SUNDRE – The Sundre area kicked off February with another day of record-breaking high temperatures.
According to Environment Canada's weather summary issued Friday, the temperature rose to 12.6 C at the Sundre Airport on Feb. 1.
That’s a new record for the date, the federal agency noted, since records in the area started being kept in 1993.
The previous record high for the area on Feb. 1 was 9.9 C set in 2020.
Earlier in the week, high temperature records were also broken at the Sundre Airport on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30
The following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record on February 1, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):
• Banff area - New record of 10.8. Old record of 10.0 set in 1962. Records in this area have been kept since 1887.
• Bow Island area - New record of 12.8. Old record of 12.2 set in 1962. Records in this area have been kept since 1961.
• Bow Valley Provincial Park area - New record of 13.7. Old record of 13.3 set in 1962. Records in this area have been kept since 1928.
• Breton area - New record of 14.6. Old record of 11.8 set in 2005.Records in this area have been kept since 1939.
• Brooks area - New record of 13.8. Old record of 13.3 set in 1924. Records in this area have been kept since 1912.
• Camrose area - New record of 9.0. Old record of 8.3 set in 1924. Records in this area have been kept since 1921.
• Cardston area - New record of 16.4. Old record of 16.0 set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1918.
• Claresholm area - New record of 15.7. Old record of 15.0 set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1951.
• Cold Lake area - New record of 8.6. Old record of 7.9 set in 1993. Records in this area have been kept since 1952.
• Crowsnest Area - New record of 12.7. Old record of 9.5 set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1965
• Edmonton International Airport area - New record of 11.5. Old record of 8.3 set in 1962. Records in this area have been kept since 1959.
• Esther area - New record of 10.8. Old record of 10.0 set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1985.
• Hendrickson Creek area - New record of 8.4. Old record of 7.4 set in 2005. Records in this area have been kept since 1995.
• High River area - New record of 15.5. Old record of 14.0 set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1913.
• Lethbridge area - New record of 16.4. Old record of 16.1 set in 1931. Records in this area have been kept since 1902.
• Lloydminster area - New record of 7.3. Old record of 6.7 set in 1959. Records in this area have been kept since 1952.
• Lac La Biche area - Tied record of 8.9 set in 1954. Records in this area have been kept since 1944.
• Milk River area - New record of 12.8. Old record of 12.6 set in 1995. Records in this area have been kept since 1994.
• Nordegg area - New record of 13.4. Old record of 12.2 set in 1935. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.
• Pincher Creek area - New record of 14.0. Old record of 13.3 set in 1931. Records in this area have been kept since 1893.
• Red Earth Creek area - New record of 6.8. Old record of 6.7 set in 2005. Records in this area have been kept since 1994.
• Strathmore area - New record of 13.0. Old record of 10.6 set in 1931.Records in this area have been kept since 1912.
• Three Hills area - Tied record of 12.2 set in 1962. Records in this area have been kept since 1921.
• Vegreville area - New record of 8.3. Old record of 6.5 set in 1991. Records in this area have been kept since 1918.
• Wainwright area - New record of 11.3. Old record of 8.0 set in 1991. Records in this area have been kept since 1966.
• Waterton Park area - New record of 14.3. Old record of 13.0 set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1976.
Environment Canada notes the temperature records reported here may contain preliminary or unofficial
information derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record.
