Manitoba Weather: Heat records set across the province

A number of Manitoba communities started the week by breaking decades-old heat records.

Brandon, Carberry, Deerwood, McCreary, Melita, Pilot Mound, Shoal Lake and Steinbach all set new records on Monday, according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

The biggest jump from the previous record occurred in Deerwood. That community, located about 40 kilometers northwest of Morden, recorded a temperature of 25.7 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees Celsius higher than the previous record set in 1986.

In fact, the majority of previous heat records broken on Monday were set that year, including in McCreary, Melita, Shoal Lake and Steinbach.

Meanwhile, Brandon broke a 127-year-old heat record. The previous high in the Wheat City was 22.8 C, set in 1897.

The city recorded a new high of 24.9 degrees Celsius on Monday.

Full details of the heat records can be found on the ECCC website.