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23 record highs recorded across Manitoba in 1 day

Dozens of places across the province saw the mercury climb into record-setting territory on Friday.

Morden warms to 14 C, McCreary to 12.7 C, Dauphin to 10.9 C, CBC meteorologist John Sauder says

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Jim Hartry sent in this photo of him mowing the lawn on Friday (yes, on Dec. 4!) in Morden, Man., where temperatures reached 12 C that afternoon. Morden is about 125 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg. (Submitted by Jim Hartry)

Dozens of places in Manitoba saw the mercury climb into record-setting territory on Friday.

CBC meteorologist John Sauder says 23 record highs were set across the province.

Morden was the warmest, with a high of 14 C. Jim Hartry, who lives in Morden, said it provided incentive enough to do some landscaping.

"It was quite an afternoon. Actually, I mowed the front lawn and I had long pants on and it was so nice I decided I was going to do that back lawn in my shorts," he said. "I started doing it in my shorts and I finished it all. It was good."

Winnipeg reached a high of 3 C at The Forks. While that is warm for this time of year, it didn't break any records and pales in comparison to these Manitoba hot spots:

  • Morden: 14 C
    • Previous record: 5.6 C in 2004
  • McCreary: 12.7 C
    • Previous record: 10.5 C in 1988
  • Dauphin: 10.9 C
    • Previous record: 2.6 C in 2003
  • Pilot Mound: 10.8 C
    • Previous record: 7.5 C in 1979
  • Carberry: 10.7 C
    • Previous record: 3 C in 2004
  • Melita: 9.2 C
    • Previous record: 4.2 C in 2004
  • Pinawa: 8.3 C
    • Previous record: 2.4 C in 2004
  • Wasagaming: 6.7 C
    • Previous record: 3.9 C in 1975
  • Swan River: 6.6 C
    • Previous record: -1.4 C in 2003
  • Victoria Beach: 6.4 C
    • ​Previous record: 0.9 C in 1999
  • Grand Rapids: 6.2 C
    • ​Previous record: -1.4C in 1995
  • Carman: 5.7 C
    • ​Previous record: 5.1 in 2004
  • Sprague 5.6 C
    • ​Previous record: 4.1 in 2004
  • Portage Southport Airport: 5.3 C
    • ​Previous record: 1.9 C in 2009
  • Shoal Lake: 4.5 C
    • ​Previous record: 2 C in 2004
  • Roblin: 4 C
    • ​Previous record: 0.6 C in 2003
  • Fisher Branch: 3.9 C
    • Previous record: -0.5 C in 1995
  • Island Lake Airport: 3.9 C
    • ​Previous record: 0.6 C in 2003
  • Berens River Airport: 3.9 C
    • ​Previous record: 0.7 C in 1999
  • George Island 2.8 C
    • ​Previous record: 0.4 C in 2003
  • Gimli Harbour 2.3 C
    • ​Previous record: 1.3 C in 1999
  • Flin Flon: 1.9 C
    • ​Previous record: -4 C in 2003
  • Oak Point Marine: -0.1 C
    • ​Previous record: 0.4 in 1999

All that warmth is expected to spill over into the weekend, too. On Saturday, Winnipeg will see some cloud in the morning, but then things will brighten up and reach a high of 5 C.

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