A chilly, rainy, and dreary May long weekend provided some vital precipitation for southwest producers.
Rainfall reached the region on Saturday, with parts of the southwest experiencing precipitation on all three days.
The light persistent rain in the Swift Current area, amounted to 22.3 millimetres from Saturday morning till Tuesday at 10 a.m. Maple Creek received the exact same amount, although record a staggering 10.6 millimetres in one hour on Saturday at 5 p.m.
"It's almost like when it's steadier over a longer period of time, it seems like it is more than it is, sometimes, I find," Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Danielle Desjardins said about the precipitation totals.
Val Marie received 18.9 millimetres, Eastend collected 16.5 millimetres, Assiniboia received 16.2 millimetres, and Leader received 8.2 millimetres.
Cold temperatures were also recorded across the region with Maple Creek falling to 1.3 C on Saturday, while Swift Current also reached the same low on Sunday evening.