations in weather sometimes being more exaggerated than those experienced in other coastal areas.
Predicting precipitation in the Greater Vancouver area is particularly complex. It is a rule of thumb that for every rise of {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}} in elevation, there is an additional {{convert|100|mm|abbr=on}} ({{convert|1.2|in|abbr=on||order=flip|disp=sqbr}} per {{convert|100|ft|abbr=on|order=flip|disp=sqbr}}) of precipitation, so places such as the District of North Vancouver on the North Shore Mountains get more rain. Snow is problematic for meteorologists to predict due to temperatures remaining close to freezing during snow events.
=Temperatures=
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The average annual temperature in Vancouver is {{convert|11.0|C}} downtown and {{convert|10.4|C|}} at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond. This is one of the warmest in Canada. Greater Vancouver is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8,{{Cite web|url=https://www.richters.com/show.cgi?page=Zones/NA.html|title=Plant Hardiness Zone Map for North America|website=www.richters.com|access-date=July 29, 2024|archive-date=July 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729212419/https://www.richters.com/show.cgi?page=Zones/NA.html|url-status=live}} similar to other coastal or near-coastal cities such as Seattle, Portland, Amsterdam, and London, as well as places such as Dallas, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina, far to the south (however, these locations have far more growing degree days due to their hot summers). The semi-mild climate sustains plants such as the Windmill Palm, know to be the hardiest palm tree in the world. Vancouver's growing season averages 221 days, from March 29 until November 5. This is 72 days longer than Toronto's, and longer than any other major urban centre in Canada.{{cite web | title=Frost Chart for Canada | publisher=The Old Farmers Almanac | url=http://www.almanac.com/content/frost-chart-canada | access-date=October 1, 2012 | archive-date=October 22, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022064911/http://www.almanac.com/content/frost-chart-canada | url-status=live }}
Despite normally semi-mild winters (for its latitude) due to the onshore air flow over the North Pacific Current, occasional cold squamish or Arctic outflow (sinking cold continental air that flows down through the Fraser Valley coastward) in winter can sometimes last a week or more. These Arctic outflows occur on average one to three times per winter. The coldest month on record at Vancouver International Airport was January 1950 when an Arctic air inflow moved in from the Fraser Valley and remained locked over the city, with an average low of {{convert|-9.7|C}} and an average high of only {{convert|-2.9|C}}, making for a daily average of {{convert|-6.3|C}}, {{convert|10|C-change|0}} colder than normal. The coldest temperature ever recorded in the city was {{convert|-18.3|C}} on December 29, 1968.{{cite web | title=Weather Data – VANCOUVER UBC | date=October 31, 2011 | publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada | url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1957-09-01%7C1995-06-30&mlyRange=1957-01-01%7C1995-06-01&StationID=903&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1970&selRowPerPage=25&Line=42&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=1&txtStationName=vancouver&timeframe=2&Year=1968 | access-date=July 22, 2018 | archive-date=July 23, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723122647/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1957-09-01%7C1995-06-30&mlyRange=1957-01-01%7C1995-06-01&StationID=903&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1970&selRowPerPage=25&Line=42&searchMethod=contains&Month=12&Day=1&txtStationName=vancouver&timeframe=2&Year=1968 | url-status=live }} The coldest temperature across Metro Vancouver, however, is {{convert|-23.3|°C|0}} recorded in Pitt Meadows on January 23, 1969.{{cite web | title=Weather Data – PITT POLDER | date=October 31, 2011 | publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada | url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1951-11-01%7C2010-01-31&mlyRange=1951-01-01%7C2007-02-01&StationID=842&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=1&txtStationName=pitt+polder&timeframe=2&Year=1969 | access-date=March 17, 2018 | archive-date=March 18, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318055033/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1951-11-01%7C2010-01-31&mlyRange=1951-01-01%7C2007-02-01&StationID=842&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=1&txtStationName=pitt+polder&timeframe=2&Year=1969 | url-status=live }}
With snow being an infrequent occurrence over a typically cool to mild winter, many cold hardy flowers remain in bloom and are common in gardens and office exteriors throughout the winter. The arrival of spring is often first noticed in late February with slightly milder temperatures and the return of flowering perennials. It is also not uncommon for cherry trees to begin blooming later in the month, as was seen prominently during the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, in some years there is also snowstorms and cold temperatures.
The Greater Vancouver region is also subject to significant variations in summer temperatures, which can differ by as much as {{convert|5|–|10|C-change|0}} between inland areas of the Fraser Valley and the ocean-tempered coastal regions when localized on-shore breezes are in effect. Conversely, winter temperatures tend to be cooler inland by a couple of degrees.
