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By Sheldon Spackman

Records Broken

Record July 1 temperatures set in parts of central Alberta

Jul 2, 2021 | 1:10 PM

Some parts of central Alberta saw record temperatures broken on Canada Day.

According to meteorologists with Environment and Climate Change Canada, new record temperatures for July 1 were set in Breton, Nordegg, Rocky Mountain House, Stettler, and Sundre.

In Breton, a new record of 35.0 was set for July 1, beating the old record of 28.3 set in 1942.

In Nordegg, a new record high of 35.6 was set for July 1, surpassing the previous record of 31.7 set in 1924.

In Rocky Mountain House, the community reached a high of 34.9 degrees Celsius on July 1, breaking the former record of 30.6 set in 1942.

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In Stettler, the old record of 29.0 set in 1977 was broken when the town reached a new record high of 36.2 for July 1.

In Sundre, a new record of 35.2 was set for July 1, breaking the previous record of 28.2 set in 2013.

The all-time record for Red Deer, 37.2 degrees set in 1906 and matched in 1924 and 1937, is not reported to have been broken.