RICHMOND - Several rainfall records were shattered in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia this week, with the Vancouver International Airport smashing its record from over a century ago.

Environment Canada says about 43.2 millimetres of rain fell on late Thursday evening and Friday at Vancouver International Airport, which has doubled the previous 26.9 millimetres of rainfall record set in 1912.

The weather agency says an unseasonably moisture-laden frontal system brought "much-needed" rain to the south coast regions from Thursday through Friday.

Abbotsford saw 55.8 millimetres of rainfall, breaking its previous record in 1999, while West Vancouver received 80.6 millimetres of rainfall, compared to about 38.4 millimetres of rain in 1999.

Meanwhile, in Metro Vancou

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