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Despite significant rainfall at times, Environment and Climate Change Canada says July was dryer than normal overall for much of the Ottawa Valley.
The agency has released its monthly provincial weather summary for July, saying that there was less precipitation than normal across most of the province.
That includes the western Ottawa Valley, which reportedly saw precipitation values between 50 and 75 per cent of normal according to the agency’s map.
To the east, however, conditions were actually wetter than normal, with values over 125 and even 150 per cent of normal in some places.
Ottawa itself saw multiple significant rainfall events and recorded 281.1 millimetres of precipitation throughout the month, which the agency says is the most recorded in the city in any month since 1872.
In terms of temperature, the valley reportedly experienced a normal July overall, while much of the rest of the province dealt with warmer-than-normal temperatures.
Ottawa – the closest city to the valley with detailed data included in the summary – saw an average temperature just 0.2 degrees higher than normal throughout the month.
Despite the overall average, the agency did note that much of Ontario experienced a lot of variance in temperature, with multiple heat waves as well as a cooler-than-normal period in the second half of the month.
Looking ahead to August, near-normal temperatures and precipitation values are expected across most of the province.
(Steve Berard)
