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Sunshine on the horizon after a soggy spring

Last month was wetter than normal in southwestern Ontario, but the region didn't approach any rainfall records.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Geoff Coulson said Windsor, Chatham-Kent, and London all beat their long-term average totals for May, but you don't have to look back very far to find a soggier spring.

Windsor received 100 millimetres of rainfall last month compared to a long-term average for May of 89.3 millimetres, Chatham-Kent received 101.6 millimetres versus an average of 79.7 millimetres, and London had 115.2 millimetres of rain compared to its average of 89.8 millimetres for the month.

However, in May 2018, Windsor got drenched with 155.4 millimetres of precipitation while Chatham received 106.3 millimetres during that same time span. Looking back a little further for London, the rainfall totals in 2017 added up to 133.4 millimetres.

All of that wet weather could be moving out soon, though -- Coulson said June should bring a welcome change.

"We do have a couple of days more of unsettled conditions both for [Tuesday] and Wednesday where there are going to be some scattered showers kicking around," said Coulson. "But then as we head into the end of the work week and right into the weekend at this point, it looks like lots of sunshine in the forecast as a big area of high pressure builds into the Great Lakes."

Coulson said the daytime temperatures should be around seasonal with highs in the mid-20s Celsius and comfortable overnight lows. He said the temperatures may dip a little bit below average for the middle of the month, but then it should warm up again for the official start of summer.

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