TORONTO – Tuesday was definitely a scorcher in the city, but it didn’t break any records for the day.
Toronto’s high was 34.1 on Tuesday, coming in short of the previous high for Sept. 10 of 34.8 C set in 2002.
However, Markham’s Buttonville airport, north of the city, recorded a temperature of 35 C, breaking the old record set in 2002 of 34.3 C.
The hottest place to be in the province? That would have been Sarnia which came in just shy of 36 C at 35.9 C, breaking its record of 34.4 C set in 1983.
Elsewhere, London broke its previous record of 33.3 C, reaching 34.6 C on Tuesday. Windsor broke its previous record of 34.0 C on Tuesday, set in 2002, with a high of 34.6 C.
Kitchener-Waterloo also broke a record coming in at 43.5 C, breaking the previous record set in 1952 of 33.3 C.
Of course, these numbers were all without the humidex. With the humidity, it felt more like 43 C in most parts. Or worse.
Toronto’s record high for the entire month of September was 36.7 set on September 2, 1953.
Wednesday, southern Ontario was still under an oven, with temperatures around the region soaring to 30 C. Humidex advisories were still in place.
On the other side of the country, British Columbia is going through its own heat wave as temperatures in the entire province are close to record highs. There is the possibility that many cities will break records as temperatures soar to 30 C in the interior.
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