In the middle of autumn, the thermometer of the main city of the province of Quebec marked 23 degrees Celsius, exceeding the last record of this month, reached in 2020.
Average temperatures normally hover around 8°C at this time of year. Already in October, temperatures were 2 ºC higher than normal.
“This is the first time we’ve recorded a temperature like this in November since we have data, it’s an all-time high,” Environment Canada meteorologist Dominic Martel told AFP.
The temperature rose to 22.4°C on November 10, 2020. The last record dates back to 1948, with a maximum of 21.7°C.
Since the beginning of the week, temperatures have been steadily rising due to a warm air mass from the southern United States, coinciding with much less rain than usual and wildfires in the north -eastern Quebec.
Europe is also experiencing an abnormally warm autumn, a sign experts say that the impact of climate change is accelerating.
The five hottest years on record have occurred since 2016, as climate change leads to longer and stronger heat waves and drier ground conditions.
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