Fall's arrival across parts of the Prairies brings temperatures 10°C above normal
Digital Reporter
Monday, September 22, 2014, 12:47 PM - After a late summer snowstorm dumped upwards of 20 cm of snow on parts of Alberta earlier this month, many thought their fate for a harsh and early winter had been sealed.
Wrong!
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Above seasonal temperatures graced parts of the Prairies this past weekend, with several communities writing a new page in the record book.
Temperatures soared into the mid to high 20s, smashing records set nearly 30 years ago.
With the official first full day of fall arriving on Tuesday, it looks like the summer-like trend will continue to give Prairie residents conditions to boast about.
"Temperatures will remain above seasonal through the southern Prairies through the week, with temperatures 5-10°C above normal," says Weather Network meteorologist Brian Dillon. "The northern Prairies will remain unsettled however, with a series of lows bringing in rain-showers along the border of of Northwest Territories and Yukon."
B.C. also had a hot day Sunday, with its own slew of broken records.
"A fall low pressure system arrives on Tuesday evening with gusty winds and heavy rain up and down B.C. coast bringing heavy rain to Vancouver on Wednesday," Dillon adds. "Gusts along the western shoreline will be gusting 80-100 km/h near Tofino."
