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By Brian Konrad

First half of April offered little moisture

Moisture remains elusive in southeastern Alberta

Apr 27, 2021 | 10:27 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — April showers have been fleeting for this part of the province.

Alberta Agriculture’s moisture update to the middle of April shows most areas in the district received between 1 and 2 mm of precipitation in the first two weeks of this month.

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There were pockets where the moisture was less than one millimetre.

The precipitation winners over the first half of the month were areas north of Medicine Hat, where 3 to 5 millimetres were received – and up to 10 mm in the Special Areas.

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Alberta Agriculture says April is historically a relatively dry month.

Toward the latter half of May, as summer weather patterns begin to dominate, is when Alberta’s wet season traditionally begins.