SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING.
BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER IN PARTS OF NORTHERN ONTARIO.
WE ARE NEARING THE END OF AN HISTORIC WARM SPELL ACROSS ONTARIO WITH RECORD TEMPERATURES TUMBLING BY THE DOZEN EVERY DAY.
ALMOST 120 DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS HAVE BEEN REWRITTEN OVER THE PAST WEEK ACROSS THE PROVINCE.
SOME RECORDS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED BY AS MUCH AS 14 DEGREES.
NORMALLY WE ARE STILL FEELING THE CHILL OF WINTER'S FINAL BREATH.
BUT INSTEAD, WORDS SUCH AS HUMIDEX, DAFFODILS AND PATIO WEATHER ARE ON EVERYBODY'S LIPS.
EVEN ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO THE SNOW PACK HAS BEEN MELTING AT INCONCEIVABLE RATES.
FOR INSTANCE, GERALDTON REPORTED 31 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND ON MARCH 18TH.
TWO DAYS LATER IT HAD VIRTUALLY ALL MELTED.
IT APPEARS THAT THIS MARCH WILL LIKELY BE THE WARMEST MARCH ON RECORD FOR SOME PLACES.
THIS WARM SPELL WILL LAST INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO BEFORE A COLD FRONT WILL INTRODUCE SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR.
BELOW ARE RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS SET ON MONDAY 19-MAR-2012.
PLEASE REFER TO THE TABLE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
LOCATION NEW RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD
KENORA 23.8 11.3 (2000)
RED LAKE 23.2 11.2 (2000)
SIOUX LOOKOUT 21.9 13.9 (1946)
FORT FRANCES 26.0 10.0 (2000)
THUNDER BAY 17.4 12.2 (1946)
UPSALA 22.9 9.8 (2003)
GERALDTON 20.7 11.0 (1987)
KAPUSKASING 25.1 11.7 (1970)
TIMMINS 23.6 12.2 (1970, 1979)
CHAPLEAU 23.9 9.5 (1980)
WAWA 20.0 10.3 (2003)
SAULT STE MARIE 21.3 11.1 (1976)
SUDBURY 20.3 8.3 (1970)
NORTH BAY 22.8 11.7 (1946)
THIS WEATHER SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND MAY NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL OR FINAL REPORT.
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