CALGARY -- Ten degrees above normal!? It’s not out of the question again today. This time we’re involving even more sunshine as we roll directly beneath the high pressure ridge. With the gathering of energy we’ve been experiencing over the past few days, our Tuesday might be the hottest day of the year.
Which also means the record book across southern Alberta (with some isolated spots north of us) was rewritten for Aug. 17. If you are reading this the day-of, 49 records are listed as broken in Alberta, though that does come with a small asterisk as noted in the right-side column below:
It’s important to note that the range of data some sites are working with is a major component of how many records were actually broken. So, while Environment Canada’s website does call in 49 records, some of that data has only been collected since the 90s, which limits accuracy.
Another note: this band of warm, dry air coupled with a few bursts of wind royally amplifies the danger that could be presented by fires. The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System confirms this, as does AlbertaFireBans.ca:
Here’s the five-day forecast:
Today:
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: 33C
- Evening: mainly clear, low 16C
Wednesday:
- Mainly sunny
- Daytime high: 28C
- Evening: mainly clear, low 12C
Thursday:
- Partly cloudy, chance for isolated storms
- Daytime high: 27C
- Evening: mainly clear, low 13C
Friday:
- Partly cloudy
- Daytime high: 25C
- Evening: mainly clear, low 13C
Saturday:
- Partly cloudy
- Daytime high: 21CEvening: mainly clear, low 10C
A couple of photos today: first from the Vezinas, who have Inuk, Kili and Tauriel posing in front of yesterday morning’s rainbow to the west (love the The Hobbit references!)
And one from Lois, showing off what the east had to offer yesterday morning. Thanks for sending!
You can submit your weather photos here.
