Another record high October day in Waterloo Region; 1950 record beat
Posted Oct 31, 2024 05:24:36 AM.
Last Updated Oct 31, 2024 05:45:55 AM.
It was another unseasonably warm day in Waterloo Region Wednesday.
So warm, a 74-year-old weather record was broken!
Environment Canada says temperatures officially reached 22.3 C, slightly higher than the 22.2 C recorded in 1950.
This is the second October day a decades-old weather record has been beaten in Waterloo Region.
Last week, temperatures hit 25.6 C, good enough to beat a 104-year-old weather record set back in 1920!
For Halloween, another chance of record-breaking temperatures, with an expected high of 21 C.
The record to beat? A high of 22.2 C set in 1950.
570’s Meteorologist Jill Taylor says heavy rain is still in the forecast for trick-or-treaters, but it’s unlikely any rainfall records will be beat on Thursday.
According to Environment Canada, at least 27 areas around Ontario broke weather records on Wednesday, including Toronto (23.1 C), Oshawa (21 C), Windsor (24.6 C), and even as far north as Algonquin (21.4 C)
The wettest Halloween was back in 1932, with 25.7 mm of rain recorded on Oct. 31.