=Daylight=
The relatively high latitude of 49° 15′ 0″ N (similar to Paris, France, at 48° 85′ 66″) means sunsets as early as 4:10 pm and sunrises as late as 8:12 am. From November to February, at the sunshine measuring station at the airport in Richmond, on average more than 70% of the already short daytime is completely cloudy. The percentage of cloudiness is higher in Vancouver and especially the North Shore because upslope winds going up the mountainsides lead to the development of clouds. In a typical winter, Vancouver averages less sunshine than any other major city in Canada.
While fleeting, summers, in contrast, are characterized by a nearly opposite weather pattern, with consistent high pressure and sunshine. July and August are the sunniest months. Near the summer solstice, there are less than 8 hours between sunset and sunrise, which in combination with most of British Columbia observing daylight savings time means that civil twilight can last past 10 pm.
Statistics
= Vancouver International Airport =
== 1991–2020 normals ==
{{Vancouver weatherbox}}
== 1971–2000 normals ==
{{Weather box
|location = Vancouver International Airport (Sea Island, Richmond) (1971–2000)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width=100%
|Jan high C = 6.1
|Feb high C = 8.0
|Mar high C = 10.1
|Apr high C = 13.1
|May high C = 16.5
|Jun high C = 19.2
|Jul high C = 21.7
|Aug high C = 21.9
|Sep high C = 18.7
|Oct high C = 13.5
|Nov high C = 9.0
|Dec high C = 6.2
|year high C = 13.7
|Jan mean C = 3.3
|Feb mean C = 4.8
|Mar mean C = 6.6
|Apr mean C = 9.2
|May mean C = 12.5
|Jun mean C = 15.2
|Jul mean C = 17.5
|Aug mean C = 17.6
|Sep mean C = 14.6
|Oct mean C = 10.1
|Nov mean C = 6.0
|Dec mean C = 3.5
|year mean C = 10.1
|Jan low C = 0.5
|Feb low C = 1.5
|Mar low C = 3.1
|Apr low C = 5.3
|May low C = 8.4
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 13.2
|Aug low C = 13.4
|Sep low C = 10.5
|Oct low C = 6.6
|Nov low C = 3.1
|Dec low C = 0.8
|year low C = 6.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 153.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 123.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 114.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 84.0
|May precipitation mm = 67.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 39.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 39.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 112.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 181.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 175.7
|year precipitation mm = 1199.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 139.1
|Feb rain mm = 113.8
|Mar rain mm = 111.8
|Apr rain mm = 83.5
|May rain mm = 67.9
|Jun rain mm = 54.8
|Jul rain mm = 39.6
|Aug rain mm = 39.1
|Sep rain mm = 53.5
|Oct rain mm = 112.5
|Nov rain mm = 178.5
|Dec rain mm = 160.6
|year rain mm = 1154.7
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 16.6
|Feb snow cm = 9.6
|Mar snow cm = 2.6
|Apr snow cm = 0.4
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.1
|Nov snow cm = 2.5
|Dec snow cm = 16.3
|year snow cm = 48.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 18.5
|Feb precipitation days = 16.3
|Mar precipitation days = 17.0
|Apr precipitation days = 13.9
|May precipitation days = 13.0
|Jun precipitation days = 11.2
|Jul precipitation days = 6.9
|Aug precipitation days = 6.8
|Sep precipitation days = 8.6
|Oct precipitation days = 14.3
|Nov precipitation days = 19.7
|Dec precipitation days = 19.8
|year precipitation days = 166.1
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 16.9
|Feb rain days = 15.4
|Mar rain days = 16.7
|Apr rain days = 13.9
|May rain days = 13.0
|Jun rain days = 11.2
|Jul rain days = 6.9
|Aug rain days = 6.8
|Sep rain days = 8.6
|Oct rain days = 14.2
|Nov rain days = 19.5
|Dec rain days = 18.2
|year rain days = 161.3
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 3.7
|Feb snow days = 1.9
|Mar snow days = 0.9
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.8
|Dec snow days = 3.3
|year snow days = 10.9
}}
== 1961–1990 normals ==
{{Weather box
|location = Vancouver International Airport (Sea Island, Richmond) (1961–1990)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width=100%
|Jan high C = 5.7
|Feb high C = 8.0
|Mar high C = 9.9
|Apr high C = 12.7
|May high C = 16.3
|Jun high C = 19.3
|Jul high C = 21.7
|Aug high C = 21.7
|Sep high C = 18.4
|Oct high C = 13.5
|Nov high C = 9.0
|Dec high C = 6.1
|year high C = 13.5
|Jan mean C = 3.0
|Feb mean C = 4.7
|Mar mean C = 6.3
|Apr mean C = 8.8
|May mean C = 12.1
|Jun mean C = 15.2
|Jul mean C = 17.2
|Aug mean C = 17.4
|Sep mean C = 14.3
|Oct mean C = 10.0
|Nov mean C = 6.0
|Dec mean C = 3.5
|year mean C = 9.9
|Jan low C = 0.1
|Feb low C = 1.4
|Mar low C = 2.6
|Apr low C = 4.9
|May low C = 7.9
|Jun low C = 11.0
|Jul low C = 12.7
|Aug low C = 12.9
|Sep low C = 10.1
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 3.0
|Dec low C = 0.8
