Cold weather record broken in Bow Island

Nine other communities in Alberta set cold weather records, including:

Coronation Area
- New record of -20.4
- Old record of -20.3 set in 2001
- Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Edmonton (Int’l Aprt) Area
- New record of -17.0
- Old record of -16.9 set in 2020
- Records in this area have been kept since 1959
Edson Area
- New record of -20.8
- Old record of -19.9 set in 2020
- Records in this area have been kept since 1916
Esther Area
- New record of -17.2
- Old record of -15.7 set in 2001
- Records in this area have been kept since 1985
Hendrickson Creek Area
- New record of -26.6
- Old record of -26.5 set in 2020
- Records in this area have been kept since 1995
High Level Area
- New record of -20.1
- Old record of -20.0 set in 2004
- Records in this area have been kept since 1962
Peace River Area
- New record of -19.6
- Old record of -14.9 set in 2004
- Records in this area have been kept since 1907
Red Earth Creek Area
- New record of -15.2
- Old record of -12.8 set in 2004
- Records in this area have been kept since 1994
Wainwright Area
- New record of -12.5
- Old record of -12.2 set in 1976
- Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Although the temperature in Lethbridge reached a minimum of -22.3 on October 25, it was not cold enough to set a new record for the community.

Heading into this weekend, Environment Canada said the weather should start to warm up once again.

The forecast high for Saturday, October 28, 2023, is zero. The temperature should reach plus 1 on Sunday.

On Halloween, taking place this coming Tuesday, the temperature is expected to hit 12 degrees.

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by David Opinko