It was a record setting Wednesday in a number of areas around the province yesterday.
The following locations set new record high temperatures:
EDMONTON INT’L AIRPORT
New record of 24.4
Old record of 23.3 set in 1963
Records started in 1959
EDMONTON
New record of 24.7
Old record of 22.8 set in 1901
Records started in 1880
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
New record of 24.2
Old record of 23.9 set in 1929
Records started in 1915
GRANDE PRAIRIE
New record of 21.5
Old record of 21.1 set in 1942
Records started in 1922
WHITECOURT
New record of 22.5
Old record of 21.1 set in 1954
Records started in 1942
The following locations tied existing record high temperatures:
EDSON
Tied record of 22.2
Record of 22.2 set in 1936
Records started in 1916
SUNDRE
Tied record of 24.0
Record of 24.0 set in 2015
Records started in 1908
