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Edmonton Sees Wettest Summer on Record with Endless Rain, Flooding and Mosquitoes
Frequent storms have flooded roads and basements, canceled events and driven mosquito levels to 15 times last year, officials said.
- Alberta's capital city has shattered its all-time summer rainfall record, accumulating 580 millimetres of rain before August, with Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor describing the season as "exceptionally wet and exceptionally stormy."
- Moisture feeding into frequent thunderstorm cycles drove the unprecedented precipitation; Proctor noted summer averages typically hover around 213.3 millimetres, far below this year's deluge which surpassed the 417 millimetres record set in 1953.
- Frequent intense storms have flooded roads and basements, forcing closures at the Muttart Conservatory and the Telus World of Science, while Saturday's severe storm disrupted a Post Malone concert at Commonwealth Stadium.
- Excessive standing water triggered a mosquito population 15 times higher than last year, causing a spike in "skeeter syndrome" cases; Dr. Andrew Dixon at Stollery Children's Hospital reported treating five or six children daily for the condition.
- Monday's deluge marked Edmonton's sixth major weather event since June, with more storms forecast for the coming weeks as officials manage persistent flooding and infrastructure strain.
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Edmonton sees wettest summer on record with endless rain, flooding and mosquitoes
EDMONTON - Alberta's capital city has broken the record for its wettest summer on record days before the start of August, bringing with it flooding, show cancellations and relentless mosquitoes.
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