25-10-2017 13:26 via ottawacitizen.com

This could be the week that Ottawa beats nearly 150-year-old rain record

After Tuesday’s deluge, Ottawa’s on the cusp of the record for the most rain in a single year since 1873.
And it sure looks like this week will push us over the edge with the risk of rain forecast for Wednesday and then every day Saturday through Tuesday.
Weather historian Rolf Campbell noted Tuesday that 2017 is just 19.9 mm away from first place for the most annual rain. 
For Wednesday, Environment Canada is predicting mainly cloudy skies with 30 per cent chance of showers, a
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