21 communities set heat records in Sask. heat wave

Weather records were toppled throughout Saskatchewan on Thursday.

According to Environment Canada, 21 communities across the province saw daily record highs in the provincial heat wave.

Rosetown was the hot spot at 36.6 C (or 97.9 F), breaking its 1988 record of 36.0 C.

Here are the communities that set new heat benchmarks:

Assiniboia 35.9 C — old record 34.3 C 2019

Broadview 33.8 C — old record 33.6 C 2019

Coronach 34.3 C — old record 34.0 C 1988

Cypress Hills 30.6 C — old record 30.0 C 1988

Elbow 34.9 C — old record 33.9 C 2019

Estevan 35.1 C — old record 34.7 C 2019

Indian Head 35.4 C — old record 35.1 C 2019

Kindersley 35.0 C — tied 1970 record

Last Mountain Lake 34.2 C — old record 33.2 C 2019

Lucky Lake 36.3 C — old record 34.2 C 2019

Maple Creek 34.4 C — old record 31.5 C 2019

Moose Jaw 34.4 C — tied 2019 record

North Battleford 35.2 C — old record 34.3 C 1970

Scott 34.9 C — old record 34.0 C 1988

Spiritwood 33.3 C — old record 32.2 C 1970

Swift Current 35.1 C — old record 34.0 C 1988

Waskesiu Lake 32.1 C — old record 31.1 C 1970

Watrous 35.2 C — old record 35.0 C 2019

Wynyard 33.0 C — old record 32.3 C 1988

Yorkton 33.5 C — old record 32.8 C 1970

The heat warnings for most of Saskatchewan are expected to be lifted sometime on Friday or Saturday.