For the record

One-day rainfall records (mm and year the record was set) for the various observing stations, past and present, in Newfoundland.

Note that this is not a list of records for Newfoundland overall, but only for individual stations. That is, the second-largest single-day rainfall may also have been in Pools Cove.

Station                     mm        year

Pools Cove                 144.6      1997
Buchans                    139.0      1983
Boat Harbour               133.4      1995
Stephenville               130.7      1995
Baie D'Espoir Gen Stn      125.5      1983
Winterland                 122.0      1995
St. John's Airport         121.2      1946
Long Harbour               119.0      1981
St. Lawrence               116.0      1995
Harbour Breton             114.5      1986
Isle aux Morts             114.0      1984
Lockston                   114.0      1995
Westbrook                  112.0      1970
Port aux Basques           111.4      1979
Burnt Pond                 110.7      1977
Petty Harbour              109.6      1986
Daniel's Harbour           109.0      1995
Arnold's Cove              108.0      1988
Swift Current              108.0      1988
Cape Broyle                105.2      1996
Colinet                    104.6      1948
Bonavista                  104.1      1957
Come by Chance             101.0      1988
Goobies                    101.0      1991
Port Union                 100.0      1995
Heart's Content             99.6      1971
Point Leamington            99.0      1998
Gander                      98.3      1951
Tor's Cove                  95.5      1971
Doyles                      94.0      1990
New Chelsea                 93.7      1969
Signal Hill                 93.0      1990
Comfort Cove                91.7      1969
Burgeo                      91.2      1985
Woody Point                 90.4      1995
St. Anthony                 88.2      1992
Cow Head                    87.0      1984
Cappahayden                 86.6      1996
Sunnyside                   85.3      1991
Deer Lake                   85.1      1957
Lethbridge                  85.0      1995
Holyrood                    83.0      1999
Corner Brook                82.8      1995
Main Brook                  82.4      1988
Logy Bay                    82.0      1986
Terra Nova NP               81.8      1995
Exploits Dam                81.5      1957
St. Shott's                 81.4      1983
Bishop's Falls              81.4      1983
St. Mary's                  81.0      2000
Gallants                    80.4      1985
Sops Arm                    80.2      1995
Rocky Harbour               79.0      1980
Cormack                     78.6      1995
Grand Falls                 74.6      1983
Botwood                     74.0      1979
Flowers Cove                74.0      1995
Port Saunders               73.2      1995
Plum Point                  72.6      1997
Carmanville                 72.4      1986
Rattling Brook              71.9      1966
Musgrave Harbour            69.4      1995
Baie Verte                  69.0      1995
Roddickton                  67.8      1973
South Brook                 67.2      1996
Springdale                  63.5      1961