TORONTO

Canada's Northwest Territories experienced its highest recorded temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 degrees Celsius) on Saturday.

The recorded temperature is from Norman Wells, a region rich with oil and located among the forested Taiga Plains, approximately 300 miles from the Arctic Ocean, as reported by The Washington Post.

The scorching temperatures in Western Canada have contributed to a surge in unprecedented wildfires across the country.

According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, the wildfires have burned a staggering 22.7 million acres (9.2 million hectares), surpassing the previous record of 17.5 million acres (7.1 million hectares) set in 1995 as the highest burned forested area.

*Writing by Alperen Aktas