Is it May or December? Alberta just shattered a bunch of heat records
December may be in full swing in Alberta, but Mother Nature is still bringing the heat, with some spots in the province breaking heat records that have stood for decades.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has released its summary of the weather event that brought some serious warmth to parts of the province on Tuesday, breaking temperature records in the process.
Here’s a roundup of the spots that broke records yesterday:
Bow Island Area
New record of 18.6ÂșC
Old record of 12.8ÂșC set in 1962
Records in this area have been kept since 1961
Crowsnest Area
New record of 9.5ÂșC
Old record of 8ÂșC set in 1987
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Esther Area
New record of 12.1ÂșC
Old record of 10.5ÂșC set in 1988
Records in this area have been kept since 1985
Hendrickson Creek Area
New record of 7.9ÂșC
Old record of 6.8ÂșC set in 2000
Records in this area have been kept since 1995
Milk River Area
New record of 16.6ÂșC
Old record of 9.6ÂșC set in 2020
Records in this area have been kept since 1994
Sundre Area
New record of 15.5ÂșC
Old record of 6.7ÂșC set in 1999
Records in this area have been kept since 1993
Taber Area
New record of 17.2ÂșC
Old record of 13ÂșC set in 1988
Records in this area have been kept since 1947
Waterton Park Area
New record of 14.3ÂșC
Old record of 12.5ÂșC set in 2020
Records in this area have been kept since 1976
Environment and Climate Change Canada added that the summary provided may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
The temperature records reported here have been derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that was active during the period of record.