Ontario’s main agricultural regions ended June free of drought concerns after heavy, uneven rainfall improved soil moisture across much of the province’s farm belt.
The latest Canadian Drought Monitor map, reflecting conditions as of June 30, shows most agricultural areas from southwestern Ontario through the Golden Horseshoe and into eastern Ontario outside any drought classification.
Rainfall varied sharply across Ontario during June, the monitor said. Northern parts of the province received less than 40% of normal precipitation in some areas, but southern Ontario generally recorded above- to well-above-normal totals. Much of that moisture came from large, slow-moving storm systems that delivered intense rainfall over short periods.
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