Moisture totals are in for last month. May brought with it a bunch of rain, spread out nicely throughout the area.
Looking at the region as a whole, Environment and Climate Change Canada shared the following totals during a call on Tuesday.
- Scott - 73.9 mm
- Rosetown - 68.3 mm
- Outlook - 65.5 mm
- Leader - 63.5 mm
- Kindersley - 57.7 mm
The biggest days of rainfall included May 6 when Rosetown received 14.7 mm, May 7 when Leader got 15.8 mm, May 23 around Scott where 13.3 mm fell, and then the biggest total for the month came May 1 in Outlook as a whopping 24 mm of total precipitation was recorded.
The rainfall has been a welcome sight when it comes to the overall moisture situation in the region. The latest crop-report showed strong conditions not only for cropland, but also for hay and pasture.