A new record has been set in Halifax for the hottest temperature in thirty years.
Environment Canada reports the temperature observed at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport reached 32.2 on Monday. In 1991, the area recorded a high of 30.6 degrees on June 28th.
Halifax Shearwater saw a high of 31. The highest temperature on record for that area and date was 30.6 in 1944.
The hot and humid weather will continue on Tuesday. Metro will see a high of 27, but with the humidity it will feel like it’s 34.
Many parts of the province are under a heat warning, including the south shore as well as Annapolis, Kings, Hants, Colchester, and Pictou counties.
Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
Meantime, a new record has been set for Canada’s hottest temperature ever.
The thermometer climbed to a scorching 48 degrees in the village of Lytton, B-C on Monday after hitting 47 degrees on Sunday.
The previous all-time Canadian heat record was 45 degrees set in Saskatchewan in 1937.
Environment Canada says a dome of hot air remains stagnant over Western Canada and is slowly moving eastward.
(With files from Allan Dearing)
