Dozens of heat records were set throughout Alberta on Jan. 14, 2026. (Image Credit: (c) Belish | Dreamstime.com)

By David Opinko

Heat records set in 39 Alberta communities Wednesday

Jan 15, 2026 | 8:47 AM

Mid-January continues to be a particularly warm one in Alberta.

Environment Canada says heat records were set in 39 communities across the province on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, including 14 in the southern region.

Among those, Claresholm was the warmest at 19.5 degrees Celsius, breaking its previous record of 13.8 from 2008.

Lethbridge was also one of the hotter communities, reaching a high of 17.5 degrees. That put an end to the city’s 84-year-old record from 1942.

The oldest heat record that was toppled on Wednesday was in Medicine Hat, which was set before the start of World War II in 1931. That city got up to 14.4 degrees this week.

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Other communities in southern Alberta that set new heat records include Bow Island, Bow Valley Provincial Park, Brooks, Calgary, Cardston, Crowsnest Pass, Drumheller, Milk River, Pincher Creek, Stavely, and Waterton Lakes National Park.

The full list of heat records set in Alberta on Jan. 14, 2026, includes:

ATHABASCA AREA 
New record of 11.9 
Old record of 9.2 set in 2025 
Records in this area have been kept since 1900 

BARRHEAD AREA 
New record of 11.7 
Old record of 9.4 set in 1965 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

BOW ISLAND AREA 
New record of 16.7 
Old record of 10.6 set in 2006 
Records in this area have been kept since 1961 

BOW VALLEY (PROVINCIAL PARK) AREA 
New record of 15.1 
Old record of 12.2 set in 1965 
Records in this area have been kept since 1928 

BROOKS AREA 
New record of 15.8 
Old record of 13.3 set in 1942 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

CALGARY AREA 
New record of 16.9 
Old record of 11.2 set in 2004 
Records in this area have been kept since 1881 

CAMROSE AREA 
New record of 8.8 
Old record of 7.0 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1921 

CARDSTON AREA 
New record of 17.3 
Old record of 14.9 set in 2019 
Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

CLARESHOLM AREA 
New record of 19.5 
Old record of 13.8 set in 2008 
Records in this area have been kept since 1951 

COLD LAKE AREA 
New record of 8.7 
Old record of 6.4 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1952 

CROWSNEST AREA 
New record of 10.9 
Old record of 8.5 set in 1994 
Records in this area have been kept since 1965 

DRUMHELLER AREA 
New record of 11.4 
Old record of 9.1 set in 2008 
Records in this area have been kept since 1923 

EDMONTON AREA 
New record of 11.6 
Old record of 8.3 set in 1942 
Records in this area have been kept since 1880 

EDSON AREA 
New record of 14.3 
Old record of 10.1 set in 2025 
Records in this area have been kept since 1916 

ELK ISLAND (NATIONAL PARK) AREA 
New record of 9.4 
Old record of 7.0 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

FORT CHIPEWYAN AREA 
New record of 6.0 
Old record of 3.0 set in 1999 
Records in this area have been kept since 1883 

FORT MCMURRAY AREA 
New record of 11.0 
Old record of 6.9 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1908 

GRANDE PRAIRIE AREA 
New record of 8.7 
Old record of 8.6 set in 2014 
Records in this area have been kept since 1922 

HENDRICKSON CREEK AREA 
New record of 12.8 
Old record of 9.9 set in 2004 
Records in this area have been kept since 1995 

JASPER AREA 
New record of 10.5 
Old record of 8.9 set in 1968 
Records in this area have been kept since 1916 

LAC LA BICHE AREA 
New record of 11.2 
Old record of 8.5 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1944 

LETHBRIDGE AREA 
New record of 17.5 
Old record of 13.3 set in 1942 
Records in this area have been kept since 1902 

LLOYDMINSTER AREA 
New record of 6.1 
Old record of 5.4 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1952 

MEDICINE HAT AREA 
New record of 14.4 
Old record of 9.4 set in 1931 
Records in this area have been kept since 1883 

MILDRED LAKE AREA 
New record of 10.7 
Old record of 5.2 set in 2025 
Records in this area have been kept since 1965 

MILK RIVER AREA 
New record of 17.8 
Old record of 11.0 set in 2006 
Records in this area have been kept since 1994 

NORDEGG AREA 
New record of 16.3 
Old record of 11.7 set in 1968 
Records in this area have been kept since 1915 

PEACE RIVER AREA 
New record of 6.9 
Old record of 6.1 set in 2025 
Records in this area have been kept since 1907 

PINCHER CREEK AREA 
New record of 13.2 
Old record of 11.7 set in 1973 
Records in this area have been kept since 1893 

RED DEER AREA 
New record of 9.8 
Old record of 9.3 set in 2008 
Records in this area have been kept since 1904 

RED EARTH CREEK AREA 
New record of 10.9 
Old record of 7.9 set in 2025 
Records in this area have been kept since 1994 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE AREA 
New record of 16.3 
Old record of 12.2 set in 1968 
Records in this area have been kept since 1915 

SLAVE LAKE AREA 
New record of 11.2 
Old record of 9.8 set in 2025 
Records in this area have been kept since 1922 

STAVELY AREA 
New record of 16.5 
Old record of 14.1 set in 2019 
Records in this area have been kept since 1914 

STONY PLAIN AREA 
New record of 12.5 
Old record of 8.0 set in 1986 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

SUNDRE AREA 
New record of 16.8 
Old record of 12.5 set in 2008 
Records in this area have been kept since 1993 

VEGREVILLE AREA 
New record of 7.8 
Old record of 5.4 set in 1999 
Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

WAINWRIGHT AREA 
New record of 9.5 
Old record of 5.3 set in 1999 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

WATERTON PARK AREA 
New record of 14.4 
Old record of 11.1 set in 2019 
Records in this area have been kept since 1976