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Record-setting temperatures Wednesday in Edmonton area, northern Alberta

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Temperatures shattered daily record highs in many spots around Alberta on Wednesday.

No Edmonton stations set records, although both the Blatchford and EIA stations were within about a degree of the record highs for Dec. 13.

Blatchford hit a high of 7.4 degrees (the record remains 8.4 from 1997) and EIA hit 7.4 degrees (the record is 8.3 from 2002).

Just outside the city, Stony Plain hit a high of 11 degrees, breaking the old record of 9.9 from 1997.

Here's the full list of all the record highs from Environment and Climate Change Canada for Dec. 13:

Barrhead

New - 9.8

Old - 9.5 in 1997 (records kept since 1912)

Breton

New - 13.8

Old - 13.0 in 1997 (records kept since 1939)

Claresholm

New - 14.8

Old - 14.4 in 1952 (records kept since 1951)

Edson

New - 11.4

Old - 9.5 in 1997 (records kept since 1916)

Fort Chipewyan

New - 8.3

Old - 3.0 in 1998 (records kept since 1883)

Fort McMurray

New - 7.6

Old - 6.7 in 1944 (records kept since 1908)

Hendrickson Creek

New - 13.3

Old - 11.5 in 1997 (records kept since 1995)

High Level

New - 9.1

Old - 6.8 in 2017 (records kept since 1962)

Milk River

New - 12.3

Old - 12.0 in 2002 (records kept since 1994)

Nordegg

New - 11.9

Old - 11.7 in 1952 (records kept since 1915)

Peace River

New - 6.4

Old - 6.2 in 1997 (records kept since 1907)

Stony Plain

New - 11.0

Old - 9.9 in 1997 (records kept since 1966)

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