Dry spell continues.. only 2 mm of rain in Winnipeg since mid August

Rainfall over past 30 days across Prairies.
Note large area with little or no rain
from southern AB to southern MB

It's been an exceptionally dry 4 weeks over the Red River valley with very little in the way of storms systems affecting southern Manitoba, or much of the southern Prairies for that matter (see top image left). In Winnipeg, only 2 mm of rain has fallen since August 15th, with only 4 days of minimal precipitation in that time. (NOTE: Winnipeg airport has recorded some false precipitation readings since August 15th, resulting in slightly higher amounts than actually have fallen) 

Rainfall in Winnipeg over past 30 days.
Moisture deficits are running over
50 mm now.

Normally we should see about 52 mm of rainfall in September, but we're far from that pace, and the prospects for significant rain in the next week or so are not promising. A system dropping from the Interlake may give us some rain overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, but at this point, amounts only look to be in the 2-5 mm range for Winnipeg, far from enough to ease soil moisture concerns. Other than that, things look persistently dry through the next week or so. Soil moisture levels are getting very low across the RRV, after a dry summer that saw only about half the normal rainfall.  This will become more of a concern for farmers if adequate moisture is not received by winter freeze up.