These temperature records were broken across Alberta Wednesday
More than two-dozen record highs were set in Alberta on Wednesday.
While many of the previous records were beaten by just a few tenths of a degree, both of the main Edmonton weather stations (Blatchford and EIA) broke the previous daily record highs by more than two-and-a-half degrees.
Here's a list of the records from Environment & Climate Change Canada:
Airdrie area
New record of 34.2 C
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
Crownest 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
Edmonton International Airport area
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 Prairie 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
Sundre area
New record of 33.9
Old record of 31.0 set in 2021
Records in this area have been kept since 1993
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
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