New heat records set in Taber & Milk River on Thursday
Jul 16, 2021 | 11:39 AM
TABER, AB – Another heatwave is sweeping across the province, setting a few new daily maximum temperature records on Thursday, July 15.
Environment Canada says that includes two communities in Southern Alberta – Taber and Milk River, as well as the Central Eastern town of Wainwright.
Taber got the hottest at 34.9 degrees, breaking the old record set 72 years ago.
- Milk River Area
- New record of 34.6
- Old record of 33.5 set in 2007
- Records in this area have been kept since 1994
- Taber Area
- New record of 34.9
- Old record of 34.4 set in 1949
- Records in this area have been kept since 1947
- Wainwright Area
- New record of 33.3
- Old record of 31.7 set in 1975
- Records in this area have been kept since 1966