Weather: Blame the jet stream for all that summer rain

This summer’s rainfall broke the previous record by more than 10 per cent.
But despair not. Projections are for a drier than normal fall

by HENRY HENGEVELD

The summer of 2007 set a new central Ontario record for minimum precipitation. This past winter almost set a new record for maximum seasonal snowfall. Now, already by mid-August, a new record has been set for maximum total precipitation for the June through August summer season.

Welcome to Ontario’s erratic weather!

Better Farming - October 2008