The result—even with a last blast of winter in the form of a spring snow storm on April 22—is an average moisture level, setting the stage for another good growing year.

Winnipeg's soil is classified as below normal for moisture, with an above normal frost pack due to the lack of insulating snow. The summer and fall also saw less precipitation than normal.

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says ongoing dry weather has pushed river levels and soil moisture to near-record lows in many areas. Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says low precipitation ...

Soil moisture data from Glenwood Springs indicates that soils weren’t as dry last summer as they were in 2021. That station also showed that soils were holding a monthly average of 0.15 cubic meters ...

Ralph Wright, a soil moisture expert with Alberta Agriculture, agrees. “The one in 50-year dry spell stems from the beginning of the growing season which is April 1.

Agriculture Canada says the Okanagan recorded its driest soil moisture levels on record last month as drought conditions worsened. The federal agency declared “exceptional drought” conditions ...

“Soil moisture is just a memory creator,” Elise Osenga, community science manager at Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI), said at a summit in Carbondale on May 11. “It’s this memory ...

Soil moisture, river levels are near record lows in many areas of Manitoba, province says By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2021 6:26 pm 1 min read ...