Rocky Mountain House has tied a temperature record that has stood for nearly a century.

According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the temperature reached 22.8 C on Monday, matching the April 20 record set in 1934.

Weather records in the area have been kept since 1915.

Several other communities across Alberta also set new records, including:

• Camrose: 22.3 C, breaking the previous record of 21.9 C set in 2010
• Bow Island: 26.0 C, surpassing the 23.4 C record set in 2006
• Waterton Park: 22.6 C, edging the 22.5 C record set in 1980

Cooler weather ahead

The warm conditions are not expected to last.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting cooler temperatures and precipitation through the rest of the week.

Daytime highs are expected to dip to just below freezing between April 23 and 26, with a chance of rain or snow each day.

That’s well below the average daytime high for mid-April, which is around 12 C.

See the entire seven-day forecast here.