One of Atlantic Canada’s worst droughts ever continued last month.
In September, the soil usually has a chance to regain some moisture, but that was not the case this year.
According to the federal drought monitor, some parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia reached the maximum level on the drought scale in September.
July, August and September were the driest ever recorded for Amherst, Greenwood, Truro in Nova Scotia and Summerside, P.E.I.
And it was the second driest period ever for Moncton, Saint John, and Charlottetown. For Halifax, it was the third driest spell.
Most of Nova Scotia, eastern Labrador, and some parts of eastern New Brunswick and P.E.I. got less than 40 percent of what the areas would typically get during that period.
Most of New Brunswick and much of western Newfoundland got less than 60 per cent of typical rainfall
Farm crops were seriously impacted, meaning some crops did not grow as much, and some crops were lost without enough rain. Many homeowners ended up with dry wells.
