'Dangerous territory': Western Canada sees extreme cold reaching -56 C
CTV
A rush of Arctic air is bringing extreme cold temperatures in parts of Western Canada as record-low temperatures were recorded in 43 communities across Alberta and B.C. between Sunday and Monday.
Environment and Climate Change Canada on Monday morning issued extreme cold warnings for the entire province of Alberta, as well as parts of B.C. and Saskatchewan.
In Edmonton, temperatures dropped to -41.6 C on Monday morning, feeling like -55 C with the wind chill. Calgary also saw temperatures as cold as -31 C, or -43 C with the wind chill.
Record-low temperatures were recorded in 43 communities across Alberta and B.C. between Sunday and Monday. The coldest community was Grande Prairie, Alta., which saw temperatures plummet to -44.4 C, beating the record set in 1984. That's -56 C with the wind chill.
"This area of really cold air originated from Siberia last week. It came across Alaska and is now really settled in all over the West," said weather expert Chris St. Clair in an interview with CTV News Channel.
