The most significant heat is moving out of Saskatchewan with just the southeast under a heat warning on Friday. The hot spot in the province Thursday was Yellow Grass North; Weyburn at 36.5 degrees.
It doesn’t look like Saskatchewan will set any records for electricity use during this heatwave. With the hot weather the province’s residents have been running air conditioners and fans full out trying to cool off.
SaskPower says on Thursday usage was just short of a record again peaking at 3,655 megawatts. The summer record is 3,669 MW.
The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on July 11, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius) as per Environment and Climate Change Canada: ASSINIBOIA AREA New record of 35.5 Old record of 35.1 set in 2021 Records in this area have been kept since 1965 CORONACH AREA New record of 36.4 Old record of 36.1 set in 1968 Records in this area have been kept since 1961 HUDSON BAY AREA New record of 34.0 Old record of 33.5 set in 2021 Records in this area have been kept since 1943 LUCKY LAKE AREA New record of 33.8 Old record of 32.2 set in 2021 Records in this area have been kept since 1972 OUTLOOK AREA New record of 34.0 Old record of 33.9 set in 1925 Records in this area have been kept since 1915 WASKESIU LAKE AREA New record of 32.8 Old record of 31.1 set in 2002 Records in this area have been kept since 1966