At 22.3 C, Wednesday's high temperature breaks 74-year-old weather record
Halloween expected to be warm but wet by trick-or-treating time
Between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the temperature at the Region of Waterloo International Airport hit 22.3 C.
That surpassed the previous record for Oct. 30, which was 22.2 C set in 1950.
The warm temperatures are part of a three-day trend in the region, says Geoff Coulson, a warning preparedness meteorologist with Environment Canada.
Tuesday was "quite warm" although the 19.4 C did not beat the 20.8 C set in 1989.
"When we're breaking temperature records, we know these are temperatures we don't see all that often," Coulson told CBC News.
For Halloween on Thursday, the record is currently 22.2 C, set in 1950. Right now, the forecast says it could reach 22 C in the region.
Coulson noted that while Halloween will be warm, it will also very likely be wet when it comes time for children to go trick-or-treating with rain in the forecast.
"So something for parents and those helping the little ones to trick-or-treat ... is that they may need some rain gear or some umbrellas to help them stay dry," he said.
Cooling off this weekend
Experts had predicted a warmer-than-usual fall. Coulson says there will be more seasonal temperatures this weekend, but then next week temperatures will creep back up.
"Not necessarily low 20s, but there is a possibility some weather models indicating by Wednesday next week we could be seeing daytime highs around 18 C," he said.
As for snow, Coulson says there's no indication of any flurries in the short-term.
"Certainly November is a time of year where we can definitely expect the first snowfalls to occur, but at this point nothing really showing up in the first week or so of the month," he said.