10-08-2024 12:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca

Tropical storm Debby remnants brings significant rainfall to Montreal, Eastern Canada

Montreal was drenched in a record amount of rain Friday as a storm system continued to pass through Eastern Canada.
Environment Canada figures show Montreal received 157 millimetres of rain on Friday, which broke the previous all-time daily record for rainfall set back in November 1996.
The precipitation was due to the remnants of tropical storm Debby and a low pressure system that had formed over the Great Lakes.
Other communities that received a significant amount of rainfall include Gatineau,
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