Feels like fall has arrived early in Saskatchewan. (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)

By Keaton Brown

Weekend Chill

North Battleford one of three areas in province to set record low temperatures over weekend

Aug 19, 2019 | 12:20 PM

It felt like a fall weekend across the much of the province even though it is only the second half of summer.

Record breaking lows happened at four locations across the province over the weekend. North Battleford, Last Mountain Lake, Regina and Saskatoon all broke records on their overnight lows.

North Battleford dropped to -0.5 Celsius, breaking a record set over a century ago of 1.7 C in 1895.

Regina’s new record is 2 C, breaking the old 2.8 C record from 1901.

Saskatoon dropped down to 0.7 C, toppling the old record of 2.2 C set in 1900.

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Last Mountain Lake also set a new record of -0.6 C, breaking the old record of 1 C set in 1985, but that area has only kept weather records since 1975.

Meteorologist Terri Lang said the cold weather is a result of a large area of arctic high pressure being pushed into the prairies.

“We had a low pressure system over northern Saskatchewan and because of the counter-clockwise flow around the low, that sucks in the colder air from the arctic,” she said.

That air was cold enough to create snow in parts of northern B.C. and Alberta.

There was some fear about possible frost over the weekend and Lang said Wednesday night could also have that possibility.

“We have to keep an eye on Wednesday morning just because we have another ridge poking down at that time and I’m concerned that underneath these ridges is where the coldest temperatures are,” she said.

Lang said the high winds we normally see in Saskatchewan this time of year can occasionally counteract the low temperatures.

“What the winds do is they mix the lower atmosphere and they don’t allow the cold temperatures to happen. There are a number of things that go into but we are not out of the woods just yet for the next couple of days,” she said.

As much as this cold weather feels like the end of summer, Lang assured there will be a return to regular temperatures before the official start of fall in the later part of September.

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Keaton.brown@jpbg.ca

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