Calgary sets new record high temperature amid spring heat

Calgary forecast: Hot weather for the week It's a sunny day in Calgary with hot temperatures expected for the rest of the week. Gina Martin has the forecast.

Alberta saw unseasonably warm weather on Monday, leading to a whopping 34 record daily high temperatures being broken throughout the province, including in Calgary.

Of the places that broke records, Edmonton had the hottest daytime high with 29.4 C.

Calgary's high on Monday climbed to 25.8 C, just narrowly breaking the previous record of 25.6 set in 1890.

The following areas set a new daytime high record on May 1, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada:

Airdrie

Athabasca

Banff

Barrhead

Bow Valley (Provincial Park)

Breton

Brooks

Calgary

Camrose

Coronation

Crowsnest

Drumheller

Edmonton (Blatchford area)

Edmonton International Airport

Elk Island

Fort Chipewyan Area

Highvale 

Jasper 

Lloydminster 

Lac La Biche 

Lacombe

Nordegg

Pincher Creek

Red Deer

Red Earth Creek

Rocky Mountain House

Stettler

Stony Plain

Sundre

Taber

Three Hills

Vegreville

Wainwright

Waterton Park