Dry trick-or-treating likely in Vancouver Halloween forecast
Vancouver's record for most days of rain in October has been broken, but forecast shows hope for dry evening
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Parents holding out hope their little ghouls and goblins won't get soaked trick-or-treating tonight in Vancouver may be rewarded.
Today's rain is expected to end in the late afternoon, says Environment Canada.
That means — for prime trick-or-treating hours — the forecast is mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers.
This month, the record for most days of rain in Vancouver has been broken: 28 of 31, surpassing the old record of 26, said Environment Canada.
Have <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Umbrella?src=hash">#Umbrella</a> fatigue <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vancouver?src=hash">#Vancouver</a>? 28 Days of Rain @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YVR?src=hash">#YVR</a>. Breaks the old Days with Rain Oct record of 26 (1985, 1967). <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spookystats?src=hash">#spookystats</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCwx?src=hash">#BCwx</a>
—@EC_BCweather
Still, it's often dry in Vancouver for trick-or-treating, said Environment Canada, only raining five out of the past 16 years at Vancouver International Airport between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. PT on Oct. 31.
Yesterday was one of the rare exceptions in a dreary month, with enough sun that paddle boarders took to False Creek, in costume.
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