After seeing the driest July on record, Winnipeg got a record-setting rainfall Friday, as heavy precipitation deluged southern Manitoba.

Environment Canada says some parts of the province got&nbsp;70 to 110&nbsp;millimetres of rain over the last day, while others had between 40 to 60.

As of 10 a.m. Saturday, Winnipeg's airport received 70.3 millimetres of rain, while The Forks saw&nbsp;43.5, according to Environment Canada&nbsp;meteorologist Justin Shelley.

Gauges across Winnipeg showed a wide range of accumulations, he said, recording anywhere from 40 to&nbsp;80 millimetres over the past day.

That alone would bring&nbsp;Winnipeg past the average 77 millimetres of rain for the entire month of August, he said.

Winnipeg got just 8.5 millimetres of rain in all of July.

Flood forecast centre issues warning for parts of Manitoba as heavy rain follows drought

The province's flood forecast centre issued a precautionary overland flood warning for parts of southwestern and central Manitoba on Friday.

The heavy rain caused streets to flood in Steinbach on Friday.

Steinbach flooding

Winnipeg records driest July in almost 150 years

The Winnipeg airport recorded 8.5 millimetres of rain this past July, when the 30-year average is 75.8 millimetres. That comes after a prolonged 21-month dry spell that has depleted groundwater sources and sucked the moisture out of the soil.

Much of the river bed is exposed at the footbridge over the Assiniboine River in Assiniboine Park.

Assiniboine River

The&nbsp;rainfall&nbsp;in Winnipeg set&nbsp;a new daily record, 

according to the weather data website Rob's Obs

.&nbsp;The previous&nbsp;record for Aug. 20 was 47.2 millimetres in 1983.

The all-time monthly record for August rainfall in Winnipeg was 218 millimetres in 1985, Shelley said.

Even with Friday's rain, the city is still well shy of that mark&nbsp;— but could surpass the&nbsp;99.8 millimetres that fell in August 2015, he said.

"There was 92.7 millimetres [so far this month] as of midnight, and there's about five to 10 more that will come in from this morning."

A tree branch knocked down after heavy rain and wind blocks the Spence Street just off Portage Avenue in Winnipeg on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021.

Downed tree rain Aug 21 2021

Other areas in Manitoba received more than 100 millimetres of rain in the past day. A gauge near Melita recorded 109.5 millimetres, while Deloraine received 104.6 millimetres, said Shelley.

More rain is on the way over the next week, too.&nbsp;

"Winnipeg looks like it's going to be on the lower end of that spectrum, perhaps 10 to 20 millimetres at this time," said Shelley.

"But the highest amounts are farther north, through&nbsp;Dauphin and&nbsp;Berens River. They could get another 50 millimetres of rain by the middle of next week."

Rainfall warnings were still&nbsp;in effect for much of southwestern Manitoba earlier Saturday morning, but by shortly after noon, all had been lifted.

Rain is seen on a windshield of a car. Parts of Winnipeg saw more rain on Friday alone than the average of 77 millimetres for the entire month of August, Environment Canada says.

Record-setting deluge brings more rain to Winnipeg on single day than in all of July

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