Environment Canada says dozens of new record highs were set in Alberta on Monday as a historic heat wave continued.
Of the communities with new record highs, the warmest was Jasper, which saw temperatures climb to 39 C on Monday, breaking the municipality’s previous all-time record high temperature of 37.3 C, set the day before.
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Jasper also broke its previous record high for June 28, which was 34.5 C, set in 2015.
New all-time record high temperatures in Alberta
On June 28, 2021, nine areas in Alberta set new all-time record high temperatures, including:
Banff
New record: 36.6 C
Old record: 34.4 C (set on June 17, 1941)
Records in this area have been kept since 1887
Beaverlodge
New record: 37.5 C
Old record: 36.7 C (set on July 17, 1941)
Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Bow Valley (Provincial Park)
New record: 37.7 C
Old record: 36.7 C (set on August 10, 2018)
Records in this area have been kept since 1928
Cochrane
New record: 34.4 C
Old record: 33.8 C (set on July 13, 2002)
Records in this area have been kept since 1984
Grande Prairie
New record: 38.4 C
Old record: 36.1 (set on June 27, 2021)
Records in this area have been kept since 1922
Hendrickson Creek
New record: 35.7 C
Old record: 34.5 C (set on June 27, 2021)
Records in this area have been kept since 1995
Jasper
New record: 39.0 C
Old record: 37.3 C (set on June 27, 2021)
Records in this area have been kept since 1916
Nordegg
New record: 34.8 C
Old record: 32.8 C (set on July 25, 1950)
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Red Earth Creek
New record: 36.3
Old record: 34.2 (set on August 5, 1998)
Records in this area have been kept since 1994

New record highs for June 28
In total, 36 areas in Alberta set a new record high for June 28 this year, including:
Athabasca
New record: 34.5 C
Old record: 30.0 C (set in 1925)
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
Banff
New record: 36.6 C
Old record: 31.9 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1887
Barrhead
New record: 34.8 C
Old record: 31.9 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Beaverlodge
New record: 37.5 C
Old record of 28.9 C (set in 1928)
Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Bow Valley (Provincial Park)
New record: 37.7 C
Old record: 31.5 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1928
Breton
New record: 33.8 C
Old record: 31.3 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1939

Calgary
New record: 34.6 C
Old record: 32.8 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1881
Camrose
New record: 32.7 C
Old record: 32.2 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1921
Cardston
New record of 34.2 C
Old record of 33.9 C (set in 1925)
Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Claresholm
New record of 35.2 C
Old record of 32.0 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1951
Cochrane
New record: 34.4 C
Old record: 29.0 C (set in 2006)
Records in this area have been kept since 1984
Coronation
New record: 34.6 C
Old record: 32.3 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1912
Crowsnest
New record: 35.1 C
Old record: 30.6 (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1965

Edmonton
New record: 34.2 C
Old record: 32.2 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1880
Edmonton (int’l Aprt)
New record: 32.0 C
Old record: 31.3 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1959
Edson
New record: 36.2 C
Old record: 32.2 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1916
Elk Island (National Park)
New record: 32.0 C
Old record: 30.9 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Grande Prairie
New record: 38.4 C
Old record: 28.8 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1922
Hendrickson Creek
New record: 35.7 C
Old record: 29.0 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1995
High Level
New record: 30.8 C
Old record: 29.5 C (set in 2000)
Records in this area have been kept since 1962
High River
New record: 35.3 C
Old record: 32.5 C set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1913
Highvale
New record: 33.8 C
Old record: 31.4 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1977
Jasper
New record: 39.0 C
Old record: 34.5 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1916
Lac La Biche
New record: 33.1 C
Old record: 31.7 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1944
Lethbridge
New record: 36.0 C
Old record: 33.4 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1902
Mildred Lake
New record: 30.9 C
Old record: 29.7 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
Nordegg
New record of 34.8 C
Old record of 29.4 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Peace River
New record of 36.4 C
Old record of 34.4 C (set in 1926)
Records in this area have been kept since 1907
Red Earth Creek
New record: 36.3 C
Old record: 29.6 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1994
Slave Lake
New record: 34.7 C
Old record: 29.4 C (set in 1925)
Records in this area have been kept since 1922
Stony Plain
New record: 33.1 C
Old record: 30.9 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Sundre
New record: 33.6 C
Old record: 26.8 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1993
Vegreville
New record: 33.0 C
Old record: 32.2 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1918
Wainwright
New record: 34.4 C
Old record: 33.3 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
Waterton Park
New record: 33.7 C
Old record: 30.2 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1976
Whitecourt Area
New record: 34.3 C
Old record: 31.2 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1942

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