423 AWCN16 CWWG 071819 SUMMARY WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:19 AM MST MONDAY 7 DECEMBER 2009. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALLOWED MANY AREAS OF ALBERTA TO CLEAR OUT LAST NIGHT. AS A RESULT TEMPERATURES PLUNGED PAST THE MINUS THIRTY DEGREE MARK AND SOME SITES REACHED NEW RECORD MINIMUMS THIS MORNING. AS OF 11 AM MST THE FOLLOWING NEW RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE REPORTED. LOCATION RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD RECORDS MIN TEMP RECORD YEAR BEGAN (CELSIUS) TEMP EDMONTON INT'L .... -37.3 -35.0 1972 1960 JASPER............. -34.1 -33.3 1932 1916 SUNDRE... ......... -36.2 -29.5 1995 1985 THE ABOVE DATA IS UNOFFICIAL AND HAS NOT BEEN QUALITY CONTROLLED. END 288 AWCN15 CWWG 081821 SUMMARY WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:21 AM MST TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER 2009. FRIGID ARCTIC AIR MAINTAINED ITS GRIP OVER SOUTHERN ALBERTA LAST NIGHT. AS A RESULT SOME SITES REACHED NEW RECORD MINIMUMS THIS MORNING. AS OF 11:15 AM MST THE FOLLOWING NEW RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE REPORTED. LOCATION RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD RECORDS MIN TEMP RECORD YEAR BEGAN (CELSIUS) TEMP LETHBRIDGE......... -39.5 -37.2 1977 1886 SUNDRE............. -34.2 -32.5 1995 1985 WATERTON PARK...... -40.8 -40.0 1977 1966 THE FOLLOWING NEAR RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS OBSERVED. LOCATION NEAR RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD RECORDS MIN TEMP RECORD YEAR BEGAN (CELSIUS) TEMP CLARESHOLM........ -36.2 -37.8 1972 1959 THE ABOVE DATA IS UNOFFICIAL AND HAS NOT BEEN QUALITY CONTROLLED. END