Previous cold records for two cities were set in the 1890s – but only warm records get the limelight.
Global warming will do this </sarcasm>
1 Apr 2018 – On Friday, Meadow Lake, Melfort, Nipawin, Prince Albert, Watrous East and Wynyard set new cold records.
Prince Albert set its lowest record cold at -33.1 C, breaking a record set of -32.8 C in 1890.
On Saturday, Assiniboia, Kindersley, Moose Jaw, Rosetown and Weyburn broke former records as well, with temperatures hovering around the -20 C range.
Moose Jaw also broke a more than century-old record, set in 1899. The temperature at that time was recorded at -22.2 C, while the new record is set at -23.1 C.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cold-weather-easter-weekend-saskatchewan-1.4601589