By Ian Holmes

Rainfall drills Nanaimo area in April

May 1, 2017 | 6:13 PM

NANAIMO — April showers took on a whole new meaning with 144 mm of rain pouring down locally, the second most amount all-time in April in Nanaimo, according to Environment Canada.

Meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau said April’s downpour followed the 11th wettest March recorded on the mid-island.

Environment Canada has been record-keeping for the past 125-years.

Charbonneau said relief for the sun-starved appears to be in sight with a ridge of high-pressure likely settling in by this weekend.

“Which would bring some sun and dry conditions for us and temperatures warming up as well,” Chardbonneau told NanaimoNewsNOW. “We still have a little bit more rainy weather to get through, there is some drier weather on the horizen we can all look forward to.”

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Charbonneau said their seasonal outlook indicates May, June and July could be slightly warmer than normal.

A soaker of a spring on the mid-island continued a theme of wild seasonal weather extremes.

A prolonged snowy and cold winter pounded the region, which was preceded by a much wetter than normal fall and one of the hottest summers of all-time.

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