|year low C = 6.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 149.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 123.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 108.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 75.4
|May precipitation mm = 61.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 45.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 36.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 38.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 64.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 115.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 169.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 178.5
|year precipitation mm = 1167.4
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 131.6
|Feb rain mm = 115.6
|Mar rain mm = 105.4
|Apr rain mm = 74.9
|May rain mm = 61.7
|Jun rain mm = 45.7
|Jul rain mm = 36.1
|Aug rain mm = 38.1
|Sep rain mm = 64.4
|Oct rain mm = 115.3
|Nov rain mm = 167.2
|Dec rain mm = 161.2
|year rain mm = 1117.2
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 20.6
|Feb snow cm = 8.6
|Mar snow cm = 4.1
|Apr snow cm = 0.5
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 2.6
|Dec snow cm = 18.6
|year snow cm = 54.9
|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web | url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1961_1990_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=vancouver&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=253&dispBack=0 | title = Canadian Climate Normals 1961–1990 Station Data, VANCOUVER INT'L A | date = February 9, 2011 | publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada}}
}}
== 1951–1980 normals ==
{{Weather box
|location = Vancouver International Airport (Sea Island, Richmond) (1951–1980)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width=100%
|Jan high C = 5.2
|Feb high C = 7.8
|Mar high C = 9.4
|Apr high C = 12.8
|May high C = 16.5
|Jun high C = 19.2
|Jul high C = 21.9
|Aug high C = 21.5
|Sep high C = 18.3
|Oct high C = 13.6
|Nov high C = 9.0
|Dec high C = 6.5
|year high C = 13.5
|Jan mean C = 2.5
|Feb mean C = 4.6
|Mar mean C = 5.8
|Apr mean C = 8.8
|May mean C = 12.2
|Jun mean C = 15.1
|Jul mean C = 17.3
|Aug mean C = 17.1
|Sep mean C = 14.2
|Oct mean C = 10.0
|Nov mean C = 5.9
|Dec mean C = 3.9
|year mean C = 9.8
|Jan low C = -0.2
|Feb low C = 1.4
|Mar low C = 2.1
|Apr low C = 4.7
|May low C = 7.9
|Jun low C = 10.9
|Jul low C = 12.6
|Aug low C = 12.6
|Sep low C = 10.1
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 2.8
|Dec low C = 1.2
|year low C = 6.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 153.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 114.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 101
|Apr precipitation mm = 59.6
|May precipitation mm = 51.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 45.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 32
|Aug precipitation mm = 41.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 67.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 114
|Nov precipitation mm = 150.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 182.4
|year precipitation mm = 1112.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 130.7
|Feb rain mm = 107.1
|Mar rain mm = 95.1
|Apr rain mm = 59.3
|May rain mm = 51.6
|Jun rain mm = 45.2
|Jul rain mm = 32
|Aug rain mm = 41.1
|Sep rain mm = 67.1
|Oct rain mm = 114
|Nov rain mm = 147
|Dec rain mm = 165.2
|year rain mm = 1055.4
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 25.7
|Feb snow cm = 7.5
|Mar snow cm = 6.6
|Apr snow cm = 0.3
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 2.8
|Dec snow cm = 17.5
|year snow cm = 60.4
|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html| title = Canadian Climate Normals| date = October 31, 2011| publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada| access-date = December 19, 2021| archive-date = March 5, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200305204317/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html| url-status = live}}
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== 1941–1970 normals ==
{{Weather box
|location = Vancouver International Airport (Sea Island, Richmond) (1941–1970)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width=100%
|Jan high C = 5.2
|Feb high C = 7.7
|Mar high C = 9.6
|Apr high C = 12.9
|May high C = 16.8
|Jun high C = 19.6
|Jul high C = 22.2
|Aug high C = 21.6
|Sep high C = 18.5
|Oct high C = 13.7
|Nov high C = 9.2
|Dec high C = 6.6
|year high C = 13.6
|Jan mean C = 2.4
|Feb mean C = 4.4
|Mar mean C = 5.8
|Apr mean C = 8.9
|May mean C = 12.4
|Jun mean C = 15.3
|Jul mean C = 17.4
|Aug mean C = 17.1
|Sep mean C = 14.2
|Oct mean C = 10.1
|Nov mean C = 6.1
|Dec mean C = 3.8
|year mean C = 9.8
|Jan low C = -0.4
|Feb low C = 1.1
|Mar low C = 2.1
|Apr low C = 4.9
|May low C = 7.9
|Jun low C = 10.9
|Jul low C = 12.7
|Aug low C = 12.5
|Sep low C = 9.9
|Oct low C = 6.4
|Nov low C = 2.9
|Dec low C = 1.1
|year low C = 6.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 147.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 116.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 93.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 61.0
