It was a soggy weekend for parts of the Maritimes as a low-pressure system packing tropical moisture moved into the region.
Weekend rain totals
As expected, some of the highest rain total reports came from the Atlantic coastal side of Nova Scotia. A bullseye of 100 to 112 mm reports along a line from Chelsea, Queens County to Hammonds Plains, Halifax County. Interesting to note that 100 mm is about the average rain total for the month of September for that area of Nova Scotia.
Prince Edward Island had a general 17 to 27 mm of rain, while parts of southern and eastern New Brunswick saw 25 to 50 mm. Much lower rain totals in western New Brunswick, in some cases ranging only a few to several millimetres.
Weekend rain totals per government weather stations and volunteers of …