Record temperatures 'falling like leaves' across parts of the Prairies
Digital Reporter
Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 12:28 PM - Summer-like conditions dominated parts of the Prairies Monday with several record temperatures reached.
Saskatoon, Regina, Wynyard, Weyburn, Estevan and North Battleford were among some of the communities that set a new page in the record book Monday as temperatures soared above 20°C.
The city of Regina broke a 76 year old record from 1938 as the daytime high hit 24°C.
The national hotspot however, went to Bow Island, Alberta where temperatures reached 27.4°C.
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"A low pressure system moving into northeastern Saskatchewan on Tuesday will bring isolated showers to southeastern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan before moving into Manitoba on Wednesday," says Weather Network meteorologist Matt Grinter. "Temperatures will remain above seasonal today and tomorrow with southern Saskatchewan seeing the chance to make it to mid 20s once again."
