Dozens of record temperatures set in Alberta Wednesday

Windy in Edmonton today, wind light tomorrow and temperatures up and down.

Thirty-nine weather stations set new record highs in Alberta on Wednesday, Jan. 14.

That includes Edmonton, where the previous record of 8.3 C (from 1942) was shattered by almost three-and-a-half degrees.

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In fact, most of Wednesday’s new record high temperatures were more than 2 C above the previous records.

Here’s a full list from Environment and Climate Change Canada:

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on Jan. 14, 2026 (temperature values given in degrees Celsius).

ATHABASCA AREA

• New record of 11.9
• Old record of 9.2 set in 2025
• Records in this area have been kept since 1900

BARRHEAD AREA

• New record of 11.7
• Old record of 9.4 set in 1965
• Records in this area have been kept since 1912

BOW ISLAND AREA

• New record of 16.7
• Old record of 10.6 set in 2006
• Records in this area have been kept since 1961

BOW VALLEY (PROVINCIAL PARK) AREA

• New record of 15.1
• Old record of 12.2 set in 1965
• Records in this area have been kept since 1928

BROOKS AREA

• New record of 15.8
• Old record of 13.3 set in 1942
• Records in this area have been kept since 1912

CALGARY AREA

• New record of 16.9
• Old record of 11.2 set in 2004
• Records in this area have been kept since 1881

CAMROSE AREA

• New record of 8.8
• Old record of 7.0 set in 1986
• Records in this area have been kept since 1921

CARDSTON AREA

• New record of 17.3
• Old record of 14.9 set in 2019
• Records in this area have been kept since 1918

CLARESHOLM AREA

• New record of 19.5
• Old record of 13.8 set in 2008
• Records in this area have been kept since 1951

COLD LAKE AREA

• New record of 8.7
• Old record of 6.4 set in 1986
• Records in this area have been kept since 1952

CROWSNEST AREA

• New record of 10.9
• Old record of 8.5 set in 1994
• Records in this area have been kept since 1965

DRUMHELLER AREA

• New record of 11.4
• Old record of 9.1 set in 2008
• Records in this area have been kept since 1923

EDMONTON AREA

• New record of 11.6
• Old record of 8.3 set in 1942
• Records in this area have been kept since 1880

EDSON AREA

• New record of 14.3
• Old record of 10.1 set in 2025
• Records in this area have been kept since 1916

ELK ISLAND (NATIONAL PARK) AREA

• New record of 9.4
• Old record of 7.0 set in 1986
• Records in this area have been kept since 1966

FORT CHIPEWYAN AREA

• New record of 6.0
• Old record of 3.0 set in 1999
• Records in this area have been kept since 1883

FORT MCMURRAY AREA

• New record of 11.0
• Old record of 6.9 set in 1986
• Records in this area have been kept since 1908

GRANDE PRAIRIE AREA

• New record of 8.7
• Old record of 8.6 set in 2014
• Records in this area have been kept since 1922

HENDRICKSON CREEK AREA

• New record of 12.8
• Old record of 9.9 set in 2004
• Records in this area have been kept since 1995

JASPER AREA

• New record of 10.5
• Old record of 8.9 set in 1968
• Records in this area have been kept since 1916

LAC LA BICHE AREA

• New record of 11.2
• Old record of 8.5 set in 1986
• Records in this area have been kept since 1944

LETHBRIDGE AREA

• New record of 17.5
• Old record of 13.3 set in 1942
• Records in this area have been kept since 1902

LLOYDMINSTER AREA

• New record of 6.1
• Old record of 5.4 set in 1986
• Records in this area have been kept since 1952

MEDICINE HAT AREA

• New record of 14.4
• Old record of 9.4 set in 1931
• Records in this area have been kept since 1883

MILDRED LAKE AREA

• New record of 10.7
• Old record of 5.2 set in 2025
• Records in this area have been kept since 1965

MILK RIVER AREA

• New record of 17.8
• Old record of 11.0 set in 2006
• Records in this area have been kept since 1994

NORDEGG AREA

• New record of 16.3
• Old record of 11.7 set in 1968
• Records in this area have been kept since 1915

PEACE RIVER AREA

• New record of 6.9
• Old record of 6.1 set in 2025
• Records in this area have been kept since 1907

PINCHER CREEK AREA

• New record of 13.2
• Old record of 11.7 set in 1973
• Records in this area have been kept since 1893

RED DEER AREA

• New record of 9.8
• Old record of 9.3 set in 2008
• Records in this area have been kept since 1904

RED EARTH CREEK AREA

• New record of 10.9
• Old record of 7.9 set in 2025
• Records in this area have been kept since 1994

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE AREA

• New record of 16.3
• Old record of 12.2 set in 1968
• Records in this area have been kept since 1915

SLAVE LAKE AREA

• New record of 11.2
• Old record of 9.8 set in 2025
• Records in this area have been kept since 1922

STAVELY AREA

• New record of 16.5
• Old record of 14.1 set in 2019
• Records in this area have been kept since 1914

STONY PLAIN AREA

• New record of 12.5
• Old record of 8.0 set in 1986
• Records in this area have been kept since 1966

SUNDRE AREA

• New record of 16.8
• Old record of 12.5 set in 2008
• Records in this area have been kept since 1993

VEGREVILLE AREA

• New record of 7.8
• Old record of 5.4 set in 1999
• Records in this area have been kept since 1918

WAINWRIGHT AREA

• New record of 9.5
• Old record of 5.3 set in 1999
• Records in this area have been kept since 1966

WATERTON PARK AREA

• New record of 14.4
• Old record of 11.1 set in 2019
• Records in this area have been kept since 1976