Zeus

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Frustrated Torontonians are not exactly singing in the rain about the news that officially, this is Toronto's wettest summer on record.

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"We'll remember this summer not as the summer from hell, but of disappointment," said David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment Canada.

"People are feeling that it doesn't matter if they save money on air conditioning or that they're healthier because there's no smog. It's just too wet and stormy."

Around 3 p.m. Saturday, the record for June 1-Aug. 31 rainfall – 335.9 millimetres set in 1986 – was broken. But it didn't stop there.

As of midnight on Saturday, 354.2 millimetres of rain had been recorded at Pearson International Airport from June 1 to Aug. 9.

"Every day we get rain we're just going to continue to break the previous record until Aug. 31," Phillips said.

It's also already the wettest January-to-August period recorded at Pearson in 70 years, with 705 millimetres of precipitation. The next closest is 679.3 millimetres in 1945.

"What's remarkable about this is the contrast with last year, which was one of our worst droughts," Phillips said.

The weather has also been fickle, with bouts of sunshine and rain in the same day. From June 1 to Aug. 10, it has rained on 41 of 71 days, but there have been only four days without sunshine since May.
Above PhotoArt:Zeus is the king of Ancient Greek Mythological gods, Zeus god of thunder, having lived near the clouds on the top of Mount Olympos; he overthrew his Father Cronus, he then drew lots for the shares of the world with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. Zeus is lord of the sky, the rain god. Zeus' weapon is a thunderbolt that he holds like a spear and which he hurls at those who displease him. Zeus is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. - Engineering as ArtGreek Mythology Series 1 of 5