PEI

1 temperature record down, another expected to fall

If you can have a heat wave in October, P.E.I. is having one now.

Record temperatures broken Tuesday, and more forecast for Wednesday

Cruise ship passengers are getting the very best weather in Charlottetown this week. (Reina Lamothe/Twitter)

If you can have a heat wave in October, P.E.I. is having one now.

The temperature peaked Tuesday at 21.7 C at Charlottetown Airport, almost three degrees above the previous record for a Oct. 24 of 18.9 C set in 1963, and more than 11 degrees above the 10.1 C average.

The record fell in Summerside as well. The temperature reached 21.4 C, nearly five degrees above the 2009 record of 16.7 C.

The weather is not done yet. Record-setting temperatures of 22 C are forecast for both cities Wednesday.

More records could fall Thursday. The forecast is for 21 C in Charlottetown and Summerside. That is equal to the Charlottetown record, but well above the Summerside record of 17.9 C.