24-07-2018 14:41 via ottawacitizen.com

Sticky spell follows Monday's record rain, fire ban remains in effect

After a muggy Monday with record-setting rainfall, more showers or thunderstorms loom Tuesday and the forecast high will feel like 36.
A total of 43 mm of rain fell at the Ottawa airport Monday as the mercury nudged 32 C, Environment Canada reports. The previous record for rain was 35.2 mm set in 1994. Beating the July 24 record doesn’t seem likely: 59 mm fell in 1987.
There will be no hot tubbing for a while at this home, after Monday’s high winds sent massive branches crashing
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