Anyone who got caught in Tuesday’s downpour might not be surprised to learn it was a record-breaking rainfall.

Environment Canada reports 36 millimeters fell during the storm at the airport, eclipsing the previous record for June 26 of 35mm, set in 1984.

News 95.7 meteorologist Richard Zurawski says the system was unsettled, leading to swings between calm, cloudy conditions and torrential downpours.

“We have a low pressure system that’s off to the north of us, and we’re in the warm sector between the warm front and the cold front, surprisingly enough,” he said. “In that, there were pockets of thundershowers and there were breaks in the system and we saw some sunshine, so it was kind of unsettled.”

Environment Canada had issued heavy rainfall warnings at one point on Tuesday. The agency reports rainfall amounts of 50 to 67 millimetres were recorded at “unofficial” observation sites across Nova Scotia.

Zurawski says conditions will improve over the next few days after a few showers this morning.

“By mid-morning to early afternoon we’re looking at sunny skies with a few clouds,” he said. “For tomorrow and the next few days we’ll get sunshine, clouds and a chance of getting a few showers. It’s unsettled weather but not bad weather at all.”