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By Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer and Lacombe Areas Included

Some record low temps in central Alberta this week

Nov 9, 2022 | 11:17 AM

A number of central Alberta communities have seen some record low temperatures this week.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, another cold night led to 33 daily minimum temperature records being broken in Alberta early Wednesday morning.

The Red Deer area set a new record low of – 29.3 degrees Celsius on Nov. 9, beating the old record of – 26.1 degrees Celsius set in 1945. Records in this area have been kept since 1904.

The Lacombe area set a new record low for November 9 of – 29.3 degrees Celsius, beating the old record of – 27.8 degrees Celsius set in 1945. Records in this area have been kept since 1907.

The Rocky Mountain House area set a new record low for November 9, dropping to – 30.2 degrees Celsius and beating the old record of – 25.5 degrees Celsius set in 1986. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.

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Elsewhere, the Stettler area set a new record low of – 28.1 degrees Celsius for November 9, dipping below the previous record of – 27.8 degrees Celsius set in 1945. Records in this area have been kept since 1918.

The Three Hills area set a new record  low for November 9 of – 31.3 degrees Celsius, beating the old record of – 28.9 degrees Celsius set in 1940. Records in this area have been kept since 1921.

The Sundre area set a new daily minimum temperature record of – 30.2 degrees Celsius for Nov. 8, 2022, beating the old record of – 20.8 C set in 2017. The Sundre area also set a new record low temperature for November 9, reaching – 32.0 degrees Celsius and beating the former record low for that date of – 22.1 degrees Celsius. Records in this area have been kept since 1993.

Meantime, the Breton area tied a record low temperature of – 23.3 degrees Celsius for November 8. The record was previously set in 1940. The Breton area also broke a new record low for November 9, however, reaching – 26.2 degrees Celsius and surpassing the previous record low of – 19.4 degrees Celsius set in 1940. Records in this area have been kept since 1939.

Click here for a complete list of temperature records set throughout the province on both November 8 and 9, 2022.