A dozen communities in Alberta set new cold weather records on Monday, January 15, 2024. (Photo: Marianvejcik | Dreamstime.com)

By David Opinko

More cold weather records set Monday in Alberta

Jan 16, 2024 | 9:25 AM

WATERTON, AB – It will hopefully be the last of the cold weather records for a bit, but a few more were set.

Environment Canada said daily minimum temperature records were set in 12 Alberta communities on Monday, January 15, 2024.

The temperatures listed in this article do not include wind chill values.

High Level was the coldest area in the province, hitting a low of -46.4 degrees Celsius. That barely broke the previous record of -46.1 set in 1971.

In southern Alberta, records were set in Bow Island, Cardston, Claresholm, Crowsnest Pass, Milk River, and Waterton Lakes National Park.

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The full provincial list is as follows:

• Bow Island Area
  • New record of -37.3
  • Old record of -34.4 set in 1972
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1961
• Cardston Area
  • New record of -36.8
  • Old record of -32.2 set in 1954
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1918
• Claresholm Area
  • New record of -38.9
  • Old record of -37.1 set in 2005
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1951
• Crowsnest Area
  • New record of -37.0
  • Old record of -32.0 set in 2005
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1965
• Drumheller Area
  • New record of -40.0
  • Old record of -39.1 set in 2005
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1923
• Esther Area
  • New record of -37.6
  • Old record of -36.5 set in 2020
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1985
• High Level Area
  • New record of -46.4
  • Old record of -46.1 set in 1971
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1962
• Milk River Area
  • New record of -40.4
  • Old record of -34.5 set in 2005
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1994
• Red Earth Creek Area
  • New record of -40.1
  • Old record of -38.6 set in 2020
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1994
• Sundre Area
  • New record of -41.8
  • Old record of -41.7 set in 2020
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1993
• Three Hills Area
  • New record of -43.5
  • Old record of -43.3 set in 1950
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1921
• Waterton Park Area
  • New record of -40.0
  • Old record of -36.0 set in 1979
  • Records in this area have been kept since 1976

Dozens of cold weather records had been set in each of the last few days due to the extreme cold weather.

The extreme cold warning for southern Alberta has come to an end. However, Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for southwest corner of the province on Tuesday.

READ MORE: Snowfall warning issued for southwestern Alberta

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