Eastern Canada's turn to smash monthly heat records
Warmest start to November on record was just set from the Great Lakes to Nova Scotia.
A jet stream which has gone on hiatus to Hudson Bay, an abnormally strong ridge along the Atlantic Coast, and a deep trough over Western Canada have teamed up to bring the warmest start to November on record from the Great Lakes to Nova Scotia.
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Daily temperature records were low hanging fruit for the recent surge of warmth across the Eastern Canada, coming one month after the same scenario occurred in Western Canada to start October.
Four provinces just saw major cities set new November temperature records with St. Catharines, Ontario coming within half a degree of the Canadian record.
Although temperatures are quickly trending toward seasonal this week, 2022 will likely set new records for the warmest first week of November across the east.
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Cities such as Toronto and Halifax saw overnight lows nearly 10°C warmer than the normal daytime highs for this time of year. November 8 is currently the record to beat for Toronto and Halifax for the latest first frost, which normally see its arrival on October 16 and 17 respectively.