|May precipitation mm = 47.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 45.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 29.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 37.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 61.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 122.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 141.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 165.4
|year precipitation mm = 1068.1
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 125.7
|Feb rain mm = 109.0
|Mar rain mm = 89.2
|Apr rain mm = 60.7
|May rain mm = 47.5
|Jun rain mm = 45.2
|Jul rain mm = 29.7
|Aug rain mm = 37.1
|Sep rain mm = 61.2
|Oct rain mm = 122.2
|Nov rain mm = 138.9
|Dec rain mm = 151.4
|year rain mm = 1017.8
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 22.4
|Feb snow cm = 7.9
|Mar snow cm = 5.3
|Apr snow cm = 0.1
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 2.3
|Dec snow cm = 14.5
|year snow cm = 52.3
|source = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html |title=Canadian Climate Normals 1941–1970 |volume=1: Temperature |publisher=Environment Canada |date=1973 |language=en, fr |access-date=December 19, 2021 |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305204317/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html |title=Canadian Climate Normals 1941–1970 |volume=2: Precipitation |publisher=Environment Canada |date=1973 |language=en, fr |access-date=December 19, 2021 |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305204317/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html |url-status=live }}
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= Vancouver Harbour =
== 1971–2000 normals ==
{{Weather box
|location = Vancouver Harbour CS (1971–2000)
|metric first = 1
|single line = 1
|width=100%
|Jan record high C = 15.6
|Feb record high C = 16.4
|Mar record high C = 19.1
|Apr record high C = 23.9
|May record high C = 32.7
|Jun record high C = 30.0
|Jul record high C = 31.7
|Aug record high C = 31.7
|Sep record high C = 28.5
|Oct record high C = 24.2
|Nov record high C = 17.0
|Dec record high C = 15.0
|year record high C = 32.7
|Jan high C = 6.8
|Feb high C = 8.4
|Mar high C = 10.6
|Apr high C = 13.5
|May high C = 16.8
|Jun high C = 19.6
|Jul high C = 22.0
|Aug high C = 22.3
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 13.9
|Nov high C = 9.3
|Dec high C = 6.8
|year high C = 14.1
|Jan mean C = 4.8
|Feb mean C = 5.9
|Mar mean C = 7.6
|Apr mean C = 10.0
|May mean C = 13.2
|Jun mean C = 15.9
|Jul mean C = 18.1
|Aug mean C = 18.3
|Sep mean C = 15.4
|Oct mean C = 11.1
|Nov mean C = 7.1
|Dec mean C = 4.8
|year mean C = 11.0
|Jan low C = 2.7
|Feb low C = 3.4
|Mar low C = 4.6
|Apr low C = 6.5
|May low C = 9.5
|Jun low C = 12.2
|Jul low C = 14.1
|Aug low C = 14.4
|Sep low C = 11.6
|Oct low C = 8.2
|Nov low C = 4.8
|Dec low C = 2.8
|year low C = 7.9
|Jan record low C = −13.3
|Feb record low C = −6.7
|Mar record low C = −5.0
|Apr record low C = −1.1
|May record low C = 1.1
|Jun record low C = 2.8
|Jul record low C = 2.8
|Aug record low C = 5.0
|Sep record low C = 1.7
|Oct record low C = −3.2
|Nov record low C = −9.9
|Dec record low C = −15.6
|year record low C = −15.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 178.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 183.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 155.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 117.9
|May precipitation mm = 86.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 69.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 53.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 50.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 73.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 147.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 239.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 231.3
|year precipitation mm = 1588.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 143.6
|Feb rain mm = 173.5
|Mar rain mm = 153.1
|Apr rain mm = 117.0
|May rain mm = 86.7
|Jun rain mm = 69.9
|Jul rain mm = 49.1
|Aug rain mm = 48.3
|Sep rain mm = 71.0
|Oct rain mm = 131.9
|Nov rain mm = 219.5
|Dec rain mm = 211.5
|year rain mm = 1474.9
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 15.3
|Feb snow cm = 10.2
|Mar snow cm = 2.7
|Apr snow cm = 0.9
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 2.7
|Dec snow cm = 11.8
|year snow cm = 43.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 18.3
|Feb precipitation days = 16.4
|Mar precipitation days = 16.6
|Apr precipitation days = 14.9
|May precipitation days = 12.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.6
|Jul precipitation days = 7.6
|Aug precipitation days = 7.7
|Sep precipitation days = 9.4
|Oct precipitation days = 14.9
|Nov precipitation days = 19.8
|Dec precipitation days = 19.1
|year precipitation days = 169.1
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 14.8
