Environment Canada has a heat warning out for Regina, Saskatoon, Humboldt, Kindersley, Martensville, Outlook, Prince Albert and The Battlefords areas.
Saskatoon Emergency Management recommends limiting time spent in direct heat, drinking plenty of water, and keeping your pets out of parked cars.
Val Marie was the hotspot not only in Saskatchewan but also in Canada at 37.9 degrees on Tuesday. Saskatoon peaked at 35.3 and it was a record breaker. The old record was 34.8 set in 1991. There are heat advisories across the province again today.Environment Canada says numerous daily record highs were set, including a few dating back to 1919. Another hot day is expected on Wednesday, and on Thursday in some parts of the province, before temperatures drop back down to normal values for this time of year.
The following areas set new daily maximum temperature records for
Tuesday August 18, 2020
Assiniboia
New record of 36.6
Old record of 35.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Coronach
New record of 36.5
Old record of 34.0 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1961
Last Mountain Lake
New record of 36.9
Old record of 34.0 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1975
Lucky Lake
New record of 36.2
Old record of 34.0 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
Moose Jaw
New record of 36.5
Old record of 36.1 set in 1919
Records in this area have been kept since 1894
Outlook
New record of 35.7
Old record of 35.0 set in 1919
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Regina
New record of 35.9
Old record of 35.0 set in 1919
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
Rockglen
New record of 35.8
Old record of 32.6 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
Rosetown
New record of 36.3
Old record of 35.0 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1913
Saskatoon
New record of 35.3
Old record of 34.8 set in 1991
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
Watrous Area
New record of 35.0
Old record of 34.0 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
Weyburn
New record of 35.7
Old record of 34.5 set in 1983
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
Wynyard
New record of 33.8
Old record of 33.4 set in 1984
Records in this area have been kept since 1964