38 record highs set in Alberta Tuesday as historic heat wave continues

Environment Canada says dozens more record highs were set in Alberta on Tuesday as a historic heat wave continued.

A weather summary posted to the national weather agency’s website lists a whopping 38 communities throughout Alberta that saw previous record highs for June 29 broken, including Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge.

The hottest new record high was recorded in Beaverlodge, which saw temperatures climb to 40.7 C on Tuesday. The town’s previous record high for June 29 was 30.6 C.

Airdrie 
New record: 36.3 C
Old record: 34.4 C (set in 1896)
Records in this area have been kept since 1881

Athabasca 
New record: 35.5 C
Old record: 30 c  (set in 1950)
Records in this area have been kept since 1900

Banff 
New record: 37.8 C
Old record: 33.9 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1887

Beaverlodge 
New record: 40.7 C
Old record: 30.6 C (set in 1924_
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Bow Island
New record: 36.0 C
Old record: 32.2 C set in 2008
Records in this area have been kept since 1961

Bow Valley (Provincial Park)
New record: 38.1 C
Old record of 33.9 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1928

Breton
New record: 35.5 C
Old record: 31.0 C (set in 2003)
Records in this area have been kept since 1939

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Calgary
New record: 36.3 C
Old record: 34.4 C (set in 1896)
Records in this area have been kept since 1881

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Cardston
New record: 35.0 C
Old record: 34.4 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1918

Claresholm
New record: 35.7 C
Old record: 33.5 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1951

Cold Lake
New record: 35.0 C
Old record: 33.9 C (set in 1984)
Records in this area have been kept since 1952

Drumheller
New record: 39.3 C
Old record: 37.8 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1923

Edmonton (International Airport)
New record: 33.2 C
Old record: 30.1 C (set in 1978)
Records in this area have been kept since 1959

Edson
New record: 38.6 C
Old record: 36.7 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1916

Elk Island (National Park)
New record: 33.9 C
Old record: 31.6 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Esther
New record: 35.7 C
Old record: 32.5 C (set in 1989)
Records in this area have been kept since 1985

Grande Prairie
New record: 41.5 C
Old record: 30.3 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1922

Hendrickson Creek
New record: 38.1 C
Old record: 29.5 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1995

High Level
New record: 32.1 C
Old record: 31.5 C( set in 1982)
Records in this area have been kept since 1962

High River
New record: 36.3 C
Old record: 33.5 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1913

Highvale
New record: 36.4 C
Old record: 30.0 C (set in 1979)
Records in this area have been kept since 1977

Jasper
New record: 40.3 C
Old record: 33.0 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1916

Lethbridge
New record: 36.4 C
Old record: 34.0 C (set in 1984)
Records in this area have been kept since 1902

Mildred Lake
New record: 34.9 C
Old record: 32.2 C (set in 1979)
Records in this area have been kept since 1965

Milk River
New record: 34.7 C
Old records: 33.6 C (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1994

Nordegg
New record: 36.5 C
Old record: 32.8 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1915

Peace River
New record: 38.1 C
Old record: 33.9 C (set in 1926)
Records in this area have been kept since 1907

Pincher Creek
New record: 33.6 C
Old record: 32.2 (set in 1896)
Records in this area have been kept since 1893

Red Earth Creek
New record: 38.4 C
Old record: 33.3 (set in 2015)
Records in this area have been kept since 1994

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Rocky Mountain House
New record: 34.3 C
Old record: 30.6 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1915

Slave Lake
New record of 36.7 C
Old record of 34.4 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1922

Stavely
New record: 32.3 C
Old record: 30.5 C (set in 1978)
Records in this area have been kept since 1914

Stony Plain
New record: 35.3 C
Old record: 29.7 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Strathmore
New record: 35.5 C
Old record: 34.4 C (set in 1937)
Records in this area have been kept since 1912

Sundre
New record: 34.8 C
Old record: 31.3 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1993

Taber
New record: 36.3 C
Old record: 33.7 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1947

Wainwright
New record: 36.4 C
Old record: 35.5 C (set in 1984)
Records in this area have been kept since 1966

Waterton Park
New record: 33.4 C
Old record: 30.7 C (set in 2008)
Records in this area have been kept since 1976

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