The sizzling summer in the Southwest continued on Saturday, with the region recording four of the 25 new daily maximum temperature records set on August 14.
Environment Canada reported that Swift Current established a new high temperature mark of 36.5 Celsius, which erased the previous mark of 35.0 set in 1892. The new record also stands as the hottest August 14 since records have been kept in the Swift Current area dating back to 1885.
Leader was the hot spot in the region on Saturday with the mercury climbing to a new record of 38.3 Celsius, breaking the former mark of 37.8 set in 1971.
Maple Creek reached 36.4 on Saturday to edge past the former mark of 35.6 set in 1921.
The Cypress Hills Provincial Park area reached a new record of 31.9 to edge past the previous record of 31.4 set in 2015.
The highest new high temperature record established in Saskatchewan on Saturday was a stifling 39.5 temperature recorded in Kindersley which shattered the former mark of 35.0 set in 1971.
Other records set on August 14 were:
Collins Bay – 29.6 Celsius (old record 28.3 in 2017).
Elbow – 37.1 Celsius (old record 34.4 in 1967).
Hudson Bay – 34.8 Celsius (old record 32.3 in 1991).
Last Mountain Lake (Sanctuary) – 37.1 Celsius (old record 33.5 in 1983).
Lucky Lake – 37.9 Celsius (old record 33.3 in 1973).
Meadow Lake – 34.2 Celsius (old record 33.0 in 1992).
Melfort – 35.2 Celsius (old record 32.2 in 1933).
Moose Jaw – 36.2 Celsius (old record 36.1 in 1930).
Nipawin – 36.0 Celsius (old record 33.9 set in 1933).
North Battleford – 37.4 Celsius (old record 33.9 in 1909).
Prince Albert – 34.3 Celsius (old record 33.3 in 1933).
Rosetown – 38.4 Celsius (old record 35.6 in 1971).
Saskatoon – 37.5 Celsius (old record 35.6 in 1906).
Scott – 36.9 Celsius (old record 32.2 in 1971).
Southend Reindeer – 29.6 Celsius (old record 29.4 in 1973).
Spiritwood – 34.0 Celsius (old record 33.9 in 1933).
Waskesiu Lake – 33.1 Celsius (old record 31.0 in 1992).
Watrous – 35.8 Celsius (old record 33.9 in 1967).
Wynyard – 34.8 Celsius (old record 32.0 in 2003).
Yorkton – 35.2 Celsius (old record 32.3 in 1991).
Saskatchewan remains in a heat warning for Sunday, with near identical temperatures expected across the province today and Monday.
