Sunday, August 01, 2021

Extreme Heat Returns To Western Canada Day One - 07/31/2021

Weather summary
for Alberta
issued by Environment Canada
at 12:27 a.m. MDT Sunday 1 August 2021.

Discussion.

An upper ridge over Alberta continues to bring warm temperatures to 
the province. 

The following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record 
on July 31, 2021: 

Barrhead Area 
Preliminary new record of 31.4 
Old record of 31.1 set in 1965 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

Coronation Area 
Preliminary new record of 33.7 
Old record of 31.9 set in 1987 
Records in this area have been kept since 1912 

Edmonton Area 
Preliminary new record of 31.3 
Old record of 31.1 set in 1922 
Records in this area have been kept since 1880 

Elk Island (National Park) Area 
Preliminary new record of 29.7 
Old record of 29.5 set in 1998 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Esther Area 
Preliminary new record of 33.7 
Old record of 33.5 set in 1989 
Records in this area have been kept since 1985 

Hendrickson Creek Area 
Preliminary new record of 28.7 
Old record of 27.7 set in 2003 
Records in this area have been kept since 1995 

Lethbridge Area 
Preliminary new record of 34.8 
Old record of 34.4 set in 1914 
Records in this area have been kept since 1902 

Red Earth Creek Area 
Preliminary new record of 32.6 
Old record of 30.7 set in 2003 
Records in this area have been kept since 1994 

Slave Lake Area 
Currently tied record of 30.6 set in 1984 
Records in this area have been kept since 1922 

Stettler Area 
Preliminary new record of 32.7 
Old record of 32.0 set in 1987 
Records in this area have been kept since 1918 

Stony Plain Area 
Preliminary new record of 30.2 
Old record of 29.8 set in 2003 
Records in this area have been kept since 1966 

Taber Area 
Preliminary new record of 35.6 
Old record of 34.4 set in 1973 
Records in this area have been kept since 1947 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PASPC

Weather summary
for British Columbia
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:28 a.m. PDT Saturday 31 July 2021.

Discussion.

Hot weather continues over southern B.C. 

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on July 
30, 2021: 

Cranbrook Area (Cranbrook A) 
New record of 35.9 
Old record of 35.6 set in 1934 
Records in this area have been kept since 1901 

Lillooet Area (Lillooet) 
New record of 40.1 
Old record of 40.0 set in 2018 
Records in this area have been kept since 1917 

Lytton Area (Lytton RCS) 
New record of 42.0 
Old record of 41.4 set in 2020 
Records in this area have been kept since 1921 

Sechelt Area (Sechelt Aut) 
New record of 33.6 
Old record of 32.7 set in 2018 
Records in this area have been kept since 1956 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PSPC

Weather summary
for the Northwest Territories
issued by Environment Canada
at 12:25 a.m. MDT Sunday 1 August 2021.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on July 
31, 2021: 

Deline Area 
Preliminary new record of 27.6 
Old record of 26.9 set in 2017 
Records in this area have been kept since 1974 

Detah Area 
Preliminary new record of 28.3 
Old record of 27.8 set in 1984 
Records in this area have been kept since 1942 

Enterprise Area (Hay River A) 
Preliminary new record of 31.5 
Old record of 31.1 set in 1985 
Records in this area have been kept since 1943 

Fort Providence Area 
Preliminary new record of 33.0 
Old record of 29.5 set in 2020 
Records in this area have been kept since 1943 

Fort Simpson Area 
Preliminary new record of 33.6 
Old record of 31.2 set in 1989 
Records in this area have been kept since 1895 

Nahanni Butte Area (Yohin) 
Preliminary new record of 34.6 
Old record of 32.3 set in 2009 
Records in this area have been kept since 1957 

Norman Wells Area 
Preliminary new record of 31.3 
Old record of 30.3 set in 2020 
Records in this area have been kept since 1943 

Yellowknife Area 
Preliminary new record of 28.3 
Old record of 27.8 set in 1984 
Records in this area have been kept since 1942 

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a 
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were 
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/PASPC

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