Kevin Yarr

P.E.I. capped off a 17-day heat wave with a record amount of rain on Thursday.

Thursday marked the end of a stretch of hot weather going back to July 23.

Heat breaks on P.E.I. after more than 2 weeks

Longer heat waves on P.E.I. could become the norm with climate change, says CBC meteorologist Janine Baijnath-Rodino, as a 17-day hot spell finally comes to an end.

Red clay/dirt road on PEI

It has been both hot and dry on P.E.I. this summer.

The day started relatively quietly but by afternoon band after band of thunderstorms started rolling across the Island.

The rainfall broke records for an Aug. 9 in both Charlottetown and Summerside.

Charlottetown: 34.4 mm. Previous record 20.2 mm in 2013.

Summerside 49.3 mm. Previous record 43.4 mm in 1980.

Thursday's rain in Charlottetown easily exceeded what fell in the entire month of July — 24.1 mm.

Removing Sir John A. Macdonald statue not the answer, says Native Council

Legions of tourists and Islanders alike have had their pictures taken with Sir John A. Macdonald on his bench at the corner of Victoria Row and Queen Street over the years.

The city says it has no plans to remove the Sir John A. park bench that draws the attention of tourists every year.

John A statue

The city says it has no plans to remove the Sir John A. Macdonald park bench that draws the attention of tourists every year.

How a P.E.I. village found its solution for short-term vacation rentals

As tourist rentals continue to have an impact on the availability of long-term housing in Charlottetown, the village of Victoria-by-the-Sea, P.E.I. says it's found the solution to vacant, investment properties in the area.

Since introducing new zoning bylaws in 2014, the village of Victoria-by-the-Sea says there are fewer houses sitting vacant as investment properties, and more full-time residents.

Victoria

Normally busy with tourists in August, Victoria Row in Charlottetown emptied out Thursday afternoon.

Record rain brings heat wave to dramatic end

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