Eight daily heat records broken in Saskatchewan on Thursday

Regina and some parts of southern Saskatchewan saw new daily temperature records set on Thursday.

Regina reached 35.6 C, which broke the previous record high of 35 C set in 1929.

Rockglen was the hot spot in the province with the mercury reaching 35.8 C, beating its previous record of 30.9 C set in 2016.

In total, eight places recorded new record highs in Saskatchewan.

Temperatures will cool down a bit on Friday before rebounding into the 30s for the long weekend.

Environment Canada says the above-normal temperatures will stick around into next week.