The recent wet weather across southern Manitoba may have people thinking we're out of the woods as far as drought is concerned, but we need to also look at long-term conditions. When looking at dry conditions — and, more specifically, soil moisture — we need to look back several months to determine what sort of moisture deficit we have. Before this month of May, the last time we had a month with above normal precipitation was October of 2019. November and December of 2019 were dry, with a moisture deficit of 27 millimetres. This graphic breaks down the moisture deficit in southern Manitoba since October 2019.

Source: CBC News May 25, 2021 19:52 UTC