Cold Temperatures Break Records in Alberta & British Columbia

Several areas of Alberta and British Columbia set new daily minimum temperature records on Sunday, October 25.

Portions of Alberta will continue to be cool today. On Tuesday temperatures are expected to rise by about 5 degrees.

In British Columbia, it will be a degree or so warmer on Tuesday.

Alberta

Banff Area

New record of -24.5

Old record of -21.7 set in 1939

Records in this area have been kept since 1887

Bow Island Area

New record of -15.6

Old record of -8.5 set in 1996

Records in this area have been kept since 1961

Bow Valley (Provincial Park) Area

New record of -24.9

Old record of -22.2 set in 1951

Records in this area have been kept since 1928

Cardston Area

New record of -24.6

Old record of -17.8 set in 1939

Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Claresholm Area

New record of -23.4

Old record of -16.7 set in 1957

Records in this area have been kept since 1951

Drumheller Area

New record of -17.0

Old record of -16.7 set in 1951

Records in this area have been kept since 1923

Edmonton (int'l Aprt) Area

New record of -16.9

Old record of -15.4 set in 2001

Records in this area have been kept since 1959

Edson Area

New record of -19.9

Old record of -19.4 set in 1939

Records in this area have been kept since 1916

Elk Island (National Park) Area

New record of -15.4

Old record of -11.1 set in 1969

Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Hendrickson Creek Area

New record of -26.5

Old record of -14.2 set in 1996

Records in this area have been kept since 1995

High River Area

New record of -22.4

Old record of -17.2 set in 1919

Records in this area have been kept since 1913

Highvale Area

New record of -18.4

Old record of -8.9 set in 2004

Records in this area have been kept since 1977

Jasper Area

New record of -22.1

Old record of -21.7 set in 1951

Records in this area have been kept since 1916

Milk River Area

New record of -19.9

Old record of -16.3 set in 2012

Records in this area have been kept since 1994

Nordegg Area

New record of -25.2

Old record of -23.3 set in 1951

Records in this area have been kept since 1915

Onefour Area

New record of -21.3

Old record of -11.7 set in 1942

Records in this area have been kept since 1928

Rocky Mountain House Area

New record of -24.9

Old record of -21.1 set in 1951

Records in this area have been kept since 1915

Stavely Area

New record of -17.6

Old record of -16.7 set in 1957

Records in this area have been kept since 1914

Stony Plain Area

New record of -15.7

Old record of -9.4 set in 1969

Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Sundre Area

New record of -26.4

Old record of -10.6 set in 2001

Records in this area have been kept since 1993

Taber Area

New record of -18.3

Old record of -15.6 set in 1957

Records in this area have been kept since 1947

British Columbia

Bella Bella Area

New record: -4.2

Old record: -0.9 set in 2008

Records began in 1977

Blue River Area

New record: -15.2

Old record: -8.9 set in 1991

Records began in 1946

Burns Lake Area

New record: -16.2

Old record: -8.9 set in 1969

Records began in 1949

Campbell River Area

New record: -5

Old record: -2.8 set in 1978

Records began in 1958

Castlegar Area

New record: -9

Old record: -7.3 set in 2002

Records began in 1916

Clinton Area

New record: -17.5

Old record: -9.2 set in 2002

Records began in 1973

Cranbrook Area

New record: -18.3

Old record: -17.2 set in 1919

Records began in 1901

Gibbons Area

New record: -1.9

Old record: -0.6 set in 1954

Records began in 1949

Golden Area

New record: -14.6

Old record: -12.2 set in 1919

Records began in 1902

Kamloops Area

New record: -11.2

Old record: -7.8 set in 1954

Record began in 1890

Lillooet Area

New record: -7.9

Old record: -6.7 set in 1939

Record began in 1881

Lytton Area

New record: -6.4

Old record: -5.0 set in 1939

Records began in 1921

Mackenzie Area

New record: -12.5

Old record: -11.0 set in 1991

Records began in 1971

Malahat Area

New record: -2.0

Old record: 1.5 set in 1991

Records began in 1986

Merritt Area

New record: -15.5

Old record: -8.9 set in 1919

Records began in 1918

Nakusp Area

New record: -6.0

Old record: -4.4 set in 1913

Records began in 1912

Nanaimo Area

New record: -4

Old record: -2.8 set in 1919

Records began in 1892

Nelson Area

New record: -6.5

Old record: -4.4 set in 1919

Records began in 1904

Powell River Area

New record: -3

Old record: -1.1 set in 1964

Records began in 1924

Princeton Area

New record: -13.0

Old record: -11.1 set in 1893

Records began in 1893

Puntzi Mountain Area

New record: -25.3

Old record: -13.2 set in 2001

Records began in 1959

Qualicum Beach Area

New record: -3.7

Old record: 0.0 set in 1964

Records began in 1962

Salmon Arm Area

New record: -8.5

Old record: -6.7 set in 1919

Records began in 1893

Sechelt Area

New record: -1.9

Old record: 0.2 set in 2007

Records began in 1956

Squamish Area

New record: -0.7

Old record: 0.0 set in 2002

Records began in 1960

Tatlayoko Lake Area

New record: -18.6

Old record: -13.3 set in 1939

Records began in 1930

Tofino Area

New record: -1

Old record: 0.6 set in 1919

Records began in 1896

Trail Area

New record: -10.1

Old record: -4.0 set in 2002

Records began in 1928

Vernon Area

New record: -10.1

Old record: -5.6 set in 1919

Records began in 1900

Victoria Harbour Area

New record: -0.6

Old record: 0.0 set in 1919

Records began in 1874

Whistler Area

New record: -6

Old record: -3.9 set in 1954

Records began in 1950

Williams Lake Area

New record: -17.6

Old record: -7.7 set in 1991

Records began in 1960

Yoho (National Park) Area

New record: -26.1

Old record: -10.6 set in 2002

Records began in 1923

Based on ECCC Data