SUNDRE – The Sundre area was one of 20 places in Alberta to break high temperature records on Thursday.
In a weather summary issued Friday, Environment and Climate Change Canada noted the Sundre area recorded a new, record-high temperature for May 29.
The temperature hit 30.3 degrees Celsius (C) Sunday at the Sundre Airport. The previous record for the day of 28.5 C was set in 1995.
Weather records for the area have been kept since 1993.
The following other Alberta areas set a daily maximum temperature record (listed in degrees Celcius) on Thursday, May 29:
Athabasca area - New record of 31.6. Old record of 31.4 set in 2019. Records in this area have been kept since 1900.
Bow Island area - New record of 32.2. Old record of 29.4 set in 1966. Records in this area have been kept since 1961.
Bow Valley Provincial Park area - New record of 29.7. Old record of 27.8 set in 1936. Records in this area have been kept since 1928.
Calgary area - New record of 30.9. Old record of 30.0 set in 1934. Records in this area have been kept since 1881.
Claresholm area - New record of 32.7. Old record of 31.5 set in 1986. Records in this area have been kept since 1951.
Edmonton International Airport area - New record of 32.8. Old record of 31.1 set in 1986. Records in this area have been kept since 1959.
Edmonton area - New record of 32.7. Old record of 32.2 set in 1936. Records in this area have been kept since 1880.
Fort Chipewyan area - New record of 34.7. Old record of 30.0 set in 1936. Records in this area have been kept since 1883.
High Level area - New record of 32.3. Old record of 30.0 set in 1972. Records in this area have been kept since 1962.
Lacombe area - New record of 31.9. Old record of 30.5 set in 1986. Records in this area have been kept since 1907.
Mildred Lake area - New record of 33.5. Old record of 30.4 set in 2019. Records in this area have been kept since 1965.
Milk River area - New record of 31.8. Old record of 27.7 set in 1995. Records in this area have been kept since 1994.
Peace River area - New record of 31.5. Old record of 30.6 set in 1935. Records in this area have been kept since 1907.
Pincher Creek area - New record of 30.7. Old record of 30.0 set in 1936. Records in this area have been kept since 1893.
Red Deer area - New record of 31.6. Old record of 30.7 set in 1986. Records in this area have been kept since 1904.
Red Earth Creek area - New record of 33.3. Old record of 31.6 set in 2019. Records in this area have been kept since 1994.
Rocky Mountain House area - New record of 29.5. Old record of 29.1 set in 1986. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.
Stony Plain area - New record of 31.0. Old record of 30.5 set in 1995. Records in this area have been kept since 1966.
Wainwright area - New record of 32.1. Old record of 30.5 set in 1986. Records in this area have been kept since 1966.
The federal agency notes that these temperature records have been derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record.
