iN NUMBERS: The dreary bits of the May long weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops

You might have planned some fun in the sun, cold drinks or maybe even a barbecue this past weekend, but Victoria Day long weekend festivities seem to be well paired with rain, dangerous driving and booked up campsites.

Here are the not-so cheerful numbers about the May long weekend:

• 322: Number of crashes on average in the Southern Interior over the May long weekend.
• 76: Number of people injured in car crashes in the Southern Interior over the long weekend.
• 95: Percentage of search and rescue operations in BC over the long weekend for locals.
• 250: Number of traffic tickets issued over last year’s Victoria Day long weekend in the Central Okanagan.
• 15: Number of minutes it took for provincial campsites to be booked up after reservations opened online for the May long weekend.
• 9.4: Millimetres of rain recorded in Vernon over the long weekend.
• 4.3: Millimetres of rain recorded in Kelowna over the long weekend.
• 12.6 mm: Millimetres of rain recorded in Penticton over the long weekend.
• 2.6: Millimetres of rain recorded at the Kamloops airport over the long weekend.
• 21.6: Millimetres of rain and snow at Pennask Summit over the long weekend.
• 0: The number of people who should have been surprised by the dreary weather over the May long weekend.
• 100: Percentage of people who were disappointed by the dreary weather over the long weekend.