Percent of Normal Soil Moisture

Percent of normal soil moisture is the modelled amount of plant available water (mm) in the root zone of the soil, divided by the average amount that has historically been available on that day. This value is intended to provide users with a representation of conditions above or below normal as a percentage.

Values are computed using the Versatile Soil Moisture Budget (VSMB)

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Field Value
Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:51 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:51 (UTC)
contact_email agri-geomatics-agrog@agr.gc.ca
contact_person {"en": "Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Science and Technology Branch,agri-geomatics-agrog@agr.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada; Direction générale de la science et de la technologie,agri-geomatics-agrog@agr.gc.ca"}
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data_dictionary EPSG:3857,http://www.epsg.org/,8.3.4
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open_canada_date_published 2017-05-05 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["Soil Moisture", "agclimate", "PDI", "PNM", "Crops", "Precipitation", "Temperature", "Agriculture", "Farmlands"], "fr": ["humidité du sol", "agclimate", "MABH", "PNM", "Cultures", "Précipitation", "Température", "Agriculture", "Terre agricole"]}
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title_fr Pourcentage d’humidité normale du sol
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