Temperature records broken across Manitoba

On Thursday it was once again another unseasonably warm day across southern Manitoba, with several records broken for daytime highs. The warmth will continue today through Saturday before a cold front brings a return to seasonal values on Sunday.

The following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record on October 2.

ALTONA AREA (Gretna (AUT))

New record of 28.7

Old record of 27.2 set in 1975

Records in this area have been kept since 1949

DOMINION CITY AREA (Emerson Auto)

New record of 29.3

Old record of 26.7 set in 1957

Records in this area have been kept since 1942

FISHER BRANCH AREA (Fisher Branch (AUT))

New record of 25.7

Old record of 25.6 set in 1975

Records in this area have been kept since 1960

GIMLI AREA (Gimli Climate)

New record of 27.3

Old record of 26.7 set in 1957

Records in this area have been kept since 1944

PINAWA AREA (Pinawa)

New record of 26.8

Old record of 26.1 set in 1957

Records in this area have been kept since 1915

SPRAGUE AREA (Sprague)

New record of 28.2

Old record of 28.1 set in 2023

Records in this area have been kept since 1915

STEINBACH AREA (Kleefeld (MAFRI))

Tied record of 27.2 set in 1957

Records in this area have been kept since 1956

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada