An abnormally warm and dry October for Swift Current is now in the books.
The city received only 33 per cent of its October average precipitation while also being 3.2 C above the 139-year monthly average.
Danielle Desjardins, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the lack of moisture hampered not only Swift Current but other areas.
"It was extremely dry in October for southern Saskatchewan," she said. "It was a little bit closer to normal but still on the drier side for northern Saskatchewan. All the stations in the south recorded 33 per cent or less of their normal precipitation for October."
Swift Current only collected 5.9 millimetres last month, well below the 18.1 millimetre October normal.
Twenty-five of the 31 days in October saw daytime highs reach at least double digits above the freezing mark with the monthly mean coming in at 8.3 C, which is well above the 139-year normal of 5.1 C.
"Slightly warmer than normal, one to three degrees warmer than average (across the southern portion of Saskatchewan)," she said.
