Alberta town breaks 123-year-old weather record amid balmy temperatures

Carrie Field hits a tee shot on the Shaganappi Point golf course in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Above average temperatures and a lack of snow has allowed some golf courses to open for play. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Another seven weather records were set in Alberta on Wednesday, including one that was 123 years old.

The province has seen unseasonably warm weather this fall, and had already set seven new record temperatures the day before.

Of the places that broke records on Wednesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says Milk River had the hottest daytime high with 16 C.

Meanwhile, the town of Pincher Creek saw a record of 10.6 C set in 1900 broken when the mercury climbed to 12 C.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on Dec. 6, according to ECCC:

Bow Island

Cardston

Crowsnest

Medicine Hat

Milk River

Pincher Creek

Waterton Park