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If you felt like it practically never stopped raining this July, there’s a reason why.

According to Environment Canada, last month’s “generational” precipitation was the most on record since 1982, with 163.6 millimetres recorded at the Edmonton Blatchford weather station during the month.

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There was also at least 20 days with measured precipitation in July. A yet-to-be-verified 21st day of rain could tie July 2019 for the most number of days with precipitation in July in the city’s history.

“Looking at from 1982 to now, that’s a generation thing,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Kulak.

Although this was the rainiest July in nearly 40 years, with more days of rainfall than not, Kulak said it only ranks as the 18th wettest July on record.

“It may be raining two out of every three days, but the amount matters as well,” Kulak said. “Days where it’s damp, damp, damp, multiple days in a row, you get this impression that it’s been a rainy or a wet or a dreary month. But the stats are showing here that it doesn’t come close to breaking a record.”

The record for the wettest July on record in Edmonton is way back in 1901, when 282 mm fell.

The average July rainfall in Edmonton is 93.8 mm.

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