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A view of the storm clouds rolling north of Swift Current. (photo by Hayden Michaels)
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A view of the storm clouds rolling north of Swift Current. (photo by Hayden Michaels)
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The weekend had a fair amount of rain, if not a staggering amount for Swift Current.

With 10.4 millimetres or roughly half an inch, falling in the city, more was found to the northwest. Lucky Lake specifically got the most rain, with 71.1 millimetres recorded by Environment and Climate Change Canada. 

Crawford Luke, a meteorologist for ECCC, says that there is a chance for more rain on Monday, but the system pushing in the rain from the weekend has all but wrapped up. 

"Everyone's been focused on the rain amounts, but it was also pretty chilly over the weekend," said Luke. 

On Sunday night, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park measured a brisk 2.2°C for a low. This was close to the record, but not quite down to the -1.7°C the park reached in 1924. 

Luke forecasted warmer temperatures moving into the southwest region throughout the rest of the week.

"Once we get to Wednesday, it should be back to kind of near-normal temperatures again," said Luke. 

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