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Record-Breaking Halloween Heat Hits Ontario Communities, with More Warm Weather Ahead

Updated: Nov 6


Many communities across Ontario experienced record-breaking warmth this Halloween, with temperatures soaring to new heights. Despite a cooler weekend forecast, warm weather is expected to make a brief return next week. Environment Canada predicts that like September and October, November will also trend above average temperatures across much of Ontario.

Environment Canada reports that these communities set new records for the warmest Halloween: Algonquin Park, Bancroft, Cobourg, Kemptville, Kingston, Muskoka, Oshawa, Ottawa, Parry Sound, Pembroke, Petawawa, St. Catharines, Tillsonburg, Trenton, and Vineland. Pearson Airport in Mississauga matched its previous record. Ontario’s hot spot was Moose Creek, 65 kilometers east of Ottawa, reaching 24.5°C.

In the days leading up to Halloween, many communities also set high-temperature records, closing out another unusually warm month across the province. Pearson Airport, for example, recorded an average high of 17.3°C for October, well above the normal 14.6°C, making it the ninth-warmest October on record. Rainfall was below average too, with Pearson Airport recording only 29.5 mm of rain compared to the usual 67.2 mm.

Ontario was mostly drier than normal this fall, with only a strip of land east of a line from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay receiving near-average precipitation. For now, temperatures will cool down to seasonal norms, with daytime highs near 10°C at Pearson Airport, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Steven Flisfeder. However, another warm spell is expected early next week, though it will be shorter and not as intense as the recent heat.

November is forecasted to remain warmer than average, especially in southern and northeastern Ontario, though not every day will be warmer than usual. Environment Canada’s data indicates that the above-average temperature trend is likely to continue through the month.

Record-Breaking Halloween Temperatures

On October 31, a warm air mass brought record-breaking maximum temperatures to southern Ontario. Here’s a summary of some of the new records set:

  • Algonquin Park: New record 20.9°C (previous 18.9°C, 1927)

  • Bancroft: New record 21.5°C (previous 20°C, 1971)

  • Cobourg: New record 18.9°C (previous 18°C, 1989)

  • Kempsville: New record 23.8°C (previous 22.2°C, 1942)

  • Kingston: New record 20.8°C (previous 20°C, 1919)

  • Muskoka: New record 21.3°C (previous 21.1°C, 1956)

  • Ottawa (Kanata—Orleans): New record 23.7°C (previous 21.5°C, 1989)

  • St. Catharine's: New record 23.7°C (previous 22.8°C, 1971)

These preliminary records are based on selected historical stations across each geographic area and may be updated as Environment Canada finalizes its report.


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