12-13-09 Edmonton,Alberta -51F

[Patrick Boomer]

Brutal cold over the Canadian prairies this weekend.
The warmest temperature in all of Alberta at 0800 MST is -27C(-16.6F) in the far southwest corner, many stations reporting below -40
Edmonton hit -46C (-51F) with a windchill of -59C(-74F) at 5am local time, breaking records from the 70s by 10C.
Two more nights of deep freeze on the way.

Environment Canada Alberta temps:
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/provincialsummary_table/pages/ab_obs_imperial_e.html

 

[Paul Knightley]

Wow! We've got some cold weather on the way this week in the UK but by this standard we're basking at the gates of Hades!