Canada
Tropical cyclones are usually in transition to extratropical cyclones by the time they reach Atlantic Canada, though occasionally they retain their tropical status. No tropical cyclone has ever hit Canada's Pacific coast.
| Wettest tropical cyclones in Canada |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 302.0 | 11.89 | Harvey 1999 | Oxford | |
| 2 | 249.9 | 9.84 | Beth 1971 | Halifax | |
| 3 | 238.0 | 9.37 | Igor 2010 | St. Lawrence | |
| 4 | 213.6 | 8.41 | Hazel 1954 | Snelgrove | |
| 5 | 200.4 | 7.89 | Chantal 2007 | Argentia | |
| 6 | 191.0 | 7.52 | Bertha 1990 | Hunters Mountain | |
| 7 | 185.0 | 7.28 | Sandy 2012 | Charlevoix | |
| 8 | 175.0 | 6.90 | Gabrielle 2001 | St. John's | |
| 9 | 165.0 | 6.50 | Cristobal 2008 | Baccaro Point | |
| 9 | 165.0 | 6.50 | Leslie 2012 | Shubenacadie | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones By Country
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