Heat records were set in several southern Alberta communities on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo: Belish | Dreamstime.com)
Heat records set Thursday in southern Alberta
Feb 28, 2025 | 9:57 AM
Environment Canada says it was the hottest February 27th on record in several local communities.
Among those that broke heat records, Brooks got the warmest at 16.2 degrees Celsius. The town’s previous record was set nearly one century ago in 1932.
The full list includes:
- Bow Island
- New record of 14.6
- Old record of 11.1 set in 1968
- Records in this area have been kept since 1961
- Brooks
- New record of 16.2
- Old record of 15.0 set in 1932
- Records in this area have been kept since 1912
- Drumheller
- New record of 12.6
- Old record of 11.1 set in 1957
- Records in this area have been kept since 1923
- Milk River
- New record of 15.8
- Old record of 12.2 set in 2016
- Records in this area have been kept since 1994
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Tied record of 14.0 set in 1992
- Records in this area have been kept since 1976
