Saturday was Ottawa’s wettest day since June 24, 2014.

It was also the wettest August 13 since weather records began in 1872.

Yup, it was indeed a record-breaking day, with 74.1 millimetres of rain reported at Environment Canada’s Experimental Farm station.

Usually weather is recorded at the Ottawa Airport, where the rain clocked in at a lower, yet impressive, 37 millimetres.

https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/764599601097736192

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https://twitter.com/YOW_Weather/status/764629487900164097

https://twitter.com/YOW_Weather/status/764629652639932416

https://twitter.com/YOW_Weather/status/764632688330412032

https://twitter.com/MoggyBee/status/764581263281758208

https://twitter.com/NJaynieBrown/status/764581956801536000

https://twitter.com/jpmacnab/status/764582012984385536

https://twitter.com/alice_macgirl/status/764578055247499264

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