|Feb rain days = 16.3
|Mar rain days = 15.9
|Apr rain days = 14.2
|May rain days = 13.2
|Jun rain days = 10.7
|Jul rain days = 7.6
|Aug rain days = 7.7
|Sep rain days = 9.8
|Oct rain days = 12.0
|Nov rain days = 16.8
|Dec rain days = 16.2
|year rain days= 154.5
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 2.8
|Feb snow days = 1.9
|Mar snow days = 0.89
|Apr snow days = 0.24
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.05
|Nov snow days = 0.88
|Dec snow days = 2.9
|year snow days = 9.6
|Jan sun = 51.1
|Feb sun = 79.6
|Mar sun = 124.7
|Apr sun = 161.3
|May sun = 222.8
|Jun sun = 223.5
|Jul sun = 276.8
|Aug sun = 256.6
|Sep sun = 178.3
|Oct sun = 127.3
|Nov sun = 66.9
|Dec sun = 49.6
|year sun = 1818.4
|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web | url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=Vancouver+Harbour&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=888&dispBack=1 | title = Vancouver Harbour CS, British Columbia | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 | date = January 19, 2011 | publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada | access-date = November 4, 2016 | archive-date = November 6, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211106214503/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=Vancouver+Harbour&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=888&dispBack=1 | url-status = live }}
| source 2 = Environment and Climate Change Canada (sun, 1961–1990){{cite web | url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1961_1990_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=Vancouver&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=250&dispBack=0 | title = Vancouver BCHPA, British Columbia | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1961–1990 | date = February 9, 2011 | publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada | access-date = February 20, 2013}}
|date=August 2010
}}
== 1951–1980 normals ==
{{Weather box
|location = Vancouver Harbour CS (1951–1980)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width=100%
|Jan high C = 5.1
|Feb high C = 7.7
|Mar high C = 9.3
|Apr high C = 13.0
|May high C = 15.9
|Jun high C = 19.0
|Jul high C = 21.9
|Aug high C = 21.6
|Sep high C = 18.3
|Oct high C = 13.7
|Nov high C = 8.9
|Dec high C = 6.8
|year high C = 13.4
|Jan mean C = 3.4
|Feb mean C = 5.2
|Mar mean C = 6.1
|Apr mean C = 9.3
|May mean C = 12.5
|Jun mean C = 15.3
|Jul mean C = 17.6
|Aug mean C = 17.2
|Sep mean C = 14.6
|Oct mean C = 10.7
|Nov mean C = 6.8
|Dec mean C = 4.7
|year mean C = 10.3
|Jan low C = 1.2
|Feb low C = 2.8
|Mar low C = 3.6
|Apr low C = 5.9
|May low C = 8.5
|Jun low C = 11.1
|Jul low C = 13.3
|Aug low C = 13.6
|Sep low C = 11.0
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Nov low C = 4.2
|Dec low C = 2.4
|year low C = 7.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 217.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 155.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 152.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 91.2
|May precipitation mm = 68.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 62.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 42.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 54.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 78.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 159.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 213.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 242.6
|year precipitation mm = 1540.3
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 193.1
|Feb rain mm = 146.7
|Mar rain mm = 146.2
|Apr rain mm = 91
|May rain mm = 68.4
|Jun rain mm = 62.7
|Jul rain mm = 42.7
|Aug rain mm = 54.5
|Sep rain mm = 78.9
|Oct rain mm = 159.3
|Nov rain mm = 210.9
|Dec rain mm = 227.9
|year rain mm = 1482.3
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 26.5
|Feb snow cm = 9.5
|Mar snow cm = 6.4
|Apr snow cm = 0.2
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 2.6
|Dec snow cm = 14.8
|year snow cm = 60.0
|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web |url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En56-60-2-1982.pdf |title=Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 |volume=2: Temperature |publisher=Canadian Climate Program |date=1982 |language=en, fr}}{{cite web |url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En56-60-3-1982.pdf |title=Canadian Climate Normals 1951–1980 |volume=3: Precipitation |publisher=Canadian Climate Program |date=1982 |language=en, fr |access-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814200413/https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En56-60-3-1982.pdf |url-status=live }}
}}
= Oakridge =
{{Weather box
|location = Oakridge, Vancouver (1981–2010)
|metric first = 1
|single line = 1
|width=100%
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 222.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 111.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 125.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 101.7
