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21 warm weather records fall around Saskatchewan

CBC

Old weather records were melting away Wednesday — with historic high temperatures being exceeded in 21 Saskatchewan communities.

Among the places where records for Jan. 18 were set were the two biggest cities — Regina hit 4.7 C and Saskatoon reached 6.7.

According to Environment Canada, a warm Pacific air mass brought widespread high temperatures to most of the province.

The warm air will remain in place for a couple more days, and more record highs are likely to be set through the end of the week, the weather agency says.

Here are the communities where warm weather records were set (plus one tie):

ASSINIBOIA
New record of 5.8
Old record of 5.0 set in 1991
Records started in 1915

BROADVIEW
New record of 4.9
Old record of 3.5 set in 1991
Records started in 1904

COLLINS BAY
New record of -0.9
Old record of -1.9 set in 2009
Records started in 1972

CORONACH
New record of 5.3
Old record of 5.0 set in 1981
Records started in 1928

ELBOW
New record of 8.2
Old record of 3.2 set in 2009
Records started in 1918

INDIAN HEAD
New record of 4.2
Old record of 4.0 set in 1991
Records started in 1877

KEY LAKE
New record of 3.0
Old record of 2.7 set in 2009
Records started in 1976

LAST MOUNTAIN LAKE
New record of 5.7
Old record of 3.7 set in 2009
Records started in 1975

LEADER
New record of 9.3
Old record of 7.0 set in 1981
Records started in 1924

LUCKY LAKE
New record of 7.6
Old record of 3.7 set in 2009
Records started in 1972

MAPLE CREEK
New record of 12.2
Old record of 10.1 set in 2014
Records started in 1915

MELFORT
New record of 4.9
Old record of 4.0 set in 1991
Records started in 1901

REGINA
New record of 4.7
Old record of 4.2 set in 1991
Records started in 1883

ROCKGLEN
New record of 6.8
Old record of 5.0 set in 2009
Records started in 1956

ROSETOWN
New record of 5.9
Old record of 5.6 set in 1919
Records started in 1913

SASKATOON
New record of 6.7
Old record of 5.0 set in 1923
Records started in 1892

SCOTT
New record of 4.4
Old record of 4.1 set in 2009
Records started in 1911

STONY RAPIDS
New record of -0.4
Old record of -1.7 set in 1977
Records started in 1960

WATROUS
New record of 6.4
Old record of 4.0 set in 2009
Records started in 1953

WYNYARD
New record of 6.2
Old record of 2.4 set in 1991
Records started in 1939

YORKTON
New record of 4.6
Old record of 3.4 set in 1991
Records started in 1884

TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES

LLOYDMINSTER
Tied record of 6.0
Record of 6 set in 1991
Records started in 1905