Record snowfall buries Newfoundland

Weather summary
 for Newfoundland
 issued by Environment Canada
 at 1:00 p.m. NST Saturday 18 January 2020.

Picture credit: Ernie Powell
 
 Discussion.
 
 A powerful January storm brought intense winds and record-breaking snowfall to parts of Newfoundland on Friday into Friday night.
 
 A new all-time daily snowfall record was established at St. John's International Airport.
 
 New record: 76.2 cm (January 17, 2020).
 Previous daily record: 68.4 cm (April 5, 1999). Records began in 1942.
 
 The above total is applicable for the January 17 climatological day, which is a 24 hour period ending at 2:30 A.M. NST on January 18. An additional centimetre was recorded after 2:30 A.M.
 
 The following is a preliminary summary of information received by Environment and Climate Change Canada as of 12:30 P.M. NST.
 
 Total snowfall (in centimetres):
 
 Mount Pearl: 93
 Paradise: 91
 St. John's East: 82
 St. John's International Airport: 77
 Lethbridge: 48
 Gander West: 35
 Gander International Airport: 34
 St. Lawrence: 31
 
 Maximum wind gusts (in kilometres per hour):
 
 Green Island, Fortune Bay: 171
 Bonavista: 164
 Grates Cove: 156
 Heart's Delight-Islington: 156
 Cape Pine: 146
 Green Island, Trinity Bay: 145
 Twillingate: 140
 St. John's - Doheney Place: 134
 St. John's - East White Hills: 132
 St-Pierre: 130
 St. John's - Dockyard: 129
 Pass Island: 126
 Allan's Island: 116
 Holyrood: 114
 Bishop's Cove: 113
 Ramea: 109
 St. Lawrence: 106
 Burgeo: 105
 St. John's West: 105
 Deer Park: 101
 North Harbour: 101
 Gander: 97
 
 At St. John's International Airport the official wind sensor malfunctioned during the storm. Reported winds were estimated to be between 65 and 85 knots (120 to 157 km/h). However, it will likely not be possible to provide a verified maximum gust.
 
 The wind sensor at Gander International Airport also briefly malfunctioned. The highest gust at the nearby Gander climate station was measured as reaching 97 km/h.
 
 Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
 
 End/NLWO