A temperature record was smashed in the Sundre area yesterday.

The mercury climbed to 18.1 C, easily surpassing the previous record of 15 C set in 2001.

Temperature records in the area have been kept since 1993.

Unusually warm weather continues in the region today, with Rocky Mountain House forecast to reach 15 C — well above the average Nov. 12 high of zero.

Other temperature records set across the province

Several other areas also set temperature records Nov. 11.

That includes the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge area, where temperatures soared to around 16 C. In Beaverlodge, yesterday’s temperature of 16.5 C beat the previous record of 12.8 C, set more than 100 years ago in 1923.

Jasper, meanwhile, reached 16.7 C, edging out the previous record of 15.3 C set in 2016.