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Toronto didn't hit 30C once in August. Will the summer heat return for the long weekend?
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For the first time in more than a decade, temperatures in Toronto stayed below 30 C for the entire month of August.
For the first time in more than a decade, temperatures in Toronto stayed below 30 C for the entire month of August.
The city’s cool temperatures were shared by much of southern Ontario due to the position of the jet stream, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
“Normally, we’d see about four or five of those days in August – we got none,” ECCC Senior Climatologist David Phillips told CTV News Toronto Thursday.
“We got up to 29.5 C [on Aug. 3] but that doesn't cut it,” Phillips added. "It's definitely been on the coolish and wetish side -- almost half the days this summer have been wet."
Throughout the entire summer, Toronto has only seen temperatures soar beyond 30 C eight times, according to the climatologist.
“Last year, we had 19 of those guys, and 27 the year before.”
While some may be lamenting summer’s rays, Phillips said the cool streak has been welcomed by many as well.