Daily minimum temperature records have been set in several Alberta communities on December 1 and 2, 2022. (Image: Marianvejcik | Dreamstime.com)

By David Opinko

Cold weather records set in several Alberta communities Dec. 1 and 2

Dec 2, 2022 | 2:32 PM

DRUMHELLER, AB – Environment Canada says the last couple of days have been the coldest on record for numerous communities in Alberta.

The agency explains that a prolonged cold spell over Alberta has led to many broken temperature records.

The lowest recorded temperature in the province this week, not including the wind chill, was in the Hendrickson Creek area in central Alberta on the morning of Thursday, December 1, 2022, when the mercury dipped to -39.7.

The following areas set a daily minimum (overnight low) temperature record on the morning of Thursday, December 1, 2022:

• Bow Valley (Provincial Park) Area
  • New record of -32.1
  • Old record of -29.0 set in 1980
  • Records have been kept since 1928
• Breton Area
  • New record of -32.2
  • Old record of -28.0 set in 1990
  • Records have been kept since 1939
• Camrose Area
  • New record of -31.8
  • Old record of -30.5 set in 1985
  • Records have been kept since 1921
• Coronation Area
  • New record of -31.0
  • Old record of -30.4 set in 1980
  • Record have been kept since 1912
• Hendrickson Creek Area
  • New record of -39.7
  • Old record of -30.4 set in 2007
  • Records have been kept since 1995
• Highvale Area
  • New record of -30.1
  • Old record of -27.0 set in 1985
  • Records have been kept since 1977
• Lloydminster Area
  • New record of -29.9
  • Old record of -29.4 set in 1961
  • Records have been kept since 1952
• Red Earth Creek Area
  • New record of -33.2
  • Old record of -30.7 set in 2006
  • Records have been kept since 1994
• Sundre Area
  • New record of -29.7
  • Old record of -24.9 set in 2014
  • Records have been kept since 1993
• Wainwright Area
  • New record of -32.4
  • Old record of -30.0 set in 1990
  • Records have been kept since 1966

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The following areas will have set or tied a daily minimum (overnight low) temperature record on the morning of Friday, December 2, 2022:

• Milk River Area
  • New record of -28.3
  • Old record of -21.4 set in 1994
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1994
• Sundre Area
  • New record of -31.6
  • Old record of -27.3 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1993
• Wainwright Area
  • New record of -34.3
  • Old record of -30.8 set in 2006
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1966
• Coronation Area
  • New record of -32.4
  • Old record of -31.2 set in 1985
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1912
• Drumheller Area
  • New record of -36.8
  • Old record of -31.0 set in 1985
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1923
• Highvale Area
  • New record of -32.2
  • Old record of -29.0 set in 1985
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1977
• Jasper Area
  • New record of -32.4
  • Old record of -31.2 set in 1985
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1916
• Pincher Creek Area
  • New record of -31.3
  • Old record of -30.6 set in 1950
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1893
• Banff Area
  • New record of -32.5
  • Old record of -31.7 set in 1919
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1887
• Lloydminster Area
  • New record of -31.4
  • Old record of -31.1 set in 1961
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1952
• Rocky Mountain House Area
  • New record of -34.6
  • Old record of -33.9 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1915
• Crowsnest Pass Area
  • New record of -31.6
  • Old record of -31.0 set in 1985
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1965
• Breton Area
  • New record of -33.9
  • Old record of -26.7 set in 1975
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1939
• Hendrickson Creek Area
  • New record of -34.1
  • Old record of -32.5 set in 2007
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1995
• Nordegg Area
  • New record of -35.4
  • Old record of -34.4 set in 1970
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1915
• Lacombe Area
  • Currently tied record of -34.4 set in 1950
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1907
• Cardston Area
  • New record of -29.7
  • Old record of -27.8 set in 1950
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Extreme cold warnings are in effect for several regions in southern and eastern Alberta as of Friday, December 2, 2022. Environment Canada is calling for wind chill values near -40 overnight.

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