P.E.I. breaks another temperature record Thursday
Record high was actually set at 2 a.m.
As a warm spell of autumn weather continues on P.E.I., another temperature record was broken Thursday.
An unofficial record high was measured Thursday morning at the Charlottetown Airport at 2 a.m. when the temperature reached 16.2 C.
The previous record for a Nov. 12 in Charlottetown was 15.5 C, set in in 1995.
On Tuesday, records were broken across the Island. In Charlottetown, the thermometer climbed to 21.3 C, a record for a Nov. 10, and also a remarkable 100th day where the temperature reached 20 C at Charlottetown Airport this year. It also tied a record for the warmest November temperature in Charlottetown, set Nov. 4, 1982.
While Wednesday was also about 10 C above normal, only East Point broke a record, reaching 17.5 C. The record had been 15 C in 1977.
As the day wore on Thursday, a cold front moved in and cooled off the Island considerably.
"After a very warm start to the day, the temperature has been steadily falling thanks to a switch to northerly winds, and Friday will feel quite cool after our recent stretch of incredibly warm weather," said CBC meterorologist Jay Scotland.
Overnight Thursday, temperatures will remain above seasonal with lows in the 2-6 C range, he said.
Scotland predicted a mix of sun and cloud Friday morning, with clouds increasing gradually in the afternoon. Temperatures will only reach a high 5 to 7 C — normal for this time of year — and winds will be from the northeast from 15-25 km/h.