Extreme cold in western and northern Canada
A frigid cold airmass moved over western and northern Canada in December. Since the beginning of the month, the wind chill factor in western provinces has hovered around -35, reaching -45 in several places, on December 6. Manning, Brownvale and Clear Hills in Alberta, and in North Battleford in Saskatchewan even reached the -50 mark. In northern regions, the wind chill factor reached -50 every day, with -60 reached in Eureka on December 1 and 2.
