Three Sask. communities set cold records on Wednesday

After the sudden arrival of winter weather this week, a few Saskatchewan communities saw record-setting lows.

According to Environment Canada, the Kindersley region got as cold as -19.4 C during the early morning hours Wednesday, breaking the previous record of -15.6 C for that date, which stood since 1942. That same day, the Leader region got to -20.1 C, beating the old record of -17.2 C set back in 1951. The Elbow region saw a low of -14.7 C, beating the previous record of -13.3 C set in 1957.

While in Saskatoon and Regina may not be setting records, Environment Canada’s forecast indicated that both cities will still remain below seasonal average temperatures for the coming days.

According to Environment Canada, the average daytime high for Oct. 27 in Saskatoon is 6.9 C, while Friday’s forecast high was just -2 C. In Regina, the average daytime high for Oct. 27 is 7.8 C, but Environment Canada’s forecast for the Queen City was only going as high as -4 C on Friday.