|May precipitation mm = 75.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 42.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 48.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 59.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 156.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 238.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 207.3
|year precipitation mm = 1456.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 207.0
|Feb rain mm = 106.8
|Mar rain mm = 122.5
|Apr rain mm = 101.7
|May rain mm = 75.1
|Jun rain mm = 67.8
|Jul rain mm = 42.6
|Aug rain mm = 48.4
|Sep rain mm = 59.1
|Oct rain mm = 156.7
|Nov rain mm = 233.5
|Dec rain mm = 190.9
|year rain mm = 1412.0
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 15.7
|Feb snow cm = 4.5
|Mar snow cm = 2.6
|Apr snow cm = 0.0
|May snow cm = 0.2
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.1
|Nov snow cm = 5.0
|Dec snow cm = 16.4
|year snow cm = 44.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 19.9
|Feb precipitation days = 14.5
|Mar precipitation days = 17.3
|Apr precipitation days = 15.8
|May precipitation days = 12.7
|Jun precipitation days = 10.9
|Jul precipitation days = 7.0
|Aug precipitation days = 7.1
|Sep precipitation days = 7.6
|Oct precipitation days = 15.6
|Nov precipitation days = 19.6
|Dec precipitation days = 20.2
|year precipitation days = 168.2
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 18.4
|Feb rain days = 13.9
|Mar rain days = 16.9
|Apr rain days = 15.8
|May rain days = 12.7
|Jun rain days = 10.9
|Jul rain days = 7.0
|Aug rain days = 7.1
|Sep rain days = 7.6
|Oct rain days = 15.6
|Nov rain days = 19.1
|Dec rain days = 18.8
|year rain days= 163.7
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 3.1
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.07
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.06
|Nov snow days = 0.8
|Dec snow days = 3.1
|year snow days = 8.6
|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web | url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=Oakridge&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=897&dispBack=1 | title = Vancouver Oakridge, British Columbia | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 | date = September 25, 2013 | publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada | access-date = April 19, 2016}}
}}
Precipitation
=Rain=
File: Vancouver BC rain 02.jpg
Vancouver is Canada's third most rainy city, with 169 rainy days per year. As measured at Vancouver Airport in Richmond, Vancouver receives {{convert|1189|mm|abbr=on}} of rain per year. In North Vancouver, about {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} away from the Vancouver airport, the amount of rain received doubles to {{convert|2477|mm|abbr=on}} per year as measured at the base of Grouse Mountain.{{cite web |last=Osborn |first=Liz |url=http://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/Canada/wettest-cities.php |title=Canada's Rainiest Cities |publisher=CurrentResults.com |access-date=December 26, 2013 |archive-date=August 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812164444/https://www.currentresults.com/Weather-Extremes/Canada/wettest-cities.php |url-status=live }}
Since Vancouver lacks a hot summer, convective storms are uncommon. Thunderstorms are rare, with an average of 6.1 thunderstorm days per year.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071101043343/http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/weather/winners/element.cfm?lang=e Weather Winners WebSites] The grass-cutting season often begins in March and continues through October. Summers can be quite dry, and, as such, grass that has not been watered may not need to be cut for a month or even longer. July and August can go several weeks without rain. July.2021 did not receive any rain at all. In contrast other Julys and Augusts might have several very wet days in a row. In addition, Vancouver is one of the driest cities in Canada during the summer season, but the rest of the year the high pressure that locks in during the summer moves out and is replaced by the usual low pressure systems (rainy weather) by fall through to mid-spring. The weather in spring and autumn is usually showery, cool, and overcast.
July is historically the driest month in Vancouver and, in fact, Vancouver International Airport recorded no rainfall at all during the whole month of July 2013;{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/driest-july-ever-in-vancouver-record-rain-in-toronto-1.1343906 |title=Driest July ever in Vancouver, record rain in Toronto |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-date=January 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131145236/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/driest-july-ever-in-vancouver-record-rain-in-toronto-1.1343906 |url-status=live }} the first time ever in recorded history. Many other Julys have recorded less than {{convert|1|mm|2|abbr=on}} of rain in Vancouver.
