Temperature records were set across our province on Tuesday as an early fall heat wave continues to sweep across the region. 

In Steinbach, the mercury peaked at 29.3 degrees Celsius. That broke the 36-year-old record of 29.0 degrees, set in 1989.

The following 11 locations also set records for September 30th:

Berens River 
New record of 25.9 
Old record of 23.3 set in 1931 
Records in this area have been kept since 1905 

Carberry  
New record of 31.7 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1976 
Records in this area have been kept since 1962 

Fisher Branch  
New record of 28.1 
Old record of 27.2 set in 1970 
Records in this area have been kept since 1960 

Norway House  
New record of 24.9 
Old record of 20.4 set in 2021 
Records in this area have been kept since 1970 

Oak Point  
New record of 27.8 
Old record of 26.1 set in 1970 
Records in this area have been kept since 1970 

Pilot Mound 
New record of 30.7 
Old record of 30.0 set in 1963 
Records in this area have been kept since 1938 

Pinawa  
New record of 29.5 
Old record of 27.2 set in 1976 
Records in this area have been kept since 1915 

Pine Falls  
New record of 27.9 
Old record of 26.7 set in 1963 
Records in this area have been kept since 1922 

Shoal Lake   
New record of 29.7 
Old record of 29.0 set in 1989 
Records in this area have been kept since 1962 

Swan River 
New record of 31.4 
Old record of 28.9 set in 1963 
Records in this area have been kept since 1960 

Winnipeg 
New record of 30.4 
Old record of 29.6 set in 1989 
Records in this area have been kept since 1872 

Dan Fulton is a Meteorologist with Environment Canada. He says the reason for this heat is because of a southerly flow of air. He notes this will continue for another few days, until a cold front passes through Southern Manitoba.

"For the weekend it's looking a bit more unsettled," notes Fulton. 

In fact, Sunday's high is only 14 degrees in Steinbach, with rain. The normal high for this time of year is 15 degrees. Wednesday and Thursday are expected to see highs that are 12 and 13 degrees warmer than that. 

Meanwhile, there is also a chance of precipitation on Wednesday. Fulton explains that there are currently thunderstorms in North Dakota that are drifting our way. In addition to that, Wednesday afternoon could see a typical summer scenario where it is hot during the day and with a chance of convection in the afternoon it could produce isolated thunderstorms. 

 

With files from Sylvia St. Cyr

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