Environment Canada says other than a few cold days in the beginning and snowfall towards the end of April, last month was average for temperatures and precipitation.
Meteorologist at Environment Canada Danielle Desjardins says three or four days of the month were “quite a bit cold” before warming up.
Weather stations across the province were within two degrees of their respective averages, added Desjardins. Meadow Lake had the largest departure from normal of 1.8 degrees above average. Swift Current recorded the warmest temperature last month of 6.1 degrees, while Key Lake was the coldest at -2.1 degrees.
“Overall, I’d say nothing too extreme for the month of April,” Desjardins said of the temperatures.
La Ronge, Meadow Lake, North Battleford and Prince Albert recorded 20 per cent or less of their normal precipitation, but the Swift Current and Estevan areas were the opposite, receiving 166 per cent and 137 per cent of normal precipitation, respectively.
Desjardins says a snowfall event at the end of the month contributed to Estevan’s higher total, while Swift Current’s total may have been the result of several precipitation events.
The snowfall didn’t hit any of the weather stations so the monthly numbers are an estimate an may be updated later, added Desjardins.
