Alberta’s cold weather this week broke nearly 40 long-standing records

Winter 2022 is off to a frosty start. In fact, it’s the coldest it’s been in years! This week, not only did people all over the province freeze their butts off, Environment Canada published a chilling report that confirmed Alberta broke nearly 40 long-standing weather records over the last few days.

From Breton to Nordegg, cities, towns and hamlets all over the province recorded colder temperatures lower than ever before – and the season has only just begun!

“A prolonged cold spell over Alberta has led to many broken temperature records,” they wrote, adding the three of coldest days were November 30th, December 1st and December 2nd.

Just a few among those that shattered its lowest daytime high on the 30th was Highvale, which is located just west of Edmonton, Sundre (northwest of Calgary) and Mildred Lake – way up north.

HIGHVALE
New record of -16.9
Old record of -14.0 set in 1985
Records have been kept since 1977

SUNDRE
New record of -18.4
Old record of -13.7 set in 2014
Records have been kept since 1993

MILDRED LAKE
New record of -22.9
Old record of -21.6 set in 1980
Records have been kept since 1965

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While destinations like Jasper and Banff set or tied a new overnight low for the morning of December 2, 2022:

BANFF
New record of -32.5
Old record of -31.7 set in 1919
Records in this area have been kept since 1887

JASPER
New record of -32.4
Old record of -31.2 set in 1985
Records in this area have been kept since 1916

Other records broken? Lowest maximum (daytime high) temperature for December 1st and a daily minimum (overnight low) on the morning of December 1st.

To see the entire summary, which was derived from a selection of historical stations in each area, you can visit the Environment Canada website here.

Stay warm out there, Alberta and please, be smart and be kind.