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Albertans woke up to a pretty amazing sunrise Tuesday morning, and they took the pictures to prove it.

From Lethbridge, to Fort McMurray, Alberta’s famous big sky was a range of shocking pink and orange hues.

Judy Owens sent in this picture of the Dec. 12 sunrise near Aldersyde. Courtesy: Judy Owens Judy Owens sent in this picture of the Dec. 12 sunrise near Aldersyde. Courtesy: Judy Owens Kurtis Moore from Calgary sent in this picture of the Dec. 12 sunrise. Courtesy: Kurtis Moore Wes Weibe from Claresholm sent in this picture of the Dec. 12 sunrise. Courtesy: Wes Weibe

Alberta is experiencing a warmer than usual December this year.

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The average high for December in Edmonton is -4.5 C, according to Global Edmonton meteorologist Jesse Beyer. The average high for the first seven days of December this year was 2.1 C, Beyer said.

Calgary broke a 127-year-old record Saturday with a high of 15.4 C.

Over the weekend, at least 10 locations broke records with high temperatures in the mid-teens throughout southern Alberta.

Sunrise in Alberta; there really is nothing like it. Good to be home. #ymm pic.twitter.com/w93bfGbUKA — Russell Thomas (@rvthomas67) December 12, 2017

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