SUNDRE - The Sundre area was one of three in the province to break low temperature records on Sunday as consecutive days of cold brought continued warnings.
And all three new records for Feb. 16 beat old records all set 19 years ago.
In a weather summary issued Monday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Environment Canada) noted the Sundre area recorded a new, record-low temperature for Feb. 16.
The temperature dropped to -33.8 degrees Celsius (C) Sunday at the Sundre Airport. The previous record for the day of -33 C was set in 2006.
Records have been kept in the area since 1993.
The Sundre area also hit a low temperature record the previous day for Feb. 15.
The temperature dropped to -32.8 degrees Celsius (C) Saturday at the Sundre Airport. The previous record for the day of -31.6 C was set in 2018.
As of Monday, Mountain View County and nearby urban centres including Sundre along with most of Alberta, have been under an extreme cold warning since Saturday.
The Bow Island area also hit consecutive days of record-breaking low temperatures.
Environment Canada noted that on Sunday, the temperature in the area dropped to a new low of -31.5 C. The previous record for Feb. 16 was – 28.3 C set in 2006.
On Saturday, a new record for Feb. 15 of -31.4 C was set. The old record of – 26.1 C was set in 1973.
Records in Bow Island area have been kept since 1961.
The Hendrickson Creek area was the third Alberta location to set a new daily minimum for Feb. 16, according to Environment Canada.
A new record of -35 C was set in the area on Sunday. The previous record was -33 C set in 2006.
The federal agency notes that these temperature records have been derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record.
