Century-old records broken in Saskatchewan over Easter weekend

Bitterly cold air moved in over the Easter weekend, breaking century-old records across Saskatchewan.

An Alberta Clipper swept through the province on Friday, bringing snow and strong winds. Rockglen recorded 11 centimetres of snowfall, otherwise much of southern Saskatchewan had between 5-10 cm.

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Cold, arctic air also dipped into the province over the Easter long weekend. The polar air, combined with winds, made much of the province feel colder than -30. A total of eleven temperature records were broken Friday and Saturday, with some records being over 100 years old.

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Records broken on Friday, March 30:

Meadow Lake

• New record: -29.0
• Old record: -26.7 in 1932

Melfort

• New record: -31.2
• Old record: -26.7 in 1969

Nipawin

• New record: -32.8
• Old record: -28.3 in 1975

Prince Albert

• New record: -33.1
• Old record: -32.8 in 1890

Watrous

• New record: -32.4
• Old record: -25.6 in 1969

Wynyard

• New record: -26.4
• Old record: -24.4 in 1975

Records broken on Saturday, March 31:

Assiniboia

• New record: -22.1
• Old record: -20.0 in 1975

Kindersley

• New record: -23.0
• Old record: -21.7 in 1975

Moose Jaw

• New record: -23.1
• Old record: -22.2 in 1899

Rosetown

• New record: -24.3
• Old record: -22.2 in 1970

Weyburn

• New record: -19.6
• Old record: -18.2 in 1996

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