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Laurissa Anyas-Weiss, content producer
March 12, 2009 — The Arctic high pressure system that has held Western Canada in its icy grip is starting to ease off. Not before more records were broken Wednesday and this morning.
Temperature records were broken across Western Canada. In some cases by a substantial amount. See below for details.
March 12, 2009 (as of 9am EST)
Alberta
| Station | New Record | Old Record | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindersley Airport | -25.5C | -19.7C | 1989 |
| Cranbrook | -16.0C | -15.6C | 1976 |
March 11, 2009
Alberta
| Station | New Record | Old Record | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronation | -35.5C | -34.4C | 1956 |
| Edmonton Airport | -38.3C | -30.6C | 1970 |
| Lloydminster | -32.0C | -30.6C | 1956C |
| Cold Lake | -36.4C | -32.8C | 1956 |
| Pincher Creek | -31.5C | -29.4C | 1950 |
| Sundre Airport | -33.4C | -27.3C | 2003 |
| Claresholm | -33.2C | -26.1C | 1962 |
| Waterton Park | -33.6C | -18.9C | 1967 |
March 10, 2009
British Columbia
| Station | New Record | Old Record | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitt Meadows | -5.4C | -5.0C | 1985 |
| Squamish | -7.4C | -3.9C | 1962 |
| Campbell River | -8.4C | -5.6C | 1969 |
| Kelowna | -20.9C | -18.9C | 1951 |
| Osoyoos | -11.4C | -5.9C | 2006 |
| Princeton | -26.6C | -22.2C | 1951 |
| Sparwood | -23.6C | -15.1C | 2006 |
| Clinton | -28.2C* | -16.1C | 1975 |
| Williams Lake | -27.1C | -22.8C | 1925 |
| Burns Lake | -34.4C | -30.0C | 1956 |
| Chetwynd | -36.5C | -30.7C | 1987 |
*Monthly record: the lowest March temperature on record for that station.
Alberta
| Station | New Record | Old Record | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Airport | -42.7C | -29.4C | 1975 |
| Lloydminster | -35.2C | -29.2C | 1998 |
| Fort McMurray | -39.9C | -38.3C | 1950 |
| Cold Lake | -39.6C | -31.7C | 1956 |
| Slave lake | -39.5C | -33.9C | 1956 |
| Whitecourt Airport | -36.4C | -35.0C | 1950 |
| Peace River Airport | -36.6C | -33.3C | 1951 |
| Edson Airport | -38.7C | -37.2C | 1951 |
| High Level Airport | -37.3C | -36.0C | 1987 |
| Jasper | -32.9C | -31.7C | 1951 |
| Banff | -31.3C | -28.9C | 1951 |
| Waterton Park | -25.8C | -19.6C | 1998 |
| Sundre | -32.3C | -24.7C | 2003 |
| Rocky Mountain House | -38.9C | -35.6C | 1951 |
Saskatchewan
| Station | New Record | Old Record | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Lake | -46.0C | -41.0C | 1998 |
| Meadow Lake Airport | -42.4C | -37.3C | 1998 |
| Stoney Rapids Airport | -42.7C | -41.1C | 1968 |
| la Ronge | -38.5C | -33.9C | 1998 |
| Assiniboia Airport | -33.1C | -29.7C | 2002 |
| Collins Bay | -36.7C | -34.0C | 2004 |
| Weyburn | -32.1C | -31.5C | 2002 |
| Nipawin Airport | -34.0C | -33.3C | 1933 |
| Elbow | -31.8C | -30.0C | 1998 |
| Watrous East | -30.5C | -29.7C | 1998 |
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