Wet Winnipeg wades through rainiest September in 150 years

This September was the second wettest in Winnipeg in almost 150 years.

As of 2 p.m. Sept. 30, Winnipeg had 18 days of rain that combined for a total of 150.8 millimetresof rainfall morethan three times the typical amount of rainfall for the month.

CBC meteorologist John Sauder said that's going to negatively affect farmers in the region whocouldn'tharvest crops.

Theamount of rain could also contribute significantly to spring flooding, he said, but notedthere are many variables,such as the winter precipitation, that will ultimately factor into that so it is too early to say for certain.

September 1872 still holds the record for rainfall with 156.2 mm.