Seagulls perch on a floating log, waiting for the morning fog to clear at Kingston Foreshore. Photo: Anthony Croke

Canberrans still wringing themselves out from the wettest June on record shouldn't put away their gumboots just yet.

After the deluge swept in by the massive east coast low helped to smash a rain record that's stood in the ACT for half a century, more of the wet stuff is expected in the capital from Tuesday.

The Canberra Airport weather station recorded 144 millimetres in June, 18 millimetres more than the previous record in June 1956.

More rain is on the way for Canberra. Photo: Melissa Adams

Falls at Mount Ginini​ in the Brindabellas nearly doubled that, with a massive 274.6 millimetres falling on the mountain throughout the month.

June 6 was the wettest June day in the ACT according to records, with 81.8 millimetres lashing Isabella Plains and 65.2 millimetres falling at the airport.

It rained on 18 days in June, the equal third-highest number on record. At least 20 millimetres fell on three of those days, equalling the record set in June 1998. 

The Canberra Airport weather station reported 144 millimetres in June. Photo: Graham Tidy.

And while Kim Westcott from Weatherzone predicts Tuesday will be fairly wet, it shouldn't teem down as hard as last month's drizzly days.

"There's not going to be this deluge of rain from the look of it but it's going to be very consistent," Ms Westcott said.

In fact, the rain will ease to showers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, before a temporary reprieve on Saturday.

"Sunday we'll probably go back to the showery conditions with a big, nice cold front coming in behind so we might see some showers and snow towards the start of next week," Ms Westcott said.

With the biblical amounts of rain last month came warmer than average temperatures. 

The ACT recorded 15 nights above 5 degrees, the equal second-highest number of warm nights on record

Canberra Airport recorded the warmest average minimum temperatures in seven years.

June 5 was the warmest night, with Canberra Airport recording 11.8 degrees. 

The coldest night was June 25, with minus 7.8 degrees reported at Mount Ginini.

​While some might object to more wet weather, Ms Westcott said there is one upside. 

"The good thing about the rain is that it makes the mornings warmer," Ms Westcott said.

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