Spray pads are now open in Saskatoon and it was just in time for the heatwave.  It will start to cool off a bit next week but still enjoyable to visit Saskatoon pools with Riversdale Pool opening Monday and Lathey Pool on Wednesday.  As the school year gets ready to wind up, Mayfair Pool will open June 15 and George Ward Pool in Saskatoon on June 16.

Spray pads opened on Tuesday and they operate from  10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Spray pads located near or on school grounds will be turned off during recess and lunch breaks, with times varying based on individual school schedules.  The latest hot temperatures from Thursday haven’t been posted just yet on their web page, but the heatwave started Wednesday with eight new weather records.

Twenty-one Saskatchewan communities broke their hot weather temperatures on Thursday, but Environment Canada says the two largest cities did not.
Regina reached 35.2 degrees, just short of the record set in 2019 and 35.6.
Saskatoon hit 34.8, so the record of 35.8 set in 1988 remains.
The hotspot on Thursday was Rosetown at 36.6 degrees, and the previous record set in 1988 was 36.
Maple Creek broke its record handily at 34.4 degrees, compared to 31.5 degrees set in 2019.


 
Assiniboia 35.9 - old record 34.3 in 2019
Broadview 33.8 - old record 33.6 in 2019
Coronach 34.3 - old record 34 in 1988
Cypress Hills 30.6 - old record 30 in 1988
Elbow 34.9 - old record 33.9 in 2019
Estevan 35.1 - old record 34.7 in 2019
Indian Head 35.4 - old record 35.1 in 2019
Kindersley 35 - tied with 1970 record
Last Mountain Lake 34.2 - old record 33.2 in 2019
Lucky Lake 36.3 - old record 34.2 in 2019
Maple Creek 34.4 - old record 31.5 in 2019
Moose Jaw 34.4 - tied with 2019 record
North Battleford 35.2 - old record 34.3 in 1970
Scott 34.9 - old record 34 in 1988
Spiritwood 33.3 - old record 32.2 in 1970
Swift Current 35.1 - old record 34 in 1988
Waskesiu 32.1 - old record 31.1 in 1970
Watrous 35.2 - old record 35 in 2019
Wynyard 33 - old record 32.3 in 1988
Yorkton 33.5 - old record 32.8 in 1970