Key Lake, Saskatchewan was the cold spot in Canada Monday at -48.8 degrees and this morning at -44.9 degrees Last Mountain, Saskatchewan is the cold spot in the country. Nineteen new daily minimum temperature records were set on Monday including Saskatoon at -40.6 which beat out a cold weather record set 122 years ago in 1903. Moose Jaw at -39.2 and Indian Head where the mercury dipped to -40.4 also broke records in those two communities set back in 1903.
These extremely cold conditions worsened over the province overnight
and into Monday, with many more daily low temperature records being
set on February 17, 2025 (temperatures listed in degrees Celsius).
(The following list of new records is a preliminary report)
ASSINIBOIA AREA
New record of -38.7
Old record of -34 set in 1989
Records in this area have been kept since 1965
COLLINS BAY AREA
New record of -43
Old record of -39.4 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
CORONACH AREA
New record of -39.8
Old record of -33 set in 2001
Records in this area have been kept since 1961
ELBOW AREA
New record of -40.1
Old record of -35 set in 1989
Records in this area have been kept since 1955
INDIAN HEAD AREA
New record of -40.4
Old record of -40 set in 1903
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
KEY LAKE AREA
New record of -48.8
Old record of -42.2 set in 2022
Records in this area have been kept since 1976
LAST MOUNTAIN LAKE (SANCTUARY) AREA
New record of -42.9
Old record of -37 set in 1989
Records in this area have been kept since 1975
LUCKY LAKE AREA
New record of -36.8
Old record of -32 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1972
MEADOW LAKE AREA
New record of -39.9
Old record of -37.6 set in 1990
Records in this area have been kept since 1959
MOOSE JAW AREA
New record of -39.2
Old record of -36.7 set in 1903
Records in this area have been kept since 1894
REGINA AREA
New record of -40.4
Old record of -38.9 set in 1927
Records in this area have been kept since 1883
ROCKGLEN AREA
New record of -36.4
Old record of -33.7 set in 2006
Records in this area have been kept since 1970
ROSETOWN AREA
New record of -40.7
Old record of -37.8 set in 1945
Records in this area have been kept since 1913
SASKATOON AREA
New record of -40.6
Old record of -40 set in 1903
Records in this area have been kept since 1900
SPIRITWOOD AREA
New record of -42.3
Old record of -40.6 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1923
WASKESIU LAKE AREA
New record of -38.1
Old record of -37.8 set in 1966
Records in this area have been kept since 1966
WATROUS AREA
New record of -40.9
Old record of -37.8 set in 1967
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WEYBURN AREA
New record of -39
Old record of -36 set in 1989
Records in this area have been kept since 1953
WYNYARD AREA
New record of -41.1
Old record of -36.1 set in 1966
Records in this area have been kept since 1964
