SUNDRE - The Sundre area was among 29 locations in Alberta to hit a record high temperature Wednesday.
According to Environment Canada, the temperature rose to 33.9 C at the Sundre Airport on July 10.
That’s a new record for the date, the agency noted, since records in the area started being kept in 1993.
The previous record high for the area on July 11 was 31.0 C set in 2005.
As well, the Alberta Electricity System Operator noted electricity demand also broke records July 10 with a record peak of 12,122 megawatts.
Hot and dry conditions have led to 137 new wildfire starts since July 1 and heightened wildfire danger throughout the province, according to the province.
The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on July 10, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):
• Airdrie area - New record of 34.2. Old record of 34.0 set in 1985. Records in this area have been kept since 1881.
• Athabasca area - New record of 33.7. Old record of 33.0 set in 2021. Records in this area have been kept since 1900.
• Barrhead area - New record of 34.8. Old record of 32.8 set in 2012. Records in this area have been kept since 1912.
• Beaverlodge area - New record of 32.8. Old record of 31.7 set in 1959. Records in this area have been kept since 1912.
• Brooks area - New record of 37.3. Old record of 36.7 set in 1973. Records in this area have been kept since 1912.
• Camrose area - New record of 33.5. Old record of 32.4 set in 2001. Records in this area have been kept since 1921.
• Claresholm area - New record of 35.5. Old record of 35.0 set in 1973. Records in this area have been kept since 1951.
• Cold Lake area - New record of 34.3. Old record of 33.8 set in 2021. Records in this area have been kept since 1952.
• Crowsnest area- New record of 31.9. Old record of 31.7 set in 1973. Records in this area have been kept since 1965.
• Drumheller area - New record of 36.4. Old record of 36.0 set in 1985. Records in this area have been kept since 1923.
• Edmonton area - New record of 36.2. Old record of 33.5 set in 2001. Records in this area have been kept since 1880.
• Emonton International Airport - New record of 34.3. Old record of 31.6 set in 1985. Records in this area have been kept since 1959.
• Edson area - New record of 35.4. Old record of 31.4 set in 1985. Records in this area have been kept since 1916.
• Grande Priairie area - New record of 34.2. Old record of 31.1 set in 1975. Records in this area have been kept since 1922.
• Hendrickson Creek area - New record of 30.9. Old record of 28.5 set in 2001. Records in this area have been kept since 1995.
• Jasper area - New record of 35.4. Old record of 33.9 set in 1926. Records in this area have been kept since 1916.
• Lloydminster area - New record of 33.1. Old record of 32.4 set in 2021. Records in this area have been kept since 1952.
• Lacombe area - New record of 34.9. Old record of 33.0 set in 1985. Records in this area have been kept since 1907.
• Milk River area - New record of 34.9. Old record of 34.0 set in 2021. Records in this area have been kept since 1994.
• Nordegg area - New record of 32.7. Old record of 30.8 set in 2002. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.
• Red Deer area - New record of 34.3. Old record of 33.9 set in 1906. Records in this area have been kept since 1904.
• Red Earth Creek area - New record of 31.6. Old record of 31.1 set in 2002. Records in this area have been kept since 1994.
• Rocky Mountain House area - New record of 35.2. Old record of 32.1 set in 1985. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.
• Slave Lake area - New record of 32.4. Old record of 31.4 set in 2002. Records in this area have been kept since 1922.
• Stony Plain area - New record of 35.5. Old record of 32.2 set in 2001. Records in this area have been kept since 1966.
• Vegreville area - New record of 33.4. Old record of 32.9 set in 2021. Records in this area have been kept since 1918.
• Wainwright area - New record of 36.7. Old record of 34.0 set in 2021. Records in this area have been kept since 1966.
• Waterton Park area - New record of 33.3. Old record of 31.8 set in 2001. Records in this area have been kept since 1976.
Environment Canada notes the temperature records reported here have been derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record and may contain preliminary or unofficial information.
