Nunavut breaks 47 daily temperature records in 1st 6 days of October
CBC
So far, October is off to a warm start for parts of Nunavut — so warm in fact, that it's breaking multiple daily records.
Justin Shelley, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says an upper ridge of high pressure sitting right over Baffin Island is to blame. It's drawing up warmer than normal air into the territory.
"For the most part, the last seven to 10 days, we've seen temperatures anywhere from two to 10 degrees above normal for this time of year," Shelley said.
The warm air has mostly been centred over the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions, and up toward Resolute and Eureka as well, he said.
For instance, in Iqaluit, the normal for this time of year is about -1C, Shelley said. But in the past week, temperatures have been in the four to seven degree range.
"Even up in Resolute, it's even more pronounced, where the normal maximum temperature this time of year is -10 C [but] we've seen temperatures the past week is zero or 1 C," Shelley said.
"It's definitely an anomalous period. And much warmer than normal for this time of year."