B.C. also received the third highest number of lightning strikes on record last month.
Equally concerning was a record number of lightning strikes last month, especially in B.C. where 169,000 jolts exacerbated an alreadyBobby Sekhon, a meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, said most of northern Yukon was about five degrees hotter than usual for the month.
For example, the average monthly temperature in Old Crow in July was 19.5 C, compared with the normal 14 C. “It was the hottest month on record for all our reporting stations up there,” he said. “This is quite extraordinary.” He said about 27 daily heat records were broken in Yukon, with most happening between July 6 and July 8 and then again from July 21 to July 23.
“On July 7 alone, there were 10 temperature records set. And it wasn’t just one ridge of high pressure, it was a few ridges of high pressure.”Email AddressBy clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300A welcome email is on its way.
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