The ERA5 Reanalysis showed that much of western Canada and parts of Quebec had their driest upper soil layer (0-7 cm) in this dataset's period-of-record for the month of May (since 1940). The nationwide average was also the driest. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/d3moYeyyyB

— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) June 8, 2023