Sunshine and record temperatures in Edmonton Thursday

Edmontonians were out enjoying the sunshine Thursday as the temperature in the city shattered previous records.
The highest temperature recorded on Sept. 7 in Edmonton since 1996 was set in 2003 when Environment Canada measured it at a hot 29.7 C.
That record was broken Thursday when the temperature hit 31.8 C at Blatchford Field, formerly City Centre Airport, by 5 p.m.
The temperature Friday could threaten a record set for Sept. 8 in 2011 at 29.9 C. The forecast for Friday calls for the tempera