| Sites | Climate | Average annual | Mean annual | Soil classification† |
| Precipitation (mm) | Temperature (˚C) | |||
| Swift current | Semi-arid | 357 | 4.3 | Brown chernozem |
| Saskatoon | Semi-arid | 391 | 4.0 | Dark Brown chernozem |
| Lanigan | Semi-arid | 449 | 2.7 | Black chernozem |
| Melfort | Sub-humid | 396 | 1.3 | Black chernozem |