Record high temperatures set today across Northern Ontario

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

************************* RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES SET FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ONTARIO

WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION

AN AIR MASS ORIGINATING FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO AFFECT A LARGE AREA OF NORTHERN ONTARIO. NUMEROUS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET TODAY.

THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL COME TO AN END OVER NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATER TONIGHT BUT WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY FOR REGIONS FARTHER EAST.

HIGH TEMPERATURES RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 7 PM ARE FOUND IN THE TABLE BELOW.

************************ RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10TH

STATION WAWA RECORD HIGH 14.5 PREVIOUS RECORD 12.5 (1977) RECORDS BEGAN 1977

STATION KAPUSKASING RECORD HIGH 12.7 PREVIOUS RECORD 12.2 (1975) RECORDS BEGAN 1937

STATION CHAPLEAU RECORD HIGH 13.1 PREVIOUS RECORD 8.5 (2002,2009) RECORDS BEGAN 1978

STATION KENORA RECORD HIGH 13.7 PREVIOUS RECORD 11.2 (2009) RECORDS BEGAN 1938

STATION RED LAKE RECORD HIGH 13.9 PREVIOUS RECORD 10.6 (1969) RECORDS BEGAN 1928

STATION EAR FALLS RECORD HIGH 13.9 PREVIOUS RECORD 10.6 (1969) RECORDS BEGAN 1928

STATION SIOUX LOOKOUT RECORD HIGH 14.5 PREVIOUS RECORD 10.3 (2009) RECORDS BEGAN 1938

STATION ATIKOKAN RECORD HIGH 17.4 PREVIOUS RECORD 12.2 (1954) RECORDS BEGAN 1915

STATION DRYDEN RECORD HIGH 14.9 PREVIOUS RECORD 10.6 (1954) RECORDS BEGAN 1914

STATION ARMSTRONG RECORD HIGH 11.8 PREVIOUS RECORD 9.4 (1954) RECORDS BEGAN 1938

STATION PICKLE LAKE RECORD HIGH 13.3 PREVIOUS RECORD 8.4 (2009) RECORDS BEGAN 1990

STATION BIG TROUT LAKE RECORD HIGH 10.0 PREVIOUS RECORD 8.9 (1969) RECORDS BEGAN 1939

STATION GERALDTON RECORD HIGH 13.8 PREVIOUS RECORD 8.3 (2009) RECORDS BEGAN 1981

STATION LANSDOWNE HOUSE RECORD HIGH 13.4 PREVIOUS RECORD 8.0 (2009) RECORDS BEGAN 1993

STATION PEAWANUCK RECORD HIGH 10.4 PREVIOUS RECORD 4.7 (2009) RECORDS BEGAN 1995

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS THE OBSERVATIONS AT THE TIME OF BROADCAST AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL AND FINAL REPORT OF THE WEATHER EVENTS OR THE HIGH IMPACT EVENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WEATHER EVENTS.

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