Heat Warnings are in place for all of Saskatchewan with highs in the mid to upper thirties for the next few days and overnight lows in the high teens and twenties. Fifteen new hot weather records were set in the province and the hot spot in Saskatchewan on Wednesday was Stony Rapids Airport where the mercury climbed to 39.8 degrees. The hotspot in Canada was Ashcroft, British Columbia on Wednesday where the temperature reached 47 degrees Celsius or almost 117 degrees Fahrenheit.
The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on June 30, 2021: Buffalo Narrows Area (Buffalo Narrows (AUT)) New record of 35.8 Old record of 27.9 set in 2008 Records in this area have been kept since 1962 Collins Bay Area (Collins Bay Sk) New record of 35.5 Old record of 28.8 set in 2013 Records in this area have been kept since 1972 Elbow Area (Elbow CS) New record of 34.1 Old record of 33.7 set in 2003 Records in this area have been kept since 1955 Key Lake Area (Key Lake) New record of 37.0 Old record of 28.9 set in 1978 Records in this area have been kept since 1976 Hudson Bay Area (Hudson Bay(AUT)) New record of 31.8 Old record of 31.4 set in 2008 Records in this area have been kept since 1943 Kindersley Area (Kindersley A) New record of 35.7 Old record of 35.4 set in 1989 Records in this area have been kept since 1942 La Ronge Area (La Ronge RCS) New record of 33.7 Old record of 31.7 set in 1937 Records in this area have been kept since 1923 Lucky Lake Area (Lucky Lake) New record of 33.5 Old record of 32.9 set in 2008 Records in this area have been kept since 1972 Maple Creek Area (Maple Creek) New record of 36.0 Old record of 35.9 set in 2008 Records in this area have been kept since 1915 Meadow Lake Area (Meadow Lake) New record of 35.9 Old record of 29.9 set in 2008 Records in this area have been kept since 1959 Southend Reindeer Area (Southend) New record of 34.6 Old record of 32.2 set in 1944 Records in this area have been kept since 1938 Stony Rapids Area (Stony Rapids) New record of 39.8 Old record of 31.1 set in 1976 Records in this area have been kept since 1960 Waskesiu Lake Area (Waskesiu Lake) New record of 33.4 Old record of 29.6 set in 2008 Records in this area have been kept since 1966 Wynyard Area (Wynyard (AUT)) New record of 32.7 Old record of 31.4 set in 1989 Records in this area have been kept since 1964 Yorkton Area (Yorkton) New record of 32.2 Old record of 31.7 set in 2008 Records in this area have been kept since 1941