A mild, Pacific air mass continued to give record warm temperatures to Manitoba on Wednesday, with the warmest January 31st in decades at some locations. Environment Canada recorded two dozen new daytime high records yesterday.
"Wednesday appears to have been the last hurrah of the really warm weather, but to be clear, we're still expecting well above average temperatures for the next three to five days," explained CMOS Accredited Weathercaster Chris Sumner. "A cold front associated with a low pressure system that crossed through northern Manitoba yesterday has ushered in somewhat cooler air to the region for Thursday, but it will still be ten degrees warmer, or more. As surface winds turn southerly tonight and through Friday, temperatures will warm up, once again, to daytime highs in the +3 to +6 range through Monday."
For the second consecutive day, McCreary had the hottest temperature in the province, coming in at 12.
The following are the new records set across western Manitoba according to Environment Canada:
McCreary Area
New record of 12.1
Old record of 9.5 set in 1993
Records in this area have been kept since 1968
Deerwood Area
New record of 10.0
Old record of 8.0 set in 1993
Records in this area have been kept since 1952
Portage La Prairie Area
New record of 8.9
Old record of 6.0 set in 1993
Records in this area have been kept since 1886
Pilot Mound Area
New record of 8.1
Old record of 3.5 set in 2009
Records in this area have been kept since 1938
Melita Area
New record of 6.2
Old record of 4.8 set in 2012
Records in this area have been kept since 1936
Carberry Area
New record of 4.6
Old record of 4.5 set in 1999
Records in this area have been kept since 1962