Bow Island hit record low temp on July 16

Southern Alberta Newspapers

Bow Island set a record low temperature on July 16, as the mercury plunged to 4.8C marking the coolest July 16 since 1961.

Coincidentally, the previous coldest day in Bow Island was also recorded on July 16, 2013, with the temperature dipping to 5.1 C.

Medicine Hat also recorded a new minimum temperature record on July 16.

Temperatures in the city dipped to 5.8 C making it the coldest July 16 in the city since 1883, when record keeping began in the area.

Previously, the coolest July 16 recorded was in 2013, with a temperature of 5.9 C.