Temperatures soared this week and broke records in some Ontario cities.
A warm airmass brought record-high maximum temperatures into southern Ontario on Wednesday and Thursday, Environment and Climate Change Canada said.
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the high reached 23.1 C at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga. This broke the previous record high of 21.7 C set in 1946 and 1950. Environment Canada began keeping records here in 1938.
The record high of 20 C set in 1946 in Oshawa broke when the temperature reached 21 C on Wednesday. Records have been kept in Oshawa since 1882.
Records were also broken in Algonquin, Brockville, Sudbury, Kingston, Ottawa and several other cities.
🌡️A look at some of the daily temperature records broken yesterday across S and NE ON. Warm weather continues today across many areas, more records may fall, stay tuned!
🔗Full weather summary: https://t.co/bzoSgu0O9X#ONwx pic.twitter.com/LNdmlY4NCD
— ECCC Weather Ontario (@ECCCWeatherON) October 31, 2024
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