Super-soaker of a weekend in Saskatchewan, but sunshine coming
It rained all weekend in much of southern Saskatchewan — ruining a few camping trips and sending people scrambling to their basements with wet-vacs.
Cypress Hills Park among the wettest spots in province
It rained all weekend in much of southern Saskatchewan — ruining a few camping trips and sending people scrambling to their basements with wet-vacs.
Cypress Hills Park was one of the rainiest spots, with 78.2 millimetres falling between Friday evening and late Sunday night.
Saskatoon got little more than a sprinkling, but many communities in the south got drenched.
Regina, for example, received 53.8 mm, with more rain falling Sunday night.
Here's a list of the province's wettest spots, with rainfall accumulations (to 10 p.m. CST Sunday) in millimetres:
- Cypress Hills Park 78.2
- Val Marie 66.1
- Carnduff 64.8 (Saturday only)
- Indian Head 64.6
- Rockglen 59.0
- Estevan 54.3
- Regina university 53.4
- Manor 53.3 (Saturday only)
- Swift Current 50.4
- Moose Jaw 46.1
- Coronach 45.5
- Bratts lake 44.5
- Assiniboia 40.2
- Eastend 38.9
- Yorkton 37.6
- Mankota 37.0
- Weyburn 36.7
- Broadview 33.4
According to Environment Canada, warmer, sunnier weather is on the way later this week.