34 Sask. communities broke temperature records on Friday: Environment Canada

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Thirty-four communities across Saskatchewan broke temperature records Friday as the heat dome pushed its way into the Prairies.

According to Environment Canada, Regina broke the longest-standing record when it hit 35.3 C on Friday. The previous record was 33.9 C, set in 1886. Saskatoon and Lucky Lake were the provincial hotspots, both reaching a scorching 40 C.

The heat enveloped the whole province, with records breaking from Coronach to Uranium City. These are all the Saskatchewan communities that broke temperature records on July 2:

• Broadview – 33.0 C
• Buffalo Narrows – 35.8 C
• Collins Bay – 34.9 C
• Coronach – 35.6 C
• Cypress Hills Provincial Park – 33.9 C
• Eastend – 35.9 C
• Elbow – 39.0 C
• Key Lake – 36.5 C
• Hudson Bay – 34.7 C
• La Ronge – 36.7 C
• Last Mountain Lake – 36.5 C
• Leader – 39.4 C
• Lucky Lake – 40.0 C
• Maple Creek – 38.3 C
• Meadow Lake – 36.1 C
• Melfort – 35.6 C
• Nipawin – 35.2 C
• North Battleford – 38.3 C
• Prince Albert – 36.2 C
• Regina – 35.3 C
• Rockglen – 34.9 C
• Rosetown – 39.8 C
• Saskatoon – 40.0 C
• Scott – 35.9 C
• Southend Reindeer – 35.9 C
• Spiritwood – 35.9 C
• Stony Rapids – 38.2 C
• Swift Current – 37.8 C
• Uranium City – 33.9 C
• Waskesiu Lake – 35.3 C
• Watrous – 35.9 C
• Weyburn – 35.6 C
• Wynyard – 35.9 C
• Yorkton – 34.7 C