Kyle Sooley-Brookings
May 29, 20212 min
It was quite cold across Manitoba on Thursday and several areas set new daily minimum temperature records.
Temperatures have since moderate to more seasonal values.
Here is the list:
Berens River Area
New record of -6.6
Old record of -6.1 set in 1917
Records in this area have been kept since 1905
Carberry Area
New record of -3.1
Old record of -2.8 set in 1965
Records in this area have been kept since 1962
Dauphin Area
New record of -5.6
Old record of -3.5 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1890
Fisher Branch Area
New record of -7.4
Old record of -5.3 set in 2004
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Gimli Area
New record of -5.1
Old record of -5.0 set in 1947
Records in this area have been kept since 1944
Grand Rapids Area
New record of -5.0
Old record of -2.8 set in 1965
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Lynn Lake Area
New record of -7.2
Old record of -6.1 set in 1969
Records in this area have been kept since 1952
Mccreary Area
New record of -4.2
Old record of -2.1 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1968
Oak Point Area
New record of -3.0
Old record of -2.0 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
Pinawa Area
New record of -3.4
Old record of -2.8 set in 1947
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Pine Falls Area
New record of -1.4
Old record of -0.6 set in 1965
Records in this area have been kept since 1922
Steinbach Area
New record of -3.1
Old record of -3.0 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1956
Swan River Area
New record of -4.1
Old record of -1.7 set in 1965
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Portage La Prairie Area tied a daily minimum temperature record of -2.2 that was set in 1924. Records in that area have been kept since 1886
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada