Hamilton's heat broke a record this week

CBC News

Posted: Jul 19, 2013 11:12 AM ET

Last Updated: Jul 19, 2013 11:09 AM ET

 

Hamilton experienced record-breaking heat on Thursday, as temperatures hit the low-to-mid 30s for the fourth consecutive day.

Readings at Hamilton International Airport hit 33.4 C in the afternoon, beating the previous record for July 18 — 33.0 C, reached on that day in 1986.

According to Dave Phillips, a senior climatologist with Environment Canada, Hamilton "could see two days in a row with record-breaking heat," with a high of 33 C expected for Friday.

"The previous record was 32.5 degrees in 1991," he said. "It's pretty impressive to break a daily record two days in a row. It is, on all counts, a heat wave."

What's also striking, he said, is how warm the air has remained after the sun has set.

Nighttime temperatures this week, he noted, have hovered in the 20s.

"It's feeling hot and humid right around the clock."

'If people think they haven't seen this before, they have bad memories.'

—Dave Phillips, Environment Canada

However, the current heat wave isn't unprecedented, Phillips said.

"This year, Hamilton has had eight days when the temperature has been above 30 degrees. At this time last year, you'd had 20 of those suckers," he said.

"If people think they haven't seen this before, they have bad memories."

Cooler weekend ahead

Some relief from the high heat is in store for Hamilton this weekend. Environment Canada is predicting sunny and partly cloudy skies and temperatures around the mid-20s for Saturday and Sunday.

But Hamilton will have to wait out a thunderstorm risk on Friday before the cooler weather takes hold.

"We may see some thunder-boomers tonight in Ontario," said Phillips. But the risk, he added, is lower in Hamilton than in other parts of the province.

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