=Snow=
File:Wintry Gastown.jpg in January 2004]]
Snow falls in the higher-lying areas of Greater Vancouver, such as Burnaby Mountain, Coquitlam, and North and West Vancouver, every winter. It is also common in places close to or at sea level, however in lesser amounts. There is a general misconception among visitors and residents of other parts of Canada that Vancouver does not receive any snow at all, but in fact there has never been a year in which traceable snow has not been observed at Vancouver International Airport. The year 2015 marked an entire year of no measurable snow; only a trace was recorded on December 17, 2015. Environment Canada has ranked Vancouver in 3rd place under the category of "lowest snowfall" among 100 major Canadian cities as the annual average of days with snowfall above {{convert|0.2|cm|abbr=on|2}} is only at 8.7 days.{{Cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=vancouver&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=889&dispBack=0|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada|website=climate.weather.gc.ca|access-date=July 29, 2024|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326153035/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=vancouver&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=889&dispBack=0|url-status=live}} Vancouver's coastal climate has nonetheless allowed it to be ranked in 59th place under the category of "Most huge snowfall days (25 cm or more)", placing it above cities like Calgary and Toronto as Vancouver averages 0.13 days annually with snowfall accumulations above {{convert|25|cm|abbr=on}} (within a calendar day).{{dead link|date=January 2017}}
Snow in Vancouver tends to be quite wet, which, combined with typical winter temperatures rising above and falling below {{convert|0|C|abbr=on}} throughout the course of the day, can make for icy road conditions.
Years or months with snowfall surpassing {{convert|100|cm|abbr=on}} are not completely exceptional. Snowfall exceeding {{convert|100|cm|abbr=on}} occurred twice during the 1990s, and, in January 1971 alone, there was more than {{convert|120|cm|abbr=on}} of snow.{{cite web |url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1953-01-01%7C2013-06-13&dlyRange=1937-01-01%7C2013-06-12&mlyRange=1937-01-01%7C2013-06-01&StationID=889&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=37&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=vancouver&timeframe=2&Day=20&Year=1971&Month=1 |title=Daily Data Report for January 1971 |date=October 31, 2011 |publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724032136/http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1953-01-01%7C2013-06-13&dlyRange=1937-01-01%7C2013-06-12&mlyRange=1937-01-01%7C2013-06-01&StationID=889&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=37&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=vancouver&timeframe=2&Day=20&Year=1971&Month=1 |url-status=live }} The snowiest year on record at Vancouver International Airport was 1971, which received a total of {{convert|242.6|cm|abbr=on}},{{cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/monthly_data_e.html?hlyRange=1953-01-01%7C2013-06-13&dlyRange=1937-01-01%7C2013-06-12&mlyRange=1937-01-01%7C2013-06-01&StationID=889&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=37&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=vancouver&timeframe=3&Day=20&Year=1971&Month=1 |title=Monthly Data Report for 1971 |date=October 31, 2011 |publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date=July 23, 2018}} and the greatest snow depth reported was {{convert|61|cm|abbr=on}} on January 15 of that year.
Although the {{convert|30|-|60|cm|abbr=on}} which fell across Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland in a 24‑hour period in November 2006{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/snowstorm-blankets-b-c-s-southern-coast-1.628704 |title=Snowstorm blankets B.C.'s southern coast |publisher=CBC |date=November 26, 2006 |access-date=July 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407044411/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/snowstorm-blankets-b-c-s-southern-coast-1.628704 |url-status=live }} was out of the ordinary, snow has in fact accumulated at sea level in all months except for June, July, and August. However, even small amounts of snow in the Vancouver area can cause school closures, as well as produce traffic problems. The low frequency of snowfall makes it hard to justify the public works infrastructure necessary for more effective snow removal, as the city is usually in a thaw situation long before plowing of streets are completed. The City budgets $400,000 per year for the maintenance of snow removal equipment, for the purchasing of de-icing salt, and for the training of staff, but the costs of actual snow removal are funded separately from contingency reserve funds, and vary widely from season to season. For example, $1.1 million was spent in 1998, compared to $0 in 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development.aspx|title=Home, property, and development|first=City of|last=Vancouver|website=vancouver.ca|access-date=July 29, 2024|archive-date=June 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629120342/https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development.aspx|url-status=live}} Blizzards are extremely rare, but heavy snowfall events are more common. One such event in 1996 resulted in over {{convert|60|cm|abbr=on}} of snow in Vancouver and was responsible for millions of dollars in damage.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2011), Vancouver now has a 20% chance of a White Christmas (up from 11%).{{cite web|url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=642F4B39-1 |title=Environment Canada – Weather and Meteorology – Chance of White Christmas |publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada |date=December 17, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301190705/http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En |archive-date=March 1, 2013}} Vancouver experienced a White Christmas in 2008 after weeks of record breaking cold temperatures and four consecutive snow storms, leaving over {{convert|60|cm|abbr=on}} of snow on the ground across Metro Vancouver. New snow also accumulated on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day giving it the title for Canada's whitest Christmas in 2008 with {{convert|41|cm|abbr=on}} on ground ({{convert|48|cm|abbr=on}} at one point on Christmas Eve). Snow was also present for Christmas 2007, when {{convert|1|cm|abbr=on}} was measured at the Vancouver International Airport. The previous official White Christmas occurred in 1998 when {{convert|20|cm|abbr=on}} of snow was on the ground on Christmas Day following {{convert|31|cm|abbr=on}} of snow and {{convert|20|mm|abbr=on}} of rain. Despite higher frequency of snow during certain periods of the season (pattern unknown), generally, annual winter snowfall has decreased over the last 20 years.[http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html Climate Normals & Averages | Canada's National Climate Archive] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627223111/http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/index_e.html |date=June 27, 2013}}. Climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca. Retrieved on December 15, 2013.
