Environment Canada says these communities broke weather records [Video]

Several communities in Saskatchewan set new daily maximum temperature records on Thursday as the heat continues to blanket the province.

The Assiniboia area set a new record of 35.5 C on Thursday, with a previous record of 35.1 C set in 2021, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

According to the federal weather service, the Coronach area reached a new record of 36.4 C, beating the old record of 36.1 C set in 1968.

A new record of 34 C was set in the Hudson Bay area, beating the old record of 33.5 set in 2021.

The Lucky Lake area reached a new record of 33.8 C on Thursday, while the old record of 32.2 C was set in 2021.

In the Outlook area, a new record of 34 C was reached, beating the old record of 33.9 C set almost 100 years ago. Records in this area have been kept since 1915.

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