Scorching Temperatures North of the Border

Hot weather can be uncomfortable. Without air conditioning, it can be downright unbearable. Consider a recent article for the Edmonton Sun titled “Warm weather has broken temperature records across Alberta, including Edmonton, but reaction from locals runs hot and cold.”

Claire Theobold of the Edmonton Sun writes, “Warm weather broke over a dozen temperature records across Alberta on Tuesday, including in Edmonton. The last record high temperature for Feb. 9 was set at 5.9 C at the Edmonton International Airport in 1995. On Tuesday, temperatures reached 7.9 C, setting a new record. Temperature records were also broken in Brooks, Calgary, Claresholm, Drumheller, Grande Prairie, Jasper, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Peace River, Sundre and at the Waterton Park Gate. Colin Fong, meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the above average seasonal temperatures – which normally sit at -3.8 for this time of year – are caused by a ridge of high pressure. ‘That ridge is just kind of ushering in that warm air from the south, keeping at bay all of those weather systems from the west,’ said Fong, keeping skies clear and temperatures warm. ‘The highs are definitely on the good side of history, but as we see that ridge breaking down we’re going to see that trend towards more of the normal,’ warned Fong. Fong said temperatures would hover around 0 C on Wednesday when the ridge of high pressure breaks down, with periods of snow Wednesday night and into Thursday. ‘It’s going to be a bit of a seesaw between precipitation, in this case snow, and clear skies as we head into the weekend,’ Fong said. While the warm weather may be a welcome break for some, for others it couldn’t have come at a worse time. The Canadian Birkenbeiner Ski Festival that was supposed to run this weekend was cancelled – only the fourth time since the festival began in 1985 – leaving around a thousand registered skiers out in the cold when it comes to their registration fees.”

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