Attendance at the Pacific National Exhibition for the just-completed 2016 fair topped 700,000, representing an increase of 5 per cent over last year's dismal numbers.

According to numbers released today, 712,367 people visited the 106th edition of the PNE, despite five days of rain during the 17-day event.

That's 34,000 more than passed through the gates in 2015, when rain and wind storms kept crowds away.

The highest attendance recorded was in 1986, when 1.1 million visited the East Vancouver fixture, the same year that Expo took place in Vancouver.

The PNE's signature Wooden Roller Coaster made over 8,000 trips during the 2016 fair. (Karin Larsen/CBC)

2016 PNE by the numbers:

8,160 — trips made by the Wooden Roller Coaster.

— trips made by the Wooden Roller Coaster. 500,000 — stuffed animals won.

— stuffed animals won. 33,500 — cotton candy sold.

— cotton candy sold. 25,000 — pounds of dough used to make mini donuts.

— pounds of dough used to make mini donuts. 5,030 — number of items turned into lost and found.

— number of items turned into lost and found. 8+ — number of hours the average family spends at the PNE.

— number of hours the average family spends at the PNE. 30 — dumpster loads of animal waste removed from livestock barns.