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By David Opinko

Dozens of heat records set across Alberta this week

Jun 4, 2021 | 12:11 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – To say that the last few days have been hot is an understatement.

How hot is it? Well, it was so hot on Wednesday and Thursday that 27 daily maximum temperature records were set in across numerous Albertan communities.

Environment Canada says an upper ridge of high pressure has lead to heat warning and record-breaking temperatures across the province.

Between the last two days, Drumheller got to be the warmest, reaching 36.4 degrees on Thursday. That broke the community’s record set 50 years ago.

The following areas had new heat records set on Thursday, June 4:

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• Brooks Area
  • New record of 35.6
  • Old record of 33.3 set in 1961
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1912
• Calgary Area
  • Tied record of 32.2 set in 1922
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1882
• Cardston Area
  • New record of 31.2
  • Old record of 31.1 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1918
• Claresholm Area
  • New record of 33.7
  • Old record of 31.7 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1951
• Cochrane Area
  • New record of 31.2
  • Old record of 25.8 set in 2019
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1984
• Coronation Area
  • New record of 33.7
  • Old record of 33.3 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1912
• Crowsnest Area
  • New record of 29.5
  • Old record of 29.4 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1965
• Drumheller Area
  • New record of 36.4
  • Old record of 34.4 set in 1961
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1923
• High River Area
  • New record of 32.2
  • Old record of 30.6 set in 1914
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1913
• Lethbridge Area
  • New record of 35.0
  • Old record of 32.8 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1902
• Medicine Hat Area
  • New record of 35.3
  • Old record of 34.5 set in 1988
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1883
• Milk River Area
  • New record of 33.0
  • Old record of 28.3 set in 2017
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1994
• Pincher Creek Area
  • New record of 30.2
  • Old record of 30.0 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1893
• Sundre Area
  • New record of 30.6
  • Old record of 25.5 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1993
• Taber Area
  • New record of 34.6
  • Old record of 33.9 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1947
• Waterton Park Area
  • New record of 29.8
  • Old record of 29.5 set in 1979
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1976

The following areas had new heat records set on Wednesday, June 3:

• Calgary Olympic Park Area
  • New record of 30.2
  • Old record of 27.7 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1984
• Cardston Area
  • New record of 30.0
  • Old record of 29.4 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1918
• Claresholm Area
  • New record of 32.1
  • Old record of 31.1 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1951
• Cochrane Area
  • New record of 30.4
  • Old record of 26.4 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1984
• Crowsnest Area
  • New record of 28.3
  • Old record of 27.2 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1965
• Esther Area
  • New record of 32.0
  • Old record of 29.3 set in 1995
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1985
• Hendrickson Creek Area
  • New record of 26.5
  • Old record of 24.1 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1995
• High River Area
  • New record of 30.4
  • Old record of 29.5 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1913
• Milk River Area
  • New record of 31.0
  • Old record of 29.5 set in 2006
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1994
• Sundre Area
  • New record of 29.2
  • Old record of 28.1 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1993
• Taber Area
  • New record of 32.4
  • Old record of 32.2 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1947
• Waterton Park Area
  • New record of 29.0
  • Old record of 25.9 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1976