An early taste of summer weather rolled into Saskatchewan on Monday, with Environment Canada reporting 19 new daily maximum temperature records.
Swift Current set the lone new high temperature record in the Southwest on May 17, with the temperature rising to 31.2 Celsius. The new record broke the former mark of 30.7 Celsius set in 2006, and it stands as the warmest May 17 since records have been kept dating back to 1885.
Other record setting records from May 17 were:
Assiniboia, 30.4 Celsius (previous record 28.4 in 2007).
Broadview, 29.6 Celsius (previous record 29.1 in 1994).
Elbow, 32.2 Celsius (previous record 30.0 in 1972).
Hudson Bay Area, 31.4 Celsius (previous record 28.7 in 2010).
Last Mountain Lake (Sanctuary) Area Celsius, 31.5 (previous record 27.0 in 1988).
Lucky Lake Area, 31.9 Celsius (previous record 27.7 in 2010).
Melfort Area, 32.0 Celsius (previous record 29.0 in 2010).
Moose Jaw Area, 31.9 Celsius (previous record 31.7 in 1964).
Nipawin Area, 33.0 Celsius (previous record 29.8 in 2010).
North Battleford Area, 30.8 Celsius (previous record 30.1 in 2010).
Outlook Area, 32.5 Celsius (previous record 31.1 in 1964).
Rosetown Area, 32.6 Celsius (previous record 30.7 in 2010).
Saskatoon Area, 32.6 Celsius (previous record 30.6 in 1901).
Spiritwood Area, 30.5 Celsius (previous record 29.0 in 2010).
Waskesiu Lake Area, 30.7 Celsius (previous record 28.7 in 2010).
Watrous Area, 31.7 Celsius (previous record 29.4 in 1964).
Wynyard Area, 29.9 Celsius (previous record 27.4 in 1988).
Yorkton Area, 30.9 Celsius (previous record 28.9 in 1970).
In addition to the tied record, the Regina Area tied the current record of 31.7 Celsius set in 2010.
The summer-like weather will be short-lived, as some much needed precipitation is forecast for Thursday through Saturday, and overnight lows on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday could reach the freezing mark.
