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Coldest temperature | Recorded at Prince Albert on February 1, 1893, at -57 degrees Celcius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest temperature | Recorded at both Yellow Grass and Midale on July 5, 1937, at +45 degrees Celcius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coldest temperature in July | Recorded at both Rabbit Lake and Waskesiu on July 24, 1946, at -4.4 degrees Celcius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Annual number of hot days, +30 degrees Celcius or higher (1961-1990) | Maple Creek - 22 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Annual number of very cold days, -30 degrees Celcius or lower (1961-1990) | Uranium City - 51 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longest Frost-free period | Recorded at both Aylesbury and Colonsay in 1978 at 167 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Annual Precipitation | Recorded at Kamsack in 1921 at 916 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Annual Mean Precipitation (1961-1990) | Southend - 514 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record number of days with measurable precipitation | Recorded at Whitesand Dam in 1978 at 180 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Mean Annual Number of Days with Precipitation (1961-1990) | Southend - 136 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest One-hour Rainfall | Recorded at Buffalo Gap on May 30, 1961, receiving 250 mm or rain, a Canadian Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Mean Annual Snowfall (1961-1990) | Recorded at Pelly in 1955-56 at 386 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Annual Number of Days with Snowfall Accumulation (1961-1990) | Uranium City - 85 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record Number of Hours of Bright Sunshine | Recorded at Estevan in 1980 at 2701 hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Annual Hours of Bright Sunshine | Estevan - 2500 hours, 9 hours more than Rome, Italy! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Recorded Wind Speed (1961-1993) | Recorded at Prince Albert on August 19, 1984, at 163 km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record Number of Days with Blowing Snow | Moose Jaw, 65 days in 1973-74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record Number of Days with Fog | Collins Bay, 61 days in 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record Number of Days with Freezing Rain | Regina and Broadview, 14 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record Number of Days with Thunderstorms | Beechy, 54 days in 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Number of Days with Hail | Swift Current, 2 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worst Tornado | The Regina cyclone of June 30, 1912, still a Canadian record for the deadliest tornado |