The Water Security Agency has invested almost 600 thousand dollars in new weather and soil monitoring stations in a dozen locations across the province.
The new locations fill areas where gaps in data gathering networks exist.
The new stations are located near Arcola, Candiac, Radville, Milestone, Francis, Quinton, Holdfast, Hazenmore, Mankota, Climax, Klintonel and Shaunavon.
In addition to the typical weather variables like temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction and precipitation, these sites also collect soil moisture and temperature data at 3 depths and incoming solar data.
These new stations also include all-season precipitation gauges to include snowfall data over the winter months.
These are mainly installed to monitor and support flood forecasting, but will also help the public safety agency respond to potential hazards like floods, wildfire or even hazardous material spills.
SARM president Ray Orb says the data is invaluable for farmers and welcomes access to important information for municipal planning.
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