Ten cold weather records were broken in the early hours of Saturday morning as the whole province remains in the clutches of old man winter.
The following areas set a daily minimum temperature record on January 13, 2024, according to data provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada:
Assiniboia
New record of -38.6
Old record of -34.0 set in 2005
Cypress Hills Provincial Park
New record of -39.8
Old record of -35.6 set in 1972
Elbow
New record of -39.8
Old record of -35.6 set in 1972
Kindersley
New record of -44.4
Old record of -38.8 set in 2005
Leader
New record of -45.9
Old record of -39.7 set in 2005
Lucky Lake
New record of -40.7
Old record of -35.5 set in 2005
Meadow Lake
New record of -44.0
Old record of -41.7 set in 1965
Rockglen
New record of -39.0
Old record of -34.4 set in 1972
Scott
New record of -42.6
Old record of -42.2 set in 1916
Waskesiu Lake
New record of -37.5
Old record of -36.7 set in 1974
The extreme cold warning remains in place for the whole province as arctic air mass continues to bring dangerously cold temperatures to the region. The extreme cold, combined with winds of 15 to 30 km/h, will result in wind chill values ranging from -50 to -40 at times over the coming days.
A spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada expects that more cold weather records will be broken Saturday night into Sunday morning.