approaching a record in Toronto

[tropicana]

SUB ZERO (32F) STREAK COULD BE THE AREA'S LONGEST IN 22 YEARS

Fri Feb 9 2007
Toronto ON

February's strengthening sunlight and increasingly longer days are collectively unlikely to halt the area's growing string of sub-freezing days, which has now reached 21 days on Friday, and is forecast to continue right through next week, and perhaps beyond.

The cold spell began on January 14-17, then warmed to slightly above freezing on Jan 18-19, but Toronto's Pearson Airport has been below freezing from January 20, and has been ever since then.

If current projections are correct, the current below freezing streak could come very close to Toronto's longest such streak (in recent times) since 35 such readings were logged back-to-back in the winter of 1984-1985. That stretch again ran 35 long days, from January 7 -February 10 1985.

****On further review, there was a 51 day run of consecutive days at or below freezing in Toronto from December 21 1976- February 9 1977***

The Polar Vortex continues to sit over James Bay, Canada and is forecast to keep on delivering cold, Arctic air on Northwesterly winds right through next week. The frigid air is set to re-intensify in the next 4 days and begin to assault the area once again early next week.

[Extremeweatherguy]

That is pretty crazy. This winter has really done a complete 180 for you guys up there in SE Canada and the NE United States.

[tropicana]

Yup, you are right! Completely and totally opposite to the pattern that persisted during December and the first part of January.

The stretch now is 22 days and counting. wooohoooo.

[tropicana]

Today is now DAY 26 of consecutive days at or below freezing in Toronto. The forecast at least through the weekend keeps the streak going.
-justin-

[tropicana]

Day 28 now woooohooo

[vbhoutex]

As much as I like a good cold blast now and then, preferably with snow(lol)the kind of stretch you are having is WAY TOO LONG in the cold for me!!!

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

This is what happens, really warm fellowed by really cold.

[tropicana]

I know, even for us, this is unusual, even tho we have not really broken any cold weather records for this long spell, the length of this cold spell is astonishing, the likes of which we havent seen for ages.

Today is Day 29 of consecutive days at or below freezing.
i think we will have a party when we finally break the freeze mark, perhaps this coming week.

-justin-

[AussieMark]

Justin remember in December and early January where u were complaining about your 12C temps

[tropicana]

Justin remember in December and early January where u were complaining about your 12C temps

i know, i remember vaguely

[tropicana]

Today is now Day 31 of this streak of sub-freezing temperatures...however.. the streak is likely to end today, as forecasted temperatures for Tuesday are around Plus 2 to plus 3C 35F to 38F.


The last time an above-freezing temperature occured at the airport... January 19/07 when it hit 0.3C 32F.
The last time it hit over 1C 34F was January 13 when it was 3.8C 39F!

wooohooo... i wonder where will be the celebration party tomorrow? hmmm

[Andy_L]

Think we have you beat the forecast late last week had today being above 0 for Ottawa...but the final reality is something different. -9 right now and not looking like its going to get much higher

[tropicana]

actually, the streak ended at 30 days, 'cuz late last nite, the Airport rose to 0.1C GRRRRRRRR!!



But i'd check into Ottawa and their below freezing streak later today or tomorrow and i'd let ya know Andy.

-justin-

[tropicana]

Yes, the below freezing streak continues in the 3 major cities of Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal. All 3 of these cities failed to reach the freeze mark today...and all 3 of these cities haven't seen an above freezing day since January 13.

So the streak continues for these cities.. now 38 Days!

Toronto reached at least PLUS 4C 40F for several hours...so the streak has ended for this city.

-justin-

[AussieMark]

I wonder what Winnipegs streak is or Saskatoon or Edmontons

[Andy_L]

lets see....WINTERPEG....and theres 365 days in a full year...I would guess the streak is probably something close to 360

[stormcrow]

Having grown up in Winnipeg I can tell you that we don't consider it cold until it is below 0F. In all fairness to Winnipeg I do not remember seeing snow in June, July or August. Now in Calgary I have seen snow in all 12 months although the snow in July and August doesn't tend to stay around.

[tropicana]

Just an update here:-
the 3 major cities of Montreal QC ( 1.8C), Quebec City QC ( 2.7C) and Ottawa ON (2.1C) all rose above freezing on February 27/07, the first time above the freeze mark since January 13/07.

This thus ended a 44 day consecutive freeze for these 3 cities.

-justin-