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, with Winkler and Morden being two of the highest temperatures in the province.
"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 12.1.
Below are some of the new records set in the Pembina Valley, according to Environment Canada:
Morden and Winkler Area
New record of 11.3
Old record of 7.2 set in 1941
Records in this area have been kept since 1895 and 1904
Gretna and Altona Area
New record of 10.4
Old record of 5.0 set in 1952
Records in this area have been kept since 1949
Carman Area
New record of 10.1
Old record of 6.5 set in 1993
Records in this area have been kept since 1895
Sprague Area
New record of 9.6
Old record of 6.1 set in 1952
Records in this area have been kept since 1915
Emerson and Dominion City Area
New record of 8.8
Old record of 7.8 set in 1952
Records in this area have been kept since 1893 and 1942
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