By Josh Hall | @Vancan19

it'll all be over soon

Cold records broken in Medicine Hat, Bow Island, and Brooks on Jan. 13

Jan 15, 2024 | 9:33 AM

Environment and Climate Change Canada is confirming another smorgasbord of cold records set on Saturday, Jan. 13, after 38 were set the day prior.

According to the ongoing Extreme Cold Warning, temperatures are expected to range today from -35 to -45, with wind chills down to -50. That will continue overnight and could be worse in some areas.

Patches of ice fog could develop again overnight, while temperatures will begin to moderate on Monday, especially across southern Alberta. Warmer conditions will spread to most of the province by Tuesday afternoon.

The full Extreme Cold Warning is here.

The full list of records for Saturday, Jan. 13 are as follows (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):

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Bow Island Area
New record of -40.0
Old record of -37.8 set in 1971
Records in this area have been kept since 1961

Brooks Area
New record of -42.2
Old record of -40.0 set in 1916
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Camrose Area
New record of -44.9
Old record of -37.2 set in 1969
Records in this area have been kept since 1921

Cardston Area
New record of -38.8
Old record of -37.9 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Claresholm Area
New record of -39.9
Old record of -38.9 set in 1971
Records in this area have been kept since 1951

Cold Lake Area
New record of -43.1
Old record of -42.2 set in 1953
Records in this area have been kept since 1952

Coronation Area
New record of -46.2
Old record of -37.9 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Crowsnest Area
New record of -40.4
Old record of -38.4 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1965

Drumheller Area
New record of -43.0
Old record of -39.7 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1923

Edmonton (Int’l Aprt) Area
New record of -45.3
Old record of -41.7 set in 1972
Records in this area have been kept since 1959

Edson Area
New record of -43.5
Old record of -40.6 set in 1972
Records in this area have been kept since 1916

Elk Island (National Park) Area
New record of -41.1
Old record of -38.1 set in 2020
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Esther Area
New record of -46.5
Old record of -34.9 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1985

Hendrickson Creek Area
New record of -43.2
Old record of -41.1 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1995

Lloydminster Area
New record of -41.9
Old record of -37.2 set in 1972
Records in this area have been kept since 1952

Medicine Hat Area
New record of -41.4
Old record of -38.9 set in 1916
Records in this area have been kept since 1883

Milk River Area
New record of -44.2
Old record of -36.6 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1994

Onefour Area
New record of -40.3
Old record of -35.0 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1928

Red Deer Area
New record of -44.3
Old record of -38.8 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1904

Red Earth Creek Area
New record of -44.6
Old record of -41.4 set in 1996
Records in this area have been kept since 1994

Stony Plain Area
New record of -41.0
Old record of -35.0 set in 1972
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Sundre Area
New record of -44.5
Old record of -41.7 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1993

Vegreville Area
New record of -44.6
Old record of -39.5 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Wainwright Area
New record of -46.3
Old record of -39.0 set in 2005
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

ECCC note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were active during the period of record.

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