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Edmonton sets record for most 30-degree days

Edmonton 30 degree days 2021
EDMONTON -

2021 now has more 30-degree days in Edmonton than any other summer on record.

Dating back to the late 1800s, only nine other years have had 10+ days where the temperature hit 30.0 or hotter.

Thursday afternoon became Edmonton's 15th day above that mark — eclipsing the previous record of 14 days from 1961.

 

On average, Edmonton gets four 30-degree days per year.

In the past five years:

  • 2020 had two
  • 2019 had one
  • 2018 had seven
  • 2017 had six
  • 2016 had one

 

That's 17 days of 30-degree heat in the past five years COMBINED.

Edmonton may get to 17 this summer, as temperatures are forecast to climb to around 30 again next week.

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