If Moose Jaw residents thought August was a hot one, with little rain, they would definitely be right, as Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its temperature and precipitation stats for the month.  

“For Moose Jaw it was the 21st warmest August on record with 128 years of records. It was on the dry side but not holy smackers it was dry,” says Meteorologist Terri Lang.  

Moose Jaw’s average mean temperature for August was 20.0 degrees, which was 1.1 degrees higher than the 18.9-degree average for the month.  

Only Swift Current had a higher monthly mean temperature of 20.9 degrees, which was 2.7 degrees higher than their average.  

The dryness also contributed to the lack of precipitation the area saw in August. According to the data, Moose Jaw had its 46th driest August only recording 58 per cent of its usual moisture, which was 26.3 mm, way below the 45.2 mm average.  

The southwest part of the province felt the effects in August, with Swift Current only receiving 6.7 mm of their 41.5 average, making it the 9th driest on record. 

Environment Canada has also compiled temperature and precipitation data throughout the whole summer from June to August. The results found that Moose Jaw had a mediocre summer in terms of temperatures.  

“For the summer in Moose Jaw, it’s the 32nd warmest summer overall because we had a cool June and July and then August really went to town.” 

The average mean temperature for the summer was 18.7 degrees.  

Precipitation was also lacking all summer in Moose Jaw, as the city only recorded 69 per cent of what is usually seen. CFB Moose Jaw – where the city’s weather station is located, only saw 119.9 mm of rainfall, well below the 172.5 average.  

Looking ahead into September Lang says it’s not looking promising in terms of precipitation as temperatures are expected to ramp up.  

“Now will all the crops drying up we’ve lost that source of moisture to help fuel the storms. The humidity is down and trying to get storms out of these types of systems is very tough.”