High temperature records broken in southern Saskatchewan

SASKATOON – An unusually mild Pacific wind brought warm weather to parts of southern Saskatchewan Saturday. Environment Canada says the heat led to eight record-breaking temperatures in the province.

It was a sunny day in Saskatoon yesterday which hit 21 C, beating the record for the day set back in 1992 at 20.

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Assiniboia also broke its record high of 22 set in 1992 with a 23.4 on April 2. In Elbow, it hit 22.9 to beat a record set back in 1949 at 22.2.

Wynyard now has a record high of 16.6 on April 2 and it’s 20.8 in Watrous.

On Saturday, Moose Jaw claimed hot spot honours with 24.5 – a new record for that day. Rosetown and Swift Current also broke record highs with 23.2 and 22.1 respectively.

In Saskatoon, a high of 12 is expected Monday with a 60 per cent chance of flurries on Tuesday.

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