With an extreme cold warning still in effect Tuesday morning for all of Saskatchewan it’s no surprise that the coldest spot in the country was in the province.
Last Mountain, Sask. was the coldest spot in Canada at 8:30 a.m. with temperatures plunging to minus 44, according to Environment Canada.
Wind chills in several communities hit minus 50, including in Moose Jaw and the surrounding area.
On its website Environment Canada warned that frostbite was possible in just a few minutes on exposed skin in the extreme cold.
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Temperatures are expected to moderate later this week, with both Regina and Saskatoon expecting highs above zero early next week, according to Environment Canada’s Tuesday morning forecast.
Temperature records fall across Sask.
On Monday many communities saw cold temperature records fall in the province, including Regina, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon.
According to Environment Canada records were broken in the following places:
ASSINIBOIA AREA New record of -35.8 Old record of -35.5 set in 1989 Records in this area have been kept since 1965
COLLINS BAY AREA New record of -43.7 Old record of -38.8 set in 2016 Records in this area have been kept since 1972
CORONACH AREA New record of -35.0 Old record of -34.4 set in 1979 Records in this area have been kept since 1961
ELBOW AREA New record of -37.0 Old record of -36.7 set in 1967 Records in this area have been kept since 1955
KEY LAKE AREA New record of -48.7 Old record of -46.5 set in 1986 Records in this area have been kept since 1976
ASSINIBOIA AREA New record of -38.7 Old record of -34 set in 1989 Records in this area have been kept since 1965
COLLINS BAY AREA New record of -43 Old record of -39.4 set in 2022 Records in this area have been kept since 1972
CORONACH AREA New record of -39.8 Old record of -33 set in 2001 Records in this area have been kept since 1961
ELBOW AREA New record of -40.1 Old record of -35 set in 1989 Records in this area have been kept since 1955
INDIAN HEAD AREA New record of -40.4 Old record of -40 set in 1903 Records in this area have been kept since 1883
KEY LAKE AREA New record of -48.8 Old record of -42.2 set in 2022 Records in this area have been kept since 1976
LAST MOUNTAIN LAKE (SANCTUARY) AREA New record of -42.9 Old record of -37 set in 1989 Records in this area have been kept since 1975
LUCKY LAKE AREA New record of -36.8 Old record of -32 set in 1979 Records in this area have been kept since 1972
MEADOW LAKE AREA New record of -39.9 Old record of -37.6 set in 1990 Records in this area have been kept since 1959
MOOSE JAW AREA New record of -39.2 Old record of -36.7 set in 1903 Records in this area have been kept since 1894
REGINA AREA New record of -40.4 Old record of -38.9 set in 1927 Records in this area have been kept since 1883
ROCKGLEN AREA New record of -36.4 Old record of -33.7 set in 2006 Records in this area have been kept since 1970
ROSETOWN AREA New record of -40.7 Old record of -37.8 set in 1945 Records in this area have been kept since 1913
SASKATOON AREA New record of -40.6 Old record of -40 set in 1903 Records in this area have been kept since 1900
SPIRITWOOD AREA New record of -42.3 Old record of -40.6 set in 1967 Records in this area have been kept since 1923
WASKESIU LAKE AREA New record of -38.1 Old record of -37.8 set in 1966 Records in this area have been kept since 1966
WATROUS AREA New record of -40.9 Old record of -37.8 set in 1967 Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WEYBURN AREA New record of -39 Old record of -36 set in 1989 Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WYNYARD AREA New record of -41.1 Old record of -36.1 set in 1966 Records in this area have been kept since 1964
