Warm stretch of weather culminates in record-breaking Saturday
Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: October 24, 2016 11:44 AM | Last Updated: October 24, 2016
October temperatures well above average so far
There were three weather records broken at Charlottetown Airport on Saturday.
The temperature, rainfall, and total precipitation were the highest ever recorded on an Oct. 22nd at the airport.
The temperature hit 20.5 C, just topping the 20.3 C recorded in 2007.
There was 31.4 mm of rain, easily displacing the 20.4 mm that fell in 1988, and also beating the total precipitation of 24.8 mm in 2009.
Much like September
Saturday's summer-like weather marked the end of a remarkable mild spell for Charlottetown.
The average daily high temperature for October 1-22 is 3.7 C above normal. There was only one night when the temperature fell below freezing.
The pattern for October is similar to what Charlottetown saw in September, when the first three weeks of the month saw temperatures well above normal.
"The warm pattern we enjoyed all summer into the fall is associated with a persistent blocking pattern that shifted many weather systems to our north and west," said CBC meteorologist Jim Abraham.
"However, 2016 continues to be the warmest year on record across the globe, consistent with our changing climate due to high concentrations of greenhouse gases."
As with September, the last week of the month is forecast to be a lot cooler, with temperatures near or slightly below the seasonal average of 9 C to 10 C.
The good news is, there is nothing in the forecast to suggest that Charlottetown will get any snow this month. The airport sees an average of 1.7 cm in October.
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