Wet June sees major Atlantic Canada city break monthly rainfall record
An all-time, monthly rainfall record was broken in St. John's, N.L., this week after the city recorded more than 200 mm in June
Feeling gloomy, St. John's, N.L.? It has been quite a wet month for the city, so much so that an all-time June rainfall record has been broken.
A couple of low-pressure systems helped push rainfall amounts into record-setting territory for the major East Coast city.
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For the first time in its history, St. John's has surpassed 200 mm of rainfall in June. As of June 28, it has recorded 210.6 mm.
The previous record for the rainiest June in St. John's dated all the way back to 1891, when 198.9 mm fell.
Some cities in Atlantic Canada are well above or below their normal June rainfall totals.
St. John’s is 211 per cent and Deer Lake is 113 per cent, while Fredericton is at 95 per cent, Charlottetown is at 80 per cent and Halifax is at 49 per cent of their normal amounts for the month.
The difference between St John’s and Halifax is a great example of the impact of the storm track.
With just a couple days to go before July, the Avalon Peninsula should be one of the driest parts of Atlantic Canada this weekend.
A number systems have tracked across Canada over the past week, and will continue to bring rain to the Maritimes to start Sunday, then arriving in Newfoundland by Monday.
Totals of 20-40 mm are expected for much of the Maritimes, resulting from the system and isolated thunderstorms.
A secondary low will then track into Atlantic Canada on Monday, hugging the eastern coastline of the region, bringing another around of heavy rainfall for the Avalon for the first week of July.
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