Cold temperature record from 1940 broken in Manitoba

CTV Morning Live Weather Update for Dec. 13, 2024 Katherine Dow has your Friday morning look at weather.

Manitoba’s cold weather broke several temperature records in different communities on Thursday, including one that had been in place since the 1940s.

According to a weather summary from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), four communities in Manitoba set new records for cold temperatures.

The coldest? The Roblin area reported a temperature of -37.1 C on Thursday. The old record was -35.5 C, which was set in 2000.

The Pilot Mound area reported a temperature of -34.3 C, down from the previous record of -33.9 C set in 1940.

The Carberry area set a new record of -36.8 C, breaking the record set in 1995 of -35 C.

Finally, the Carman area reported a temperature of -34.6 C, a drop from -33.4 C reported in 1995.