Large swathes of Western Canada remained dry through October, although the month brought at least some welcome precipitation to various pockets.
Most notably, areas of southwestern Saskatchewan and southern Alberta experienced above to well above normal precipitation in October (see map below), a welcome development following a particularly warm, dry month of September that saw temperatures occasionally reach into the 30s degrees C and less than 40% of normal rainfall in many cases.
On the other hand, northern Alberta and northern Saskatchewan were both much drier than normal again in October, after similar dryness the preceding month. In fact, 60- and 90-day maps show generally below normal precipitation for virtually the entire Prairie.
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