Kelowna NewsLittle relief ahead after one of the Thompson-Okanagan’s driest JulysNo weather relief in sightCindy WhiteAugust is setting up for a repeat after an extremely dry July in the Thompson-Okanagan. That’s only 5.3 per cent of normal, and the eighth-driest July on record,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Justin Shelley. ​Kelowna received just 1.3 mm of rain last month, compared to the normal of 37.2 mm, making it the fifth-driest on record. Vernon recorded only 0.8 mm, or 2.2 per cent of normal, for the third-driest July on records dating back to 1900. ​Unfortunately, the forecast for the rest of this week doesn’t offer much relief for those battling wildfires and drought conditions.