On Thursday a ridge of high pressure pushed into Alberta bringing some warm weather. Some new daily high temperature records were broken.
New Record High Temperatures
Coronation
New record of 19.4 °C
Old record of 17.8°C set in 1949
Records started in 1928
Edmonton Int'l Airport
New record of 19.2°C
Old record of 18.3°C set in 1975
Records started in 1960
Sundre
New record of 16.3°C
Old record of 14.7°C set in 1999
Records started in 1985
Near-Record High Temperatures
Banff
Near-record of 13.3°C
Record of 14.5°C set in 1981
Records started in 1892
Brooks
Near-record of 20.4°C
Record of 21.5°C set in 1981
Records started in 1915
Drumheller
Near-record of 20.9°C
Record of 21.5°C set in 1981
Records started in 1954
Medicine Hat
Near-record of 19.6°C
Record of 20.6°C set in 1930
Records started in 1883
Red Deer
Near-record of 18.8°C
Record of 20.6°C set in 1949
Records started in 1909
Vauxhall
Near-record of 19.4°C
Record of 20.6°C set in 1949
Records started in 1913
Waterton Park Gate
Near-record of 16.2°C
Record of 17.5°C set in 1981
Records started in 1966
The next several days will be very nice across the Prairie Provinces with temperatures warming up and sunshine moving in. Some areas could reach 20 degrees on Saturday.
Based on EC Data