Record overnight lows were set in seven locations by Wednesday morning in Saskatchewan.

Environment Canada says three locations broke the records set in their communities in 2018 including Elbow at -23, Kindersley at -24.7 and Last Mountain Lake at -25.3 degrees Celsius.

Daily minimum temperature records were also set in Leader, Lucky Lake, Outlook and Rosetown.  The full list can be viewed below.

The following areas will have set a daily minimum temperature record on April 5, 2023:

Elbow Area
Preliminary new record of -23.0
Old record of -22.0 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1955

Kindersley Area
Preliminary new record of -24.7
Old record of -21.5 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1942

Last Mountain Lake
Preliminary new record of -25.3
Old record of -20.8 set in 2018
Records in this area have been kept since 1975

Leader Area
Preliminary new record of -25.1
Old record of -19.4 set in 1975
Records in this area have been kept since 1924

Lucky Lake Area
Preliminary new record of -24.9
Old record of -22.5 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1972

Outlook Area
Preliminary new record of -22.2
Old record of -22.0 set in 1979
Records in this area have been kept since 1915

Rosetown Area
Preliminary new record of -26.2
Old record of -24.5 set in 1982
Records in this area have been kept since 1913

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were
active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.