Heat records were set in 37 Alberta communities on Saturday, September 3, 2022. (Pexels free use image)

By David Opinko/LethbridgeNewsNOW

Medicine Hat sets heat record on Saturday

Sep 4, 2022 | 11:18 AM

BOW ISLAND, AB – Albertans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures during the Labour Day weekend.

Environment Canada says new daily maximum temperature records were set in 37 different communities on Saturday, September 3, 2022.

Medicine Hat got the hottest at 38.4 degrees Celsius, breaking the city’s previous record of 36.8 set in 2009.

Three communities broke their 1938 heat records including Athabasca (31 degrees in 2022), Beaverlodge (30.8), and Camrose (33.4).

Despite Lethbridge reaching 34.4 degrees, it did not set a new record.

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The full list of communities in Alberta that had their hottest September 3 on record are:

Airdrie Area New record of 32.7
Old record of 31.2 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1881

Athabasca Area
New record of 31.0
Old record of 30.0 set in 1938
Records in this area have been kept since 1900

Banff Area
New record of 32.4
Old record of 31.0 set in 1988
Records in this area have been kept since 1887

Beaverlodge Area
New record of 30.8
Old record of 30.6 set in 1938
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Bow Island Area
New record of 36.7
Old record of 35.6 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1961

Bow Valley (Provincial Park) Area
New record of 32.6
Old record of 31.2 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1928

Brooks Area
New record of 34.6
Old record of 33.8 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Calgary Area
New record of 33.1
Old record of 31.2 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1881

Camrose Area
New record of 33.4
Old record of 32.2 set in 1938
Records in this area have been kept since 1921

Cardston Area
New record of 35.8
Old record of 34.4 set in 1950
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Coronation Area
New record of 34.2
Old record of 31.8 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Crowsnest Area
New record of 31.0
Old record of 30.7 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1965

Edmonton Area
New record of 33.8
Old record of 32.2 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1880

Edmonton (Int’l Aprt) Area
New record of 33.1
Old record of 32.8 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1959

Esther Area
New record of 36.9
Old record of 35.5 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1985

Fort McMurray Area
New record of 31.5
Old record of 31.1 set in 1938
Records in this area have been kept since 1908

Grande Prairie Area
New record of 31.6
Old record of 30.5 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1922

Hendrickson Creek Area
New record of 28.9
Old record of 27.8 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1995

High Level Area
New record of 28.7
Old record of 27.8 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1962

High River Area
New record of 31.7
Old record of 31.0 set in 2003
Records in this area have been kept since 1913

Highvale Area
New record of 32.0
Old record of 30.1 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1977

Jasper Area
New record of 33.7
Old record of 32.1 set in 1988
Records in this area have been kept since 1916

Lloydminster Area
New record of 33.3
Old record of 32.3 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1952

Medicine Hat Area
New record of 38.4
Old record of 36.8 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1883

Lac La Biche Area
New record of 30.0
Old record of 29.9 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1944

Mildred Lake Area
New record of 30.4
Old record of 30.0 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1965

Milk River Area
New record of 34.9
Old record of 34.3 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1994

Onefour Area
New record of 36.3
Old record of 35.8 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1928

Red Deer Area
New record of 31.7
Old record of 30.6 set in 1938
Records in this area have been kept since 1904

Stettler Area
New record of 35.1
Old record of 32.6 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Stony Plain Area
New record of 32.0
Old record of 31.2 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Strathmore Area
New record of 31.7
Old record of 31.1 set in 1950
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Sundre Area
New record of 33.2
Old record of 29.4 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1993

Three Hills Area
New record of 34.6
Old record of 33.9 set in 1950
Records in this area have been kept since 1921

Vegreville Area
New record of 33.3
Old record of 33.0 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Wainwright Area
New record of 35.4
Old record of 34.1 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Waterton Park Area
New record of 34.0
Old record of 31.1 set in 1998
Records in this area have been kept since 1976

Just two days prior on August 31, 2021, heat records were set in 24 Alberta communities.

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