It’s a hot long weekend in Saskatchewan and that was evident yesterday (sat) as a number of communities broke heat records.
Assiniboia broke their previous September 3rd high of 34.1 set in 2005 with a high of 35.4 Saturday.
Kindersley topped out at 36.3 yesterday (sat). Their previous record was 35.1 set back in 2009.
La Ronge was 30.9 with the previous record set in 1938 with 28.9 degrees Celsius.
On Saturday, the North Battleford area was 35.3. The previous high for the day was set back in 1950 with a temperature of 33.3.
Both Prince Albert and Saskatoon set new highs yesterday (sat). Prince Albert was 30.9 with the previous record being 29.7 set in 2009.
Saskatoon got up to 35.1. The old record was set in 1940 with a high of 32.2 degrees.
Below is the weather summary from Environment Canada…
The following areas set new daily maximum temperature records for
Sat September 3, 2022
Assiniboia Area (Assiniboia Airport)
New record of 35.4
Old record of 34.1 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Cypress Hills (Provincial Park) Area (Cypress Hills Park)
New record of 33.4
Old record of 30.3 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Eastend Area (Eastend Cypress (AUT))
New record of 34.8
Old record of 33.6 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1910
Elbow Area (Elbow CS)
New record of 37.1
Old record of 34.4 set in 1978
Records in this area have been kept since 1955
Key Lake Area (Key Lake)
New record of 31.0
Old record of 25.5 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1976
Kindersley Area (Kindersley Airport)
New record of 36.3
Old record of 35.1 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1942
La Ronge Area (La Ronge RCS)
New record of 30.9
Old record of 28.9 set in 1938
Records in this area have been kept since 1923
Leader Area (Leader Airport)
New record of 38.5
Old record of 36.9 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1924
Lucky Lake Area (Lucky Lake)
New record of 37.4
Old record of 35.2 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
Maple Creek Area (Maple Creek)
New record of 37.3
Old record of 35.2 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Meadow Lake Area (Meadow Lake)
New record of 31.6
Old record of 30.6 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1959
North Battleford Area (North Battleford RCS)
New record of 35.3
Old record of 33.3 set in 1950
Records in this area have been kept since 1879
Outlook Area (Outlook PFRA)
New record of 37.6
Old record of 34.5 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Prince Albert Area (Prince Albert Glass Field)
New record of 30.9
Old record of 29.7 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1884
Rosetown Area (Rosetown East)
New record of 36.9
Old record of 35.8 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1913
Saskatoon Area (Saskatoon RCS)
New record of 35.1
Old record of 32.2 set in 1940
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
Scott Area (Scott CDA)
New record of 34.9
Old record of 33.9 set in 1950
Records in this area have been kept since 1911
Southend Reindeer Area (Southend)
New record of 30.1
Old record of 27.8 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
Swift Current Area (Swift Current CDA)
New record of 36.5
Old record of 36.1 set in 1940
Records in this area have been kept since 1885
Waskesiu Lake Area (Waskesiu Lake)
New record of 27.5
Old record of 26.7 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Watrous Area (Watrous East)
New record of 34.3
Old record of 31.5 set in 1982
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were
active during the period of record.
Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.