How much snow fell yesterday

NEWS RELEASE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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A Colorado low tracked eastward over Lake Huron Saturday afternoon. this low-pressure system brought snow to just about all of Ontario starting Friday night through Saturday. Many areas also saw blowing snow as a result of strong wind gusts.

1. Summary of total snowfall amounts (in centimetres) received from Environment Canada and Nav Canda sources:

• Marathon Airport - 30
• Lake Superior Provincial Park - 23*
• Thunder Bay Airport - 21
• Wiarton Airport - 22
• Ottawa Airport - 20 storm total (New daily snowfall record of 14.3 for January 18)
• London Airport 17
• Wawa 16
• Ontario storm prediction centre 16
• Kenora Airport 15
• Fort Frances 15*
• Bancroft 15*
• Red Lake Airport 14 as of 6 p.m. CST Saturday
• Parry Sound 14*
• Pembroke 14*
• Peterborough Trent University 13*
• Big Trout Lake 13*
• Pukaskwa 13*
• Atikokan 13*
• Trenton 12
• Sudbury Airport 12
• Harrow 11*
• Mount Forest 11*
• Sault Ste. Marie Airport 10.6
• Kingston Airport 9 as of 11 p.m. EST Saturday
• Hamilton Airport a7 as of 1 p.m. EST Saturday

*Denotes estimated snowfall amounts from auto stations

2. Summary of total snowfall amounts received from COCORAHS volunteer observation in centimetres:

• Amherstburg 16.3
• Haliburton 16.3
• Wheatley 14.5
• Monetville 13.6
• Shanty Bay 13.4
• Barwick 12.8
• Windsor 11 to 13

3. Summary of total snowfall amounts from volunteer weather observers in centimetres:

• Fergus 20 to 23
• Thunder Bay 22
• Cornwall 22
• Fergus Shand Dam 22
• Amethyst Harbour 18 to 20 as of 1:30 p.m. EST Saturday
• Kitchener-Waterloo 18 to 19
• Toronto 13 to 19
• Johnstown 18
• Bolton 18
• Mississauga 14 to 17
• Whitby 17
• Paisley 17
• Whitevale 16
• London 16
• Aurora 16
• Brampton 15.5
• Vaughan 15
• Newmarket 15
• Drummond Centre 14
• Cambridge 13
• Oakville 13
• Ancaster 10
• Grimsby 10

4. Summary of peak wind gusts in kilometres per hour:

• Port Colborne 94
• Point Petre 89

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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