With even more rain in the forecast for P.E.I. on Thursday, opinions are mixed about whether these heavy downpours are helpful or harmful for the Island.
Rainfall in the Summerside area on Tuesday blew away the city’s record for the most rainfall on a June day. Environment Canada reported that 102.5 mm of rain fell in the city. The previous record for June, set on June 13, 1968, was 57.9 mm.
The extreme rain event did not extend to the whole of P.E.I. Charlottetown recorded just 17.1 mm and North Cape, in the far east of the province, was dampened by a mere 1.2 mm.
Tyne Valley, about a third of the way along the North Shore from Summerside to North Cape, received 59 mm.
CBC meteorologist Jay Scotland said the average rainfall for the entire month of June in Summerside is just over 91 mm.
Thursday also has the potential to be soggy where the heaviest showers occur, he said.
“Rain arrives Thursday morning, and may fall heavily late morning into the afternoon and there is a thunderstorm during that time as well,” Scotland said. “As for potential amounts, on the low end, five mm to 15 mm of rain may fall for some areas while 20 mm to over 30 mm is possible under the heaviest downpours.”
Several wet days
Looking back to Sunday, it has been a liquid start to the week for the whole Island, but especially sopping wet in Prince County.
