It was a day of record-breaking warmth in the West Country on Jan. 14.

In the Rocky Mountain House area, temperatures reached 16.3 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record of 12.2 set in 1968.

Weather records in the Rocky area have been kept since 1915.

Nordegg also hit 16.3 degrees Celsius, surpassing a long-standing 1968 record of 11.7 degrees Celsius, with records there kept since 1915.

In Sundre, the high reached 16.8 degrees Celsius, breaking the old mark of 12.5 degrees Celsius set in 2008. Records in that area have been kept since 1993.

Red Deer also set a record, although it was much cooler there than elsewhere in the province. The city’s temperature got up to 9.8 degrees Celsius edging out a 2008 record of 9.3.

While it was warm in the Rocky area, southern Alberta saw the hottest record-breaking warmth of the day.

Several communities shattered long-standing temperature marks.

In the Lethbridge area, the mercury climbed to 17.5 degrees Celsius, breaking a record of 13.3 degrees Celsius that had stood since 1942.

In Milk River, temperatures hit 17.8 degrees Celsius, smashing the old record of 11 degrees Celsius from 2006.

Finally, the southern Alberta community of Claresholm was the warmest spot in the province with a record temperature of 19.5 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous record of 13.8 degrees Celsius set in 2008.