Winnipeg set a new record for the driest July since records began nearly 150 years ago in 1873. "Our precipitation deficit now, since the end of 2019, is closing in on 400 millimetres now in Winnipeg," Paola said. The previous record for the driest July was set in 2011, when 10 millimetres of rain fell. On July 22, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said the Assiniboine River was the driest it has been since 1961. Not all regions in southern Manitoba have experienced the same level of dryness, Paola said.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2021 17:36 UTC