Calgary broke 133-year-old heat record Monday: ECCC
Posted Jul 25, 2023 10:19 am.
The sun beat down so hard on Calgary Monday that it broke a 133-year-old record.
Environment and Climate Change Canada says the city reached 35.1 C, beating the previously highest temperature of 33.9, set in 1890.
ECCC says records have been kept in the area since 1881.
Calgary wasn’t the only place in Alberta that was boiling over — Airdrie, High River, Lethbridge, and Waterton Park all set records Monday as well.
Perhaps the most sizzling weather was in Medicine Hat, which tied 1890’s record of 38.9 C.
The heat wasn’t the only wild weather in the province — ECCC reports one, possibly two, tornadoes touched down Monday.
The first was reported near Wildwood around 9:30 p.m., though the ECCC says no reports of damage specific to the twister have been reported.
It has yet to be given a rating and further investigation is required, it adds.
The second is thought to have happened earlier in the evening, according to the agency. Just after 6 p.m., a funnel cloud was reported near Cynthia, associated with a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado.
ECCC meteorologists are looking for pictures of the tornado(e) and/or any damage they may have caused. Those who have any information about this event, or need to report severe weather at any time,
are asked to call 1-800-239-0484, email storm@ec.gc.ca, or tweet to #abstorm.
“Significant” hail, ranging in size from golf ball to nearly baseball size hail was also reported near Edson during the spell.
