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By Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer - 39.0 Degrees Celsius

More record low temperatures unofficially set for December 22 throughout central Alberta

Dec 23, 2022 | 11:20 AM

Officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada say more record low temperatures have unofficially been set throughout Alberta this week, including for the Red Deer area.

Meteorologists say the Red Deer area set a new record low for December 22 of – 39.0 degrees Celsius, beating the old record of – 35. 0 degrees set in 1916. Records in this area have been kept since 1904.

Elsewhere, the Lacombe area set a new record low for December 22 of – 38.5 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record of – 35.6 degrees set in 1916. Records in this area have been kept since 1907.

The Rocky Mountain House area set a new record low for December 22 of – 41.0 degrees Celsius, beating the old record of – 35.0 degrees set in 1916. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.

The Sundre area set a new record low for December 22 of – 42.3 degrees Celsius, dipping below the previous record of – 33.5 degrees set in 1996. Records in this area have been kept since 1993.

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The Three Hills area also set a new record low temperature for December 22, dropping to – 35.4 degrees Celsius and beating the old record of – 32.9 degrees set in 1996. Records in this area have been kept since 1921.

Finally, the Breton area set a new record low for December 22 of – 39.4 degrees Celsius, beating the old record of – 32.2 degrees set in 1967. Records in this area have been kept since 1939.

Click here for a complete list of Alberta communities that saw record low temperatures on December 22.