Severe weather
File:StormDamageThreatensSP.jpg]]
Gales are unlikely during the autumn months in Greater Vancouver. Three wind storms in the city's history have knocked down large swathes of trees in the forest of Stanley Park, the first having occurred in October 1934, with a blizzard the following January compounding its impact.{{cite news| title = The Damage in the Park| publisher = Vancouver Daily Province| date = February 9, 1935}} The second wind storm to hit Stanley Park was the remnant of Typhoon Freda in 1962 that levelled a {{convert|6|acre|ha|adj=on|order=flip}} tract of forest. This is now site of the park's miniature railroad.{{cite news|last=Hazlitt|first=Tom| title = It's for real – this railroad| publisher = Vancouver Daily Province| date = May 22, 1964}}
File:Uprooted tree.jpg on December 15, 2006]]
=2006 storms=
{{Main|2006 storms in Vancouver}}
In November 2006, the Greater Vancouver region experienced above-average levels of rainfall and snowfall, breaking the previously established record of {{convert|18.1|cm|abbr=on}} when {{convert|25.5|cm|abbr=on}} of rain fell within the first 16 days of the month.{{cite web |last=Vancouver |first=The |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=25b2959c-2679-4b25-95b3-5aa376fa3c1a |title=Our wettest month ever |publisher=Canada.com |date=November 30, 2006 |access-date=December 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411003308/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=25b2959c-2679-4b25-95b3-5aa376fa3c1a |archive-date=April 11, 2014}} The heavy rain washed sediment into the city's reservoirs, and, as result, many businesses were advised to stop serving beverages prepared from tap water due to water contamination.
At Vancouver International Airport, {{convert|28|cm|abbr=on}} of snow was recorded from the night of November 25 to the morning of November 27. The temperature dropped to {{convert|-12|C}} on November 28, {{convert|1.8|C-change}} higher than the record low for the day, which was set in November 1985. On November 29, {{convert|10|cm|abbr=on}} more snow fell on the city. The snowfall resulted in the closure of a number of public institutions and caused power outages throughout Surrey and Langley.
The Hanukkah Eve windstorm of 2006 swept through Greater Vancouver on December 15, 2006, with winds reaching from {{convert|70|to|125|km/h|abbr=on}}. In Stanley Park, it damaged or uprooted over 5,000 trees, and caused mudslides, one of which destroyed a section of the seawall.{{cite news| last =Rook| first =Katie| title =Stanley Park 'looks like a war zone'| publisher =National Post| date =December 19, 2006| url =http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=2277e4c8-e3c6-4f78-9841-24e3ce7538b3&k=24902&p=1| access-date =December 20, 2006| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070313175605/http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=2277e4c8-e3c6-4f78-9841-24e3ce7538b3&k=24902&p=1| archive-date =March 13, 2007}}{{cite news| last =Kieltyka| first =Matt| title ='Look around, it's just devastation'| publisher =24 Hours| date =December 18, 2006| url =http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2006/12/18/2858488-sun.html| access-date =December 20, 2006| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://archive.today/20120716140649/http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2006/12/18/2858488-sun.html| archive-date =July 16, 2012}} Insured damages throughout the province were expected to reach CA$40 million and repairs to Stanley Park were expected to cost $9 million.{{Cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=bf75c9a2-12cf-488b-95a1-5b349e856091|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020212626/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=bf75c9a2-12cf-488b-95a1-5b349e856091|title="Insurance claims could hit $80m" by The Province|archive-date=October 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/finance/story.html?id=183f84cd-673a-4025-ae82-b71e286ee161&k=36282|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053933/http://www.canada.com/topics/finance/story.html?id=183f84cd-673a-4025-ae82-b71e286ee161&k=36282|url-status=dead|title="Stanley Park restoration cost rises to $9 million" by CanWest News Service|archive-date=September 21, 2013}}
File:Burrard Bridge View.jpg of the mouth of False Creek on a dry summer day]]
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