The recent heatwave has looked like it has passed, with maximum temperature records being set all throughout Western Canada.
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In Yorkton, the heatwave saw ten consecutive days with the temperature reaching over 25°​C, including five straight days of over 30°​C.
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Both July 2 (34.7°​C) and July 3 (35.6°​C) had record highs in Yorkton. The heatwave was just a wrap to an already hot June, with June 2 and June 3, also seeing record highs of 31.7°​C and 33.5°​C.
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Though it was hot in Yorkton, other parts of Canada were feeling the heat as well as a new all-time record high temperature for Canada of 49.6°​C being set in Lytton, BC on June 29. Lytton set a new all-time high for Canada on three consecutive days, with highs of 46.6, 47.9, and 49.6°​C on June 27, 28, and 29. These extreme temperatures beat the long-standing record high for Canada of 45.0°​C set on July 5, 1937 in Midale and Yellow Grass, SK.Ìý
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After this heatwave, 14 of the 15 hottest temperatures in Canadian history were now set between June 27 to 29.
