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In and around the Rideau Watershed, there are 6 stations where precipitation data is being collected on a long term basis by AES.

Ottawa Airport (since 1938) {link to graph, only this one}
Russel (since 1954)
Brockville (since 1965)
Drummond Centre (since 1984)
Godfrey (since 1981)
Kemptville (since 1928)

Hourly and daily precipitation and other climate data is now available online from Environment Canada for the Ottawa Airport and other major recording stations in Canada at http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca

The RVCA is in the process of developing a precipitation monitoring system. There will be automatic rain gauges, as well as a volunteer observer network. As data becomes available, these will be posted in this site.