Environment Canada says four communities in Saskatchewan set new record daytime highs on Wednesday.

Last Mountain Lake reached 21.6 degrees, Lucky Lake saw the mercury climb to 23.2 degrees, Rockglen set a new record of 22.4 degrees and Wynyard set a new day time high of 22.6 degrees. The hot spot in Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw at 24.8 degrees, was also the hotspot in the country on Wednesday, October 16th.

Twenty-eight locations in the province were 20 degrees or warmer yesterday including Saskatoon with a daytime high of exactly 20 degrees. Prince Albert reached a far more seasonal 12.6 degrees. Normals for this time of year in Saskatoon is a daytime high of 10.6 degrees and an overnight low of -1.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on
October 16, 2024 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius):

LAST MOUNTAIN LAKE
New record of 21.6
Old record of 19.5 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1975

LUCKY LAKE AREA
New record of 23.2
Old record of 22.0 set in 1997
Records in this area have been kept since 1972

ROCKGLEN AREA
New record of 22.4
Old record of 20.8 set in 2023
Records in this area have been kept since 1970

WYNYARD AREA
New record of 22.6
Old record of 20.9 set in 1986
Records in this area have been kept since 1964

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.