Preliminary new temperature records set throughout central Alberta again Thursday
The current heat wave throughout much of Alberta this week has resulted in more record high temperatures being broken on Thursday.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, a preliminary new record high for May 4 of 29.5 degrees Celsius was set in Lacombe on Thursday, beating the old record of 28.9 degrees Celsius set in 1944. Records in this area have been kept since 1907.
In the Rocky Mountain House area, a preliminary new record high of 28.5 degrees Celsius was set on May 4, beating the old record of 26.7 degrees Celsius set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.
In the Nordegg area, a preliminary new record of 26.0 degrees Celsius was set on May 4, beating the previous record high of 23.0 degrees Celsius set in 1992. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.


