Another record fell last month, but this time it wasn’t a temperature record.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, we had 109 hours of smoke last month, making it the smokiest July on record.
“It's official now, July 2025 at Regina Airport, it's the smokiest month that we have on our records database,” said meteorologist Crawford Luke.
What put us over the top was a few hours of smoke that blew in on Thursday morning.
“I guess it cleared up a little bit towards the afternoon and evening, but added a few more hours to our account,” Luke said.
Much of the smoke is due to wildfires in northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, there were 69 active fires as of Friday morning.
You can find the latest forecast for wildfire smoke here.