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Sep 2, 20191 min

Record Highs Set Across Province on Saturday #nlwx

Record high temperatures were set across Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday.


 

 
Environment and Climate Change Canada says that six areas either set or tied a daily maximum temperature records on August 31.


 
Here is the list:

Badger
 

 
New record of 25.6
 

 
Old record of 25.0 set in 1961
 

 
Records in this area have been kept since 1956

Bonavista
 

 
New record of 24.5
 

 
Old record of 23.8 set in 1981
 

 
Records in this area have been kept since 1956

Gander
 

 
New record of 26.8
 

 
Old record of 26.6 set in 1981
 

 
Records in this area have been kept since 1937

La Scie
 

 
Tied record of 23.5 set in 1978
 

 
Records in this area have been kept since 1977

Twillingate
 

 
New record of 24.1
 

 
Old record of 23.9 set in 2005
 

 
Records in this area have been kept since 1950

Nain
 

 
New record of 20.1
 

 
Old record of 19.5 set in 2005
 

 
Records in this area have been kept since 1984

Based on ECCC Data