Lethbridge remains dry despite Tuesday rain

OTHER AREAS IN SOUTH HAVE HAD LESS PRECIPITATION

Despite recent rain and hail events, Lethbridge and southern Alberta are still bone dry.

According to the Alberta Climate Information Service (ACIS), the Lethbridge station received 9.2 millimetres of precipitation on Tuesday. Prior to the downpour, Lethbridge was trending on the dry side with less than 20 mm of precipitation accumulated in the past month. Tuesday’s precipitation brought the monthly total to 28.8 mm.

The average precipitation for Lethbridge over the same July time period has historically been about 34 mm, according to the ACIS data. So even with some precipitation falling in the past week, Lethbridge is still drier than average. The southern Alberta region as a whole is listed as very dry all around Lethbridge (10-20 mm accumulation up until July 20) to extremely dry in the MD of Taber and the County of Warner (0-10 mm up until July 21).

The Masinasin weather station in the County of Warner seems to be the driest spot in southern Alberta with only 21 mm of precipitation for the entire month of July thus far.

There is the possibility of showers and thundershowers dropping more precipitation today and Friday in Lethbridge before a return to more hot, dry weather again being predicted for next week.

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Herald photo by Tijana Martin @TMartinHerald Members of the Lethbridge South West Little League run off the field to avoid the downpour during a game against Medicine Hat at the South West Major AAA Divisional tournament at Canola Harvest Field on Tuesday.