Erie County has seen 4.33 inches of rain so far this month, which is 1.28 inches above normal, which has been a challenge for seasonal businesses.

Brain Gorman, the Vice President of Operations Waldameer and Water World said, "The weather does make or break a day for us, make or break a season for us. We try our best to stay open, we stay available for our guest that want to come out and enjoy the park , but the only thing we can do is make sure we can welcome guests, regardless of the weather. So we always hope and cross our fingers for sunny, warm weather, and hope that everyone gets to enjoy a summer at Waldameer."


Despite showers, people still made their way out to Waldameer for their opening weekend and staff hope if it does rain, then storms pass by quickly.
"Usually summer storms or summer weather events pass pretty quick, we try to toughen it out with our guests, make it pretty comfortable as we can for them and like I said, make sure the sun comes out", said Gorman.


The rain has led to people spending less time outdoors and that includes planting. This can take a toll on the garden industry.
"Hey everything is great for us business wise, unless it rain every other day in May and that is kind of what it is doing. On the plant material side, other than cool temperatures and things that may have gotten in too early, may be struggling with things like zucchini and tomatoes and peppers that really hate, that cool wet start but other material like this scrubs and perennials outside, this gives them ample opportunity to establish roots without that harsh 90 degree temperature", said Josh Skarzenski, the President of Stan's Garden Center.


Is the constant rain a trend of what's to come for the summer, Skarzenski said it does depend."


Fortunately they re calling for a hot dry summer so we may switch gears very quickly here. I sort of hope for the planters sake and for the plants that want a home sake that the weather starts to switch those gears pretty quick. I don't think it's going to be a determinant change, but it is going to start to dry up and get warmer according to the almanac.


Skarzenski said that the first week of June is a perfect time to start planting especially since Erie County has been seeing good weather well into September and October.