Ottawa set a new weather record in May

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If it felt like you never got out of your wellies this month, there’s good reason – this May has been the wettest in a century.

Rolf Campbell, who tweets as @YOW_Weather, crunched the official numbers and even with days to go, May of 2017 had the most rain since May of 1916.

For Wednesday, Environment Canada forecasts mainly cloudy skies, a 70 per cent chance of afternoon and evening showers and the risk of a thunderstorm with a high of 20 C and low of 11 C.

Looks like June is going to start out wet, too. Thursday is mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers, a risk of a late-afternoon thunderstorm and a high of 16 C.

#Ottawa's 5 wettest Mays
? 2017: 175.6mm (2 days left)
? 1916: 175.0mm
? 1986: 164.1mm
? 1909: 148.3mm
? 1952: 141.9mm #OttWx

— YOW Weather Records (@YOW_Weather) May 31, 2017
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For Wednesday, expect mainly cloudy skies, a 70 per cent chance of afternoon and evening showers and the risk of a thunderstorm with a high of 20 C and low of 11 C.

Thursday is mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers, a risk of a late-afternoon thunderstorm and a high of 16 C.

Friday’s forecast is for clouds, a 30 per cent chance of showers and a high of 16 C.

Saturday’s forecast is for a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 22 C.

But then it’s right back to dark skies with clouds, likely showers and highs of 18 C to 20 C forecast through Tuesday.

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