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Warnings issued as heat wave makes Sask. hottest spot in Canada
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A heat wave making its way through Saskatchewan has made the province the hottest place in Canada as of Thursday afternoon, and prompted Environment Canada to issue a heat warning for parts of the province.
According to Environment Canada, Watrous, Sask., was the country's hottest community, with temperatures recorded at 33.7 C around 4 p.m. CST.
Temperatures were in the 30 C range across the province, with Regina sitting at 32.8 C and Saskatoon at 31.9 C.
Here's a list of daily records broken on Thursday:
- Assiniboia: 33.2 C. Old record: 31.7 C, set in 1948.
- Meadow Lake: 28.1 C. Old record: 27.8 C, set in 1932.
- Stony Rapids: 30.7. Old record: 28.1 C, set in 2007.
- Watrous: 33.7 C. Old record: 32.2 C, set in 1956.
- Wynyard: 30.4 C. Old record: 30 C, set in 1972.
- Moose Jaw and Prince Albert tied old records of 28.1 C and 32.2 C, respectively.
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