The weather station at the Saskatoon airport only recorded 7.5 millimetres of precipitation over the three month period from March through May.

“The next driest spring was 2009 with 13.9 millimetres, so it was very, very dry,” says Terri Lang, an Environment Canada meteorologist.

Saskatoon has been recording weather statistics for the past 120 years.

Moose Jaw also had its driest March to May period, while North Battleford and Swift Current had their third driest springs.

“There has been a blocking pattern in the atmosphere,” says Lang. “We were colder in March and the jet stream was south of us. That deflected all of the weather systems to the south. We have seen a lot of tornadoes and flooding in the United States because that is where all of the moisture is going.”

Lang expects the blocking pattern to break down a little bit this weekend, but warns not to expect widespread showers.

“Certainly no big soakers coming through. There will be disorganized low pressure systems that tend to bring the spotty showers and thundershowers. If you are lucky enough to get under one of those thundershowers, you can get a fairly substantial amount of rain. But as we know, you can also be on the other end of it and not get anything,” says Lang.

You can listen to the full interview with Terri Lang here. All of the temperature and precipitation totals can be found below courtesy of Environment Canada.