Alberta shivers as Arctic blast chills province to record lows
CBC
Extreme cold continues to grip Alberta, plunging some areas of the province into record low temperatures.
The entire province remains under an extreme cold warning with teeth-chattering temperatures well below the seasonal average and wind chill values that have made the air feel like it's between between –40 C and –55 C.
Environment Canada says some areas of northern Alberta will experience a "prolonged" deep freeze. The icy cold is expected to last well into next week.
The breathtaking temperatures had Edmonton breaking a daily low set 141 years ago.
People in the capital city region awoke to a temperature of –39 C, breaking a daily record of –38.6 C set in 1880, said Environment Canada meteorologist Chris Wielki.
Additional records have likely broken throughout the morning and meteorologists are reviewing the historical records to confirm, Wielki said in an interview.
A full list of the new records will be released later Monday, Wielki said.
Frigid temperatures has left most of the western provinces shivering with brutal wind chills for days, forcing many families to keep inside over the holidays.
Most of British Columbia and Saskatchewan, along with parts of Manitoba and Ontario are also under extreme cold weather warnings.
As of Monday it remained equally frosty across Alberta, with communities from Fort McMurray and Edmonton to Calgary and Medicine Hat calling for a wind chill near–40 C on Monday.
Wielki urged Albertans to bundle up and limit their time outside. In weather this cold, frostbite can develop in minutes.
A blast of cold Arctic air is to blame for for bringing bringing strong and bitterly cold winds to the province, Wielki said.
The relentless deep freeze could persist for days, he said.
"It's going to be fairly persistent," Wielki said. "There is a chance we will return to normal on Saturday but then we're back into the cold on Sunday.
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