We’ve made an abrupt plunge into fall after a scorching hot Sunday in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says eight locations in the province set new record highs and two tied record highs from previous years. New records were set for Assiniboia, Coronach, Estevan, Hudson Bay, Melfort, Regina, Rockglen and Weyburn while Indian Head and Moose Jaw tied their records. The hotspot in Saskatchewan and Canada Sunday was Coronach at 34.5 degrees which beat the record of 31.1 degrees set in 2022. The forecast is predicting freezing overnight by mid-week.

The following areas set or tied a daily maximum temperature record
on September 29, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):

ASSINIBOIA AREA (Assiniboia Airport)
New record of 33.3
Old record of 32.1 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1965

CORONACH AREA (Coronach SPC)
New record of 34.5
Old record of 31.1 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1961

ESTEVAN AREA (Estevan)
New record of 31.6
Old record of 30.6 set in 1914
Records in this area have been kept since 1900

HUDSON BAY AREA (Hudson Bay(AUT))
New record of 28.1
Old record of 27.6 set in 2012
Records in this area have been kept since 1943

INDIAN HEAD AREA (Indian Head CDA)
Tied record of 29.6 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1883

MELFORT AREA (Melfort)
New record of 28.1
Old record of 27.2 set in 2012
Records in this area have been kept since 1910

MOOSE JAW AREA (Moose Jaw CS)
Tied record of 33.0 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1894

REGINA AREA (Regina RCS)
New record of 32.6
Old record of 30.8 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1883

ROCKGLEN AREA (Rockglen (AUT))
New record of 32.6
Old record of 30.9 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1970

WEYBURN AREA (Weyburn)
New record of 31.8
Old record of 29.5 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1953

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.