Sask. communities drop below freezing mark during first weekend of summer

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It might’ve been the first official weekend of summer, but some communities in Saskatchewan saw temperatures drop close to and below freezing overnight on Sunday.

According to a weather summary from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Maple Creek dropped to 1.8 C, breaking a record of 2.8 C set in 1997.

Further north, both Spiritwood and Collins Bay slipped below the freezing mark. Spiritwood dropped to -1.1 C, breaking the record of 0.3 C set in 2004. Collins Bay dipped to -1.9 C breaking the record of -1.2 C set in 2015.

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The summer solstice was officially at 8:42 p.m. on June 20.

According to ECCC, the normal overnight low for Maple Creek and Spiritwood this time of year is about 10 C, for Collins Bay it’s about 8 C.

Overnight lows near or in double digits are expected for all three communities this week.

Meanwhile, parts of B.C. and Alberta saw significant snowfall over the weekend.

Precipitation was limited to heavy rainfall for much of Saskatchewan.