Open in full screen mode With 6.2°C on Tuesday, Saskatoon broke the record temperature established in 1928. (Archive photo) Radio-Canada Voice synthesis, based on artificial intelligence, allows you to generate a spoken text from a written text. Saskatchewan broke 10 daily high temperature records Tuesday, including one set nearly a century ago, according to Environment Canada. < p class="StyledBodyHtmlParagraph-sc-48221190-4 hnvfyV">On Wednesday, the agency released a report (New window) highlighting places in the province where records were broken the day after Christmas. The Leader region on Tuesday experienced the highest daily temperature in the province at 11°C, breaking the previous record of 9.5°C, set in 1980. These records also include the areas of Moose Jaw with 9.3°C compared to 7.1°C in 1994 as well as Wynyard, where the mercury touched 8.6°C on Tuesday, while the peak reached was previously 6.4°C in 2005. Saskatoon also recorded a new record of 6.2°C, beating the previous record of 4.4°C set in 1928. These new records were announced as the province experienced an exceptionally dry and hot fall season. The lack of precipitation has some farmers worried about next growing season's crops. CBC Saskatchewan weather specialist Ethan Williams says the heat and drought are due to the El Niño phenomenon. This phenomenon should continue during the new year, he indicates. Loading in progress ELSE ON INFO : Will the next pope be from Quebec? What we have seen so far could very well be the case for the first months of 2024. According to Environment Canada, there is a 60 to 70% chance that temperatures will be above normal during the month of February. He adds that #x27;Agency for Oceanic and Atmospheric Observations predicts that there is a good chance that El Niño will decrease in intensity from April to June, noting that temperatures of the Pacific Ocean near the equator are starting to return to normal. 
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Saskatchewan breaks 10 daily high temperature records on Boxing Day
By Natasha Kumar
Dec28,2023
By Natasha Kumar
Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116