Environment Canada is predicting a rainy May for the Thompson-Okanagan region for the Interior鈥檚 monsoon season.

It comes after 琉璃神社 had a record month in March 鈥� the city鈥檚 dryest March ever, with 12 per cent of the normal rainfall, only 3 mm of precipitation. Despite getting a bit of rain at the end of April, Environment Canada says March and most of April were dry for the entire Thompson-Okanagan region, so we need the moisture.

鈥淭ypically we get a lot more rain starting middle of May, but it looks like it鈥檚 starting early this year,鈥� Doug Lundquist, meteorologist for Environment Canada told the Capital News.

鈥淚鈥檝e done this for many years, and the way the pattern is set up I think we are heading into a wetter May than we usually would have.鈥�

Environment Canada can only predict rainfall up to 10 days early, so there鈥檚 no telling how much rain might come down this May. However, this week is the Government of Canada鈥檚 Emergency Preparedness Week and the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations communications manager Sandra Follack says it鈥檚 always good to prepare.

Follack, who is also a deputy fire chief for the 琉璃神社 Fire Department, reminds the public to keep its eye on the and social media for any flood warnings.

鈥淓very day we check a dashboard to make sure that we鈥檙e on top of anything that might require us to tell the public to get prepared,鈥� she said.

She added that stockpiles of sandbags will be available at local fire halls throughout the Central Okanagan for those protecting their properties, call your city or local fire department to find out more.

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