The thermostat was really cranked across Saskatchewan on Thursday with some municipalities seeing temperatures soar past records set as far back as 1919 and 1936. In Manitoba, Dauphin and Grand Rapids both reached and slightly surpassed 37 degrees Celsius making them the hottest locations in the country.
Relief from the heat is on the way starting on Saturday. Precision Weather indicates temperatures will drop to 27 on Saturday, 25 on Sunday, and 22 on Monday with a chance of rain. The Weather Network is predicting significant rainfall between Sunday and Tuesday with totals nearing, or exceeding, 50mm in some areas.
The following unofficial temperatures were recorded by Environment Canada weather stations across Saskatchewan on May 28th:
ASSINIBOIA AREA
New record of 33.0
Old record of 30.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
BROADVIEW AREA
New record of 33.8
Old record of 31.1 set in 1958
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
CORONACH AREA
New record of 32.8
Old record of 30.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1961
ELBOW AREA
New record of 34.4
Old record of 32.5 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1955
HUDSON BAY AREA
New record of 36.6
Old record of 32.8 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1943
INDIAN HEAD AREA
New record of 35.8
Old record of 33.9 set in 1901
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
KINDERSLEY AREA
New record of 34.3
Old record of 33.6 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1942
LA RONGE AREA
New record of 30.9
Old record of 30.4 set in 1995
Records in this area have been kept since 1923
LUCKY LAKE AREA
New record of 34.5
Old record of 31.7 set in 1976
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
MELFORT AREA
New record of 36.6
Old record of 34.5 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1910
MOOSE JAW AREA
New record of 35.9
Old record of 35.0 set in 1919
Records in this area have been kept since 1894
NIPAWIN AREA
New record of 37.5
Old record of 35.0 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1927
OUTLOOK AREA
New record of 36.0
Old record of 33.9 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
PRINCE ALBERT AREA
New record of 35.6
Old record of 33.9 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1884
ROCKGLEN AREA
New record of 31.7
Old record of 27.3 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
ROSETOWN AREA
New record of 36.1
Old record of 34.4 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1913
SASKATOON AREA
New record of 36.1
Old record of 33.9 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
SCOTT AREA
New record of 34.8
Old record of 34.4 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1911
WASKESIU LAKE AREA
New record of 32.1
Old record of 30.5 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
WATROUS AREA
New record of 36.4
Old record of 32.5 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WEYBURN AREA
New record of 33.9
Old record of 32.8 set in 1958
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WYNYARD AREA
New record of 35.0
Old record of 32.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1964
YORKTON AREA
New record of 34.3
Old record of 31.6 set in 1986
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