P.A., Melfort among handful of North Central Sask. communities that set new heat records Monday
The scorching heat on Monday sent temperature records falling like dominoes across Saskatchewan.
According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, Monday was the hottest September 9 on record for 15 communities around the province, including Saskatchewan’s three largest cities. That follows a record-setting Sunday, which saw 13 heat records broken in Saskatchewan.
Saskatoon set a record of 34.2 C on Monday, beating the previous record of 33.9 C which was set all the way back on September 9, 1981. Regina wasn’t far behind with a temperature of 34 C, edging out the old record of 33.9 C, which was set in 1998.
Prince Albert also set a record on Monday, reaching 34.5 C, smashing the old record of 32 C, which had stood since 1981.