Melfort, Hudson Bay break daily temperature records during heatwave
The heatwave that was felt across Western Canada last week and over the weekend has seemed to pass.
However, it’s a stretch of hot weather that will stick in the record books for a couple of northeast communities.
Melfort and Hudson Bay both broke a few daily temperature records over the last few days. On June 29, Melfort reached 31.9 C which broke the record of 31.1 C set in 1944. Melfort broke another 70-plus year record on July 2 as it reached 35.6 C, breaking the 1948 record of 32.8 C. Hudson Bay on the other hand broke records on three separate days. First on June 30, Hudson Bay hit 31.8 C, breaking the 2008 record of 31.4 C. Then on July 2, Hudson Bay reached 34.7 C, breaking the record of 31.5 C set in 2013. The next day, Hudson bay got to 34 C, breaking the record of 30.6 C set in 1975.
Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada Terri Lang said while the province was scorching, Saskatchewan was fortunate more daily records weren’t broken.