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Record Temperatures, High Winds, Heavy Rainfall Highlight NL’s Latest Storm Summary From Environment Canada

By Eddie Sheerr·January 17, 2026 · 10:22 AM

Below is the full storm summary from Environment and Climate Change Canada for the system that affected Newfoundland and Labrador late this week.

This was issued Saturday morning, January 17, 2026.

A low pressure system formed over the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Thursday and tracked through the Strait of Belle Isle Thursday night before exiting northeast of Newfoundland. A second low developed south of Nova Scotia Thursday night, then intensified as it crossed western Newfoundland on Friday before departing to the northeast Friday night.

Rain arrived in eastern Newfoundland ahead of the first system on Wednesday, becoming heavier from Thursday into Friday as tropical moisture surged northward ahead of the second low. This air mass also brought unseasonably mild temperatures, with some locations recording their warmest January day on record. In addition, strong southerly winds developed ahead of the second low, shifting to strong west to southwesterly winds in its wake.

The following is a summary of weather event information covering these events, as received by Environment and Climate Change Canada as of 5:30 A.M. NST today.

1. Rainfall in millimetres:

St. Alban’s: 78.4 Argentia: 76.3 Salmonier Nature Park: 74.6 * St. Lawrence: 69.1 St. Mary’s: 67.8 * Deer Park: 67.4 * Bellevue: 63.0 * Burgeo: 58.3 Winterland: 53.9 Cape Race: 42.3 Port aux Basques: 38.7 St. John’s West: 37.3 St. John’s International Airport: 35.2

2. Maximum wind gusts in kilometres per hour:

Sagona Island: 130 (incomplete data) Old Perlican: 125 * Argentia: 122 Bonavista: 121 St. John’s International Airport: 121 Pass Island: 117 * Cape Pine: 116 * Trinity (Fort Point): 116 * Grates Cove: 111 Bauline: 109 * Pool’s Island: 109 Saint-Pierre Airport: 109 St. Lawrence: 109 Lord’s Cove: 108 * St. John’s (East White Hills): 108 * Lamaline: 107 * Port aux Basques: 104 Winterland: 104 Burgeo: 103 Musgrave Harbour: 103 * Fogo Island: 101 * Mount Carson: 100 * Twillingate: 100 Gander International Airport: 94

* denotes data from unofficial observation station

3. The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on January 16, 2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):

BONAVISTA AREA (Bonavista) New record of 14.5 Old record of 12.8 set in 2006 Records in this area have been kept since 1956

CAPE RACE AREA (Cape Race (AUT)) New record of 9.1 Old record of 8.3 set in 1927 Records in this area have been kept since 1920

PLACENTIA AREA (Argentia (AUT)) New record of 14.5 Old record of 12.7 set in 2006 Records in this area have been kept since 1945

ST. JOHN’S AREA (St. John’s Intl A) New record of 16.3 Old record of 15.0 set in 1892 Records in this area have been kept since 1874

ST. LAWRENCE AREA (St Lawrence) New record of 11.7 Old record of 8.0 set in 2023 Records in this area have been kept since 1966

WINTERLAND AREA (Winterland Branch Hill) New record of 13.8 Old record of 10.7 set in 2006 Records in this area have been kept since 1970

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record.

In addition, the following area(s) set a new monthly extreme maximum temperature record for January on January 16, 2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius).

ST. JOHN’S AREA (St. John’s Intl A) New record of 16.3 Old record of 15.6 set on January 15, 2006 Records in this area have been kept since 1874

ST. LAWRENCE AREA (St Lawrence) New record of 11.7 Old record of 11.4 set on January 30, 2022 Records in this area have been kept since 1966

WINTERLAND AREA (Winterland Branch Hill) New record of 13.8 Old record of 13.3 set on January 15, 2006 Records in this area have been kept since 1970

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

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