All-time monthly records fall amid remarkable November warmth
A stunning warm pattern extending to Northern Canada has broken monthly records in some communities
A stunning pair of records fell recently as communities in far Northern Canada jumped above the freezing mark for the first time on record during the month of November.
The above-seasonal temperatures are an extension of the pattern that’s kept a large swath of Canada warmer than normal through the middle of this month. Some areas may be on track to notch their warmest November on record.
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A remarkable ridge parked over the centre of Canada has kept temperatures running on the warmer side of average lately.
Readings have run up to 10 degrees above normal throughout much of Northern Canada since the beginning of the month.
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, recorded a high temperature of 0.7°C on Nov. 12, marking the first time the community has ever jumped above the freezing mark during the month of November. A nearby weather station in Gjoa Haven followed suit with a 0.2°C high the next day.
A reading just above the freezing point may not seem remarkable this time of year, but context matters: the average daytime temperature in this part of the world hovers around -20°C in the middle of November.
Exceptional warmth has bathed the region in recent days, with a maximum temperature climbing as high as 3.8°C in Bathurst Inlet, according to data collected by Thierry Goose.
The warmth isn’t going anywhere in a hurry.
In fact, the latest computer model guidance suggests that the warmth will reinforce over the next ten days with temperatures running 10°C above seasonal from northern Manitoba through the Yukon and west into northern Alaska.
Several locations across the region run the risk of observing their all-time warmest November on record, including Yellowknife, Fort Smith, Cambridge Bay, and Baker Lake.