Weyburn has definitely seen it’s fair share of rain over the past few days. Since the start of June, 103.7 millimetres has fallen on the city, according to measurements by Environment Canada. Other areas in the southeast have seen even more, with communities like Lampman, Assiniboia and others receiving nearly double in the past week and a half.

The rains for Weyburn on Thursday totalled 33.6 millimetres. This doesn’t include the rain which fell late in the evening, and into early Friday morning. The measurement primarily includes a storm which moved through the city and dumped all the precipitation in a matter of minutes just before the lunch hour, flooding some streets in the area.

The rain seen so far in June is more than half of what Weyburn saw in all of 2017. Last year, the Opportunity City received just 172.5 millimetres in precipitation.

For many who were hoping we would get some rain to break the extreme dry spell the southeast was in, it is becoming a bit too much. For farmers, the amount of rain has the potential to flood fields and damage freshly seeded crops. For residents in the city, the amount falling in short periods is too much for the storm sewer system to handle, which has resulted in sewer backups, flooded streets, and in some cases, flooded basements.

There does appear to be a break coming, though. Environment Canada is calling for sunshine for much of the weekend, with no chance of rain until Sunday evening.

Video of Thursday night's thunderstorm by Denis Conroy:

 

City crews pumping water out of River Park Friday morning (photo by Jennifer LaCharite).