Out along the BC coast, despite the unusual heavy snowfalls that occurred in late December, the year was about 6% drier than normal, making it the 13th driest year there since 1948.
Sur la cÃ´te de la C.-B., en dÃ©pit des chutes anormalement Ã©levÃ©es survenues Ã la fin de dÃ©cembre, 1996 a Ã©tÃ© 6 % plus sec que la normale et sâ€™est classÃ© 13e sur la liste des annÃ©es les plus sÃ¨ches depuis 1948.