Cold Weather Continues Grip on Western Canada
Cold weather continues across the western half of Canada. Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan continue to break cold temperature records.
Across the three Prairie provinces and northern Ontario, wind chill between minus 40 and minus 50 will continue for the next several days. Areas of British Columbia under the extreme cold warning can see wind chill values between minus 35 and minus 45.
There are also Arctic outflow warnings in effect with wind chill values ranging from minus 10 to minus 20 this morning.
A warm-up is expected by mid next week.
Alberta
The following areas set a daily minimum temperature record on
Wednesday February 10, 2021. Values given in degrees Celsius.
Bow Island Area
New record of -34.2
Old record of -30.9 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1961
Cardston Area
Tied record of -35.6 set in 1939
Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Claresholm Area
New record of -33.8
Old record of -33.1 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1951
Coronation Area
New record of -35.8
Old record of -35.2 set in 1985
Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Drumheller Area
New record of -37.7
Old record of -33.0 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1923
Hendrickson Creek Area
New record of -41.6
Old record of -39.1 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1995
Milk River Area
New record of -36.0
Old record of -29.5 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1994
Nordegg Area
New record of -38.3
Old record of -37.8 set in 1922
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Pincher Creek Area
New record of -34.2
Old record of -33.6 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1893
Sundre Area
New record of -38.2
Old record of -35.0 set in 2014
Records in this area have been kept since 1993
Taber Area
New record of -33.8
Old record of -33.7 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1947
British Columbia
The following areas will have set or tied a daily minimum
temperature record on Thursday February 11, 2021:
Burns Lake Area (Burns Lake Decker Lake)
Preliminary new record of -38.7
Old record of -37.2 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1949
Clinton Area (Clinton RCS)
Preliminary new record of -32.3
Old record of -27.2 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1974
Hope Area (Hope Airport)
Preliminary new record of -13.3
Old record of -11.1 set in 1939
Records in this area have been kept since 1936
Nakusp Area (Nakusp CS)
Preliminary new record of -14.2
Old record of -13.9 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Puntzi Mountain Area (Puntzi Mountain (AUT))
Preliminary new record of -45.6
Old record of -36.7 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1959
Sparwood Area (Sparwood CS)
Preliminary new record of -30.5
Old record of -23.8 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1969
Squamish Area (Squamish Airport)
Preliminary new record of -7.9
Old record of -6.0 set in 1989
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Tatlayoko Lake Area (Tatlayoko Lake RCS)
Preliminary new record of -34.3
Old record of -27.2 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1930
Whistler Area (Whistler - Nesters)
Currently tied record of -17.0 set in 2019
Records in this area have been kept since 1950
Williams Lake Area (Williams Lake A)
Preliminary new record of -32.2
Old record of -27.8 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1960
Yoho (National Park) Area (Yoho Park)
Preliminary new record of -34.0
Old record of -33.9 set in 1951
Records in this area have been kept since 1923
Saskatchewan
The following areas set a daily minimum temperature record on
Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Values given in degrees Celsius.
Collins Bay Area
New record of -40.9
Old record of -39.5 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
Key Lake Area
New record of -47.6
Old record of -45.5 set in 1994
Records in this area have been kept since 1976
Rockglen Area
New record of -31.9
Old record of -30.1 set in 2008
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
Southend Reindeer Area
New record of -44.1
Old record of -41.7 set in 1959
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
The following areas set a daily minimum temperature record on
Thursday, February 11, 2021. Values given in degrees Celsius.
Assiniboia Area
New record of -33.1
Old record of -32.3 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Cypress Hills Area
New record of -33.6
Old record of -30.0 set in 1923
Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Elbow Area
New record of -37.7
Old record of -33.0 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1955
Kindersley Area
New record of -36.9
Old record of -34.4 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1942
Last Mountain Lake Area
New record of -37.7
Old record of -36.0 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1975
Meadow Lake Area
New record of -40.4
Old record of -39.7 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1959
Outlook Area
New record of -35.8
Old record of -35.6 set in 1922
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Rockglen Area
New record of -33.3
Old record of -27.9 set in 2000
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
Rosetown Area
New record of -39.2
Old record of -37.8 set in 1936
Records in this area have been kept since 1913
Saskatoon Area
New record of -39.2
Old record of -38.9 set in 1905
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
Watrous Area
New record of -36.7
Old record of -35.0 set in 1955
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
Wynyard Area
New record of -36.4
Old record of -36.1 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1964
Yorkton Area
New record of -39.1
Old record of -37.2 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1941
Based on ECCC Data