Five central Alberta communities beat heat records for July 10
With sweltering temperatures abounding everywhere in the province, five central Alberta communities officially beat heat records for July 10.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Red Deer area eclipsed a previous heat record set more than 100 years ago.
The Red Deer area saw heat getting up to 34.3 degrees Celsius on July 10, beating the previous record of 33.9 degrees Celsius set in 1906.
Records for the Red Deer area have been kept since 1904.