Saskatchewan continues to bake under a heat wave with temperatures soaring above 30 degrees Celsius in many areas. The heat is expected to continue through to Saturday with temperatures ranging from 31 to 35 degrees. A cool down is expected to start on Sunday with a chance of showers.
Many municipalities broke old records and set new temperature records on Tuesday, May 26th. These unofficial temperatures were recorded by various Environment Canada locations:
ASSINIBOIA AREA
New record of 34.1
Old record of 31.7 set in 2018
CORONACH AREA
New record of 35.5
Old record of 33.9 set in 1969
EASTEND AREA
New record of 32.4
Old record of 29.4 set in 1934
ELBOW AREA
New record of 32.2
Old record of 30.0 set in 1966
KINDERSLEY AREA
New record of 33.4
Old record of 32.2 set in 1966
LLOYDMINSTER AREA
New record of 30.4
Old record of 29.3 set in 1986
LUCKY LAKE AREA
New record of 32.5
Old record of 31.1 set in 2018
MAPLE CREEK AREA
New record of 34.1
Old record of 33.3 set in 1936
ROCKGLEN AREA
New record of 34.3
Old record of 29.4 set in 2018
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