July is on track to become one of the driest on record for many parts of the province.

Environment Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard says precipitation rates in the metro region are way down from previous years.

“So far in July, with a few days to go, we’re only at about 50 per cent of our normal precipitation for the month. The airport has reported 45.8 mm so far, with a normal July being 100.1 mm. So we’re probably not going to get very close to that 100 given the forecast for the next couple of days.”

While April saw higher than normal precipitation levels in metro and many parts of the island, since May came in, the weather has been unusually dry.

“We’ve seen some very dry conditions all of July, but even going back into June and May. We’re looking at precipitation levels that were all under the normal precipitation values for a large portion of the island.”

Central has seen some welcome rain showers, however the forecast is continuing to look dry on the Avalon Peninsula for last few days of July.