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By Connor Gunn

88-year-old heat record broken in Lethbridge, 24 new in Alberta Monday

Jun 15, 2021 | 1:15 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB– It looks like Summer is here to stay with heat records being broken in many parts of Alberta.

Across Southern Alberta, more than 19 heat records were broken on Monday, June 14 with 24 being broken provincially.

In Lethbridge, a new record of 36.5 degrees was set, passing the old record set 88 years ago in 1933 of 35.0 degrees.

Other records that were set in parts of Alberta include:

Bow Island Area
New record of 36.8
Old record of 29.3 set in 2009

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Brooks Area
New record of 36.4
Old record of 36.1 set in 1933

Cardston Area
New record of 32.4
Old record of 32.2 set in 1933

Claresholm Area
New record of 33.4
Old record of 33.0 set in 1987

Calgary (Olympic Park) Area
New Record of 31.0
Old record of 29.0 set in 1987

Cold Lake Area
New record of 30.9
Old record of 29.3 set in 2009

Crowsnest Pass Area
New record of 30.9
Old record of 29.0 set in 1987

Drumheller Area
New record of 35.3
Old record of 33.0 set in 1987

Esther Area
New record of 35.2
Old record of 34.0 set in 1987

Hendrickson Creek Area
New record of 24.2
Old record of 22.6 set in 2009

High River Area
New record of 32.4
Old record of 29.0 set in 1987

Medicine Hat Area
New record of 37.6
Old record of 36.7 set in 1933

Mildred Lake Area
New record of 30.2
Old record of 30.1 set in 2006

Milk River Area
New record of 35.8
Old record of 27.9 set in 2009

Waterton Park Area
New record of 31.6
Old record of 29.0 set in 1987

Taber Area
New record of 37.0
Old record of 34.5 set in 1987

Vauxhall Area
New Record of 36.5
Old Record of 35.0 set in 1933

Vegreville Area
New record of 30.1
Old record of 29.5 set in 2009

Wainwright Area
New record of 34.3
Old record of 29.5 set in 2009

For the full list of heat records that were broken on June 14, click here.