Lethbridge toppled 93-year-old heat record Thursday

Other areas in southern Alberta to break existing heat records include Banff, Bow Island, Brooks, Claresholm, Crowsnest Pass, High River, Milk River, Pincher Creek, and Waterton Lakes National Park.

The full provincial list of heat records, as provided by Environment Canada, is as follows:

Banff Area
- New record of 10.8
- Old record of 10.0 set in 1962
- Records in this area have been kept since 1887
Bow Island Area
- New record of 12.8
- Old record of 12.2 set in 1962
- Records in this area have been kept since 1961
Bow Valley (Provincial Park) Area
- New record of 13.7
- Old record of 13.3 set in 1962
- Records in this area have been kept since 1928
Breton Area
- New record of 14.6
- Old record of 11.8 set in 2005
- Records in this area have been kept since 1939
Brooks Area
- New record of 13.8
- Old record of 13.3 set in 1924
- Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Camrose Area
- New record of 9.0
- Old record of 8.3 set in 1924
- Records in this area have been kept since 1921
Cardston Area
- New record of 16.4
- Old record of 16.0 set in 1992
- Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Claresholm Area
- New record of 15.7
- Old record of 15.0 set in 1992
- Records in this area have been kept since 1951
Cold Lake Area
- New record of 8.6
- Old record of 7.9 set in 1993
- Records in this area have been kept since 1952
Crowsnest Area
- New record of 12.7
- Old record of 9.5 set in 1992
- Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Edmonton (Int’l Aprt) Area
- New record of 11.5
- Old record of 8.3 set in 1962
- Records in this area have been kept since 1959
Esther Area
- New record of 10.8
- Old record of 10.0 set in 1992
- Records in this area have been kept since 1985
Hendrickson Creek Area
- New record of 8.4
- Old record of 7.4 set in 2005
- Records in this area have been kept since 1995
High River Area
- New record of 15.5
- Old record of 14.0 set in 1992
- Records in this area have been kept since 1913
Lethbridge Area
- New record of 16.4
- Old record of 16.1 set in 1931
- Records in this area have been kept since 1902
Lloydminster Area
- New record of 7.3
- Old record of 6.7 set in 1959
- Records in this area have been kept since 1952
Lac La Biche Area
- Tied record of 8.9 set in 1954
- Records in this area have been kept since 1944
Milk River Area
- New record of 12.8
- Old record of 12.6 set in 1995
- Records in this area have been kept since 1994
Nordegg Area
- New record of 13.4
- Old record of 12.2 set in 1935
- Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Pincher Creek Area
- New record of 14.0
- Old record of 13.3 set in 1931
- Records in this area have been kept since 1893
Red Earth Creek Area
- New record of 6.8
- Old record of 6.7 set in 2005
- Records in this area have been kept since 1994
Strathmore Area
- New record of 13.0
- Old record of 10.6 set in 1931
- Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Sundre Area
- New record of 12.6
- Old record of 9.9 set in 2020
- Records in this area have been kept since 1993
Three Hills Area
- Tied record of 12.2 set in 1962
- Records in this area have been kept since 1921
Vegreville Area
- New record of 8.3
- Old record of 6.5 set in 1991
- Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Wainwright Area
- New record of 11.3
- Old record of 8.0 set in 1991
- Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Waterton Park Area
- New record of 14.3
- Old record of 13.0 set in 1992
- Records in this area have been kept since 1976

From unseasonably warm to winter norms, Environment Canada has also issued a snowfall warning for a portion of southern Alberta.

Between 10-20 cm of snow is expected to fall between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, impacting communities such as Lethbridge, Taber, Cardston, Pincher Creek, Claresholm, and High River.

READ MORE: Snowfall warning issued for Southern Alberta

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by David Opinko

Lethbridge toppled 93-year-old heat record Thursday

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