Record tying temperatures in central Alberta

While Red Deer has yet to set a new daily maximum temperature record during this week’s heat wave, some other communities equalled their previous records on Monday.

Rocky Mountain House tied its record high for August 17 of 29.8 degrees set in 2001. Sundre tied its record of 31.5 that was set in 2008.

Drumheller set a record of 36.3 degrees on Monday, beating the old record of 35.0 set in 1984.

Red Deer reached 31.0 degrees on Monday which was short of the 32.9 degree record set in 2001.