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By Sheldon Spackman

Bow Island Area hits 21.0 degrees Celsius

New temperature records set in southern Alberta March 19

Mar 20, 2026 | 10:25 AM

Some new temperature records were set in southern Alberta Thursday.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Bow Island area hit 21.0 degrees Celsius, beating the old record for March 19 of 17.7 degrees Celsius set in 2021. Records in that area have been kept since 1961.

Elsewhere, the Onefour area reached 21.2 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous record of 18. 2, set in 2001. Records in that area have been kept since 1928.

In the Milk River area, the temperature rose to 19.4 degrees Celsius, beating the old record of 16.9 set in 1997. Records in that area have been kept since 1994.

And in the Waterton Park area, the mercury reached 14.9 degrees Celsius, clearing the former record of 13.6, set in 1997. Records in that area have been kept since 1976.

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Click here for a complete list of weather records set throughout Alberta on March 19, 2026.