Agricultural Moisture Update

Type(s)
Agriculture

On June 19, 2025, the Government of Alberta released an Agricultural Moisture Situation update. Some key points in the release include

  • More areas of the province have had lower levels of precipitation relative to the long-term normal. (Map 5 in the release) 
  • Areas of the province are experiencing very low 365-day precipitation accumulations, which are once in 12- to 25-year lows.
  • Small pockets of the province have extremely low precipitation accumulations, with once in 25 to 50-year lows. 
  • Soil moisture reserves across the province are estimated to be moderately low (once in 3 to 6 year lows) to low (once in 6 to 12 years lows). (Map 7)
  • Soils across most of Alberta are estimated to be 25 to 50 mm below normal. 

The 365-day precipitation accumulation ranges for most of the County range from moderately low to very low (map 5).

Read the full update and maps on the Government of Alberta website.