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Chat of drought conditions in Canada April 2024 Drought Assessment National Overview Temperatures in April trended slightly warmer than normal, with Northern Canada and northern parts of the Prairie Region experiencing the warmest temperatures on average. Monthly precipitation, on the other hand, varied across the country, with a mixture of above-normal, near-normal and well below-normal precipitation. Central Ontario and Quebec as well as much of the Prairie Region received more than 150% of normal monthly precipitation while Northwestern Ontario and central British Columbia trended drier than normal. However, despite the above-normal precipitation this month, longer-term deficits persisted across the Prairies and parts of Northern Canada. Multi-year precipitation deficits remained the concern as very low snowpack was reported throughout much of Western Canada. Both Extreme (D3) and Exceptional Drought (D4) persisted across parts of Alberta and B.C. as well as large areas of Severe Drought (D2) across much of Western Canada. At the end of the month, 61% of the country was classified as Abnormally Dry (D0) or in Moderate to Exceptional Drought (D1 to D4), including 75% of the country's agricultural landscape.