Memo to the meteorologists, the scientists and the eggheads out there: please drop what you are doing and come to southeast Saskatchewan so that you can study our weather patterns, and find a cause for the bizarre conditions that have plagued us since late April.

This goes beyond global warming, or the new buzz phrase of “climate change.” Many regions of the Prairies have endured frequent deluges of rain for more than two months.

How bad was it? Environment Canada's reporting station for southeast Saskatchewan claimed there was 126.2 millimetres of rain in June, 78.3 millimetres of rain in May and 10.2 millimetres of rain on April 30, to go along with 10.6 centimetres of snow in May.

So in a little more than two months, there was about 215 millimetres of rain.

I know some of you people are metric system-challenged, and you prefer the old-fashioned imperial system. There's 25 millimetres in an inch. So we enjoyed more than eight inches of rain from April 30 to June 30. And let’s not forget the 10 centimetres of snow in May.

There’s an old adage that April showers bring May flowers. That certainly wouldn’t apply in 2010.

April was beautiful this year. The sun was out every day for nearly three weeks and the snow melted away quickly.

Perhaps a better phrase for the southeast this year would be May showers bring June showers. And June showers bring July thundershowers.

Ah, the thunderstorms. The lightning sure does make for a pretty picture, doesn't it? That’s about the only good thing to say about this year’s thunderstorms.

There is part of me that's thankful that most thunderstorms haven't occurred during the day or the evening, since severe thunderstorms during the day have a knack for postponing events.

But a severe thunderstorm at 2 a.m. only serves to interrupt my sleep.

A lot of people have suffered a lot more than just nighttime wake-up calls and cancelled events.

Many producers in southeast Saskatchewan will have a lot of unseeded acres this year. All the producers needed was a couple of weeks of uninterrupted sunshine to seed their crops. They had one good week of weather in May. But after the May long weekend, seeding opportunities were few and far between. Thanks to late seeding and frequent precipitation, crop development is behind schedule, too.

There were flooded homes in Maple Creek and Yorkton. A portion of the Trans-Canada Highway collapsed near Maple Creek. An F3 tornado touched down near Raymore.

Meanwhile, Ontario and Quebec bask in the beauty of heat, sunshine and global warming. Hopefully they enjoy their summer. But I would like to know when to expect a few warm, rain-free summer days.