Frosty Temperatures Break Records in Alberta and Manitoba

Several locations in both Alberta and Manitoba set new minimum temperature records.

On Tuesday six locations in Alberta and four areas of Manitoba broke records. The locations were as follows:

Breton Area

New record of -10.7

Old record of -6.0 set in 1996

Records in this area have been kept since 1939

Edmonton int'l Aprt

New record of -15.4

Old record of -11.7 set in 1982

Records in this area have been kept since 1959

Highvale Area

New record of -12.0

Old record of -7.5 set in 2004

Records in this area have been kept since 1977

Red Earth Creek Area

New record of -14.4

Old record of -10.1 set in 1996

Records in this area have been kept since 1994

Stony Plain Area

New record of -11.2

Old record of -8.2 set in 2004

Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Altona Area

New record of -11.3

Old record of -8.5 set in 2002

Records in this area have been kept since 1949

Gretna Area

New record of -11.3

Old record of -8.5 set in 2002

Records in this area have been kept since 1949

McCreary Area

New record of -12.3

Old record of -11.0 set in 1991

Records in this area have been kept since 1968

Portage La Prairie Area

New record of -13.9

Old record of -10.3 set in 2002

Records in this area have been kept since 1886

Temperatures have been cool across the Prairies this week.

Based on ECCC Data