Most of the Alberta remained in an extremely cold warning on Monday while a snapshot of merciless cold continued and the weekend saw the icy temperatures establish new records in several areas.
In a meteorological summary published on the Canada Environment and Climate Change website, the Meteorological Agency described current weather conditions as a “long -term cold event”.
The ECCC said that Sunday has seen new records for a daily minimum temperature on February 16 being set in three areas: the Bow Island area has reached a -31.5 C hollow, exceeding the record of -28.3 C established in 2006; The Hendrickson Creek region has reached a hollow of -35 C, exceeding the -33 C record set in 2006; And the Suendre region reached a hollow of -33.8 C, exceeding the record of -33 C set in 2006.
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“Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial information and does not constitute a complete or final report,” said the meteorological agency.
In the EDMONTON region, the ECCC said that “extremely cold wind cooling values close to -40” would be in force on Monday but “moderate” during the day.
“But extreme cold should come back overnight and early in the morning,” noted the meteorological agency. “The conditions will start to moderate by mid-only.”
On Monday afternoon, the Calgary region had a temperature of -20 ° C, but the ECCC said that it would look more like -31 with the wind. The weather should warm up slowly during the week in Calgary before hitting more temperatures on Thursday.
Lethbridge and the surroundings were treated at -18 C temperatures on Monday afternoon, but the ECCC said that it looked more like -28 with the wind. Lethbridge should also reach more temperatures on Thursday.
For a complete list of areas in Alberta under a weather alert, click here.
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