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Red Deer temperatures reach record lows

Mar 31, 2018 | 7:54 PM

It’s been a record setting long weekend in Red Deer, which is exciting of you’re a fan of cold weather.

The mercury dipped to -21.7 Celsius at 8 a.m. on Saturday, setting a new record low for Red Deer for March 31.

The old mark of -19.4 C was set in 1975. 

Easter Sunday also saw a new record for Red Deer as the temperature fell to a low of -27.2 C before sunrise, beating the previous April 1 mark of -23.3 from 1954.