A total of 19 temperature records were broken in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, as autumn heat swept across the prairies.
Yellow Grass, about 88 kilometres southeast of Regina, was the hot spot in all of Canada, climbing to a sizzling 34.1 C degrees.
Meteorologist Kyle McAulay, said Regina and Moose Jaw easily broke records.
“Yeah Regina reached a high of 33.3 C breaking a record of 32.2 C set back in 1898, and Moose Jaw climbed to 33.1 C breaking a record set back in 1967 of 30.6 C,” McAulay said.
Normal daytime highs for much of southern Saskatchewan this time of year are between 15 C and 19 C degrees.
McAulay added while not as hot as Tuesday, above seasonal temperatures can be expected for the rest of the week.
Other records broken Tuesday include;
Assiniboia
New record of 32.8
Old record of 29.4 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Broadview
New record of 31.7
Old record of 28.9 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
Coronach
New record of 32.5
Old record of 30.2 set in 2010
Records in this area have been kept since 1961
Estevan
New record of 32.6
Old record of 30.6 set in 1943
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
Hudson Bay
New record of 28.2
Old record of 27.2 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1943
Indian Head
New record of 33.0
Old record of 31.1 set in 1890
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
Last Mountain Lake
New record of 31.6
Old record of 27.2 set in 1976
Records in this area have been kept since 1975
Melfort
New record of 31.9
Old record of 27.6 set in 2001
Records in this area have been kept since 1910
Nipawin
New record of 30.6
Old record of 26.7 set in 1957
Records in this area have been kept since 1927
Prince Albert
New record of 30.6
Old record of 28.9 set in 1887
Records in this area have been kept since 1884
Rockglen
New record of 30.9
Old record of 27.9 set in 2001
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
Saskatoon
New record of 30.8
Old record of 28.9 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
Waskesiu Lake
New record of 27.3
Old record of 23.4 set in 2012
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Watrous
New record of 31.9
Old record of 28.3 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
Weyburn
New record of 33.8
Old record of 30.6 set in 1957
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
Wynyard
New record of 31.3
Old record of 28.3 set in 1970
Records in this area have been kept since 1964
Yorkton
New record of 31.4
Old record of 28.9 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1941
