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SUMMARY WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:49 PM CST
TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2008.
DESERT-LIKE HEAT HITS SASKATCHEWAN SHATTERING MANY TEMPERATURE
RECORDS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE RECORD BREAKING
TEMPERATURES AS OF 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2008.
NEW RECORD TEMPERATURES;
LOCATION OLD RECORD TODAYS NEW RECORD
LA RONGE 31.0 (1999) 33.0
SASKATOON 34.7 (2003) 36.8
KINDERSLEY 35.0 (1972) 35.4
SWIFT CURRENT 33.9 (1894) 36.0
MOOSE JAW 35.2 (2003) 36.0
NORTH BATTLEFORD 34.4 (1972) 35.9
ROSETOWN 35.6 (1949) 38.3
MAPLE CREEK 34.0 (1981) 35.8
LEADER 36.7 (1931) 37.1
ASSINIBOIA 35.5 (1992) 37.5
VAL MARIE 35.4 (2003) 38.7
WATROUS 34.1 (2003) 35.9
PRINCE ALBERT 33.9 (1972) 33.9 (TIED)
NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES:
LOCATION OLD RECORD TODAYS HIGH
KEY LAKE 29.5 (1999) 29.4
STONY RAPIDS 28.2 (1999) 26.3
REGINA 36.1 (1933) 33.8
YORKTON 35.0 (1960) 32.8
BROADVIEW 33.9 (1960) 31.2
ESTEVAN 35.8 (1992) 33.0
WEYBURN 35.6 (1960) 34.9
WYNYARD 33.0 (2003) 32.4
ELBOW 37.5 (2003) 36.8
MELFORT 34.6 (2003) 34.0
NIPAWIN 35.3 (2003) 33.5
MEADOW LAKE 31.7 (1963) 30.3
WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 38.7 VAL MARIE SASKATCHEWAN NOT
ONLY BROKE A RECORD BUT WAS ALSO THE CANADIAN HOT SPOT.
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