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
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