Temperature records fall as September heat keeps summer alive in Sask.
Numerous high temperature records fell across Saskatchewan on Sunday as a late summer heat wave lingers in the province.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), 14 areas broke records yesterday dating as far back as 1981.
The following regions saw records fall yesterday, according to ECCC:
BROADVIEW AREA (Broadview)
Tied record of 32.3 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
ELBOW AREA (Elbow CS)
New record of 34.8
Old record of 34.5 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1955
INDIAN HEAD AREA (Indian Head CDA)
New record of 34.0
Old record of 32.6 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
LAST MOUNTAIN LAKE (SANCTUARY) AREA (Last Mountain CS)
New record of 34.8
Old record of 33.0 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1975
LUCKY LAKE AREA (Lucky Lake)
New record of 35.1
Old record of 33.5 set in 2017
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
MAPLE CREEK AREA (Maple Creek)
New record of 34.5
Old record of 33.6 set in 2017
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
MOOSE JAW AREA (Moose Jaw CS)
New record of 34.8
Old record of 34.4 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1894
OUTLOOK AREA (Outlook PFRA)
New record of 34.4
Old record of 34.0 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
ROCKGLEN AREA (Rockglen (AUT))
New record of 31.8
Old record of 31.4 set in 1998
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
SWIFT CURRENT AREA (Swift Current CDA)
New record of 34.1
Old record of 34.0 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1885
WATROUS AREA (Watrous East)
New record of 35.1
Old record of 33.0 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WEYBURN AREA (Weyburn)
New record of 33.2
Old record of 33.0 set in 1982
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WYNYARD AREA (Wynyard (AUT))
New record of 32.0
Old record of 31.4 set in 1981
Records in this area have been kept since 1964
YORKTON AREA (Yorkton)
New record of 33.3
Old record of 32.7 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1941
Regina or Saskatoon did not break records , according to ECCC, where temperatures also climbed to the 30s.
The heat is expected to continue for much of the province on Monday before temperatures moderate on Tuesday.
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