The Foothills saw plenty of moisture in the month of February.

Environment Canada has released it's precipitation numbers showing that it was one of the wettest Februarys on record.

Meteorologist Kirk Thorneby says there was plenty of snow early on in the month that contributed to the record.

"Especially along the Foothills and areas, Okotoks and to the northwest through Calgary and the rest of the Foothills," he says. "There was a lot of snow that fell through the early part of February especially."

The month saw plenty of warm spells as well during the midway point of February but Thorneby says even with a little bit of melting snow, there's plenty of moisture in the ground.

"Calgary saw 267 percent of normal, in the terms of records it looks like many areas it was around the 17th or 18th wettest February on record."

As for this month coming Thorneby says don't expect any long term spring like temperatures but the southern part of the province might have more snow in the forecast.

"March looks to be a fairly cold month, below average in terms of temperature with pretty decent confidence on that. In terms of precipitation it's a little bit tougher to say but there's some hints it might be a little bit more wet."

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