Staff Writers
Sep 2, 20191 min
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