On June 18th it rained heavily in Edmonton and most of central Alberta. Out west in the mountains it turned to snow. I understand that sections of the Icefields Parkway in Banff and Jasper National Parks were closed. Out at our place in Nordegg we got a bunch of snow. I have not been out there yet to see it first hand, but based on my video cameras and my weather station, it is pretty significant. We got 11mm of rain on the 18th of June, and an additional 70mm on the 19th. The weather station only records melted precipitation, so perhaps we had even more and it was not recorded. The video cameras showed that everything was white, and many of the small poplars in the yard were bent over in the snow. The forecast is calling for more rain and snow right through into Wednesday. This sure helps with the drought concerns, and with all the forest fires, but at some point enough is enough.
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