December in Ottawa was mild, but not record breaking

Share this Story : December in Ottawa was mild, but not record breaking Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News December in Ottawa was mild, but not record breaking Author of the article: Marlo Glass Published Jan 01, 2024 • 1 minute read Join the conversation People didn't have to contend with any snow when they were out doing last minute errands and holiday shopping in Westboro on Saturday, Dec.

23 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia Article content A green grey Christmas, with little to no ice on the waterways, was a hallmark of a mild December, but Ottawa’s weather wasn’t record breaking. Gerald Cheng, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the warmest December on record happened in 2015.

Then, the average daytime high in the nation’s capital was around 4.3 C. Article content Then, like now, was also in the middle of an El Niño, which is a weather episode marked by a change in air currents bringing more warm weather to the eastern region of North America. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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Typical daytime temperatures around this time of year are closer to 5, Cheng said, with an average daily maximum temperature of 1.9 C. “It’s been milder than that,” he said in a recent interview. “Much, much milder.” The mercury peaked around 6.6 C on Boxing Day, for example, “way above average daytime highs.” Dec.

15 was one of the warmest days of the month, with temperatures climbing to 8.7 C. But, Cheng added, a few days leading up to the holidays were more seasonal. And while there was very little snow to speak of on Christmas itself, Ottawa did see some more classic winter weather. The capital recorded its longest consecutive snowfall during the first week in December, when it snowed for more than 55 hours straight.

In total, the city has seen nearly 30 cm of snow, and 77.2 mm of precipitation in total, which is in line with typical averages. “ We live day to day, and sometimes only remember the recent past,” Cheng said. “But things have happened this December that were more wintery.” Related Stories Two drivers fined in road rage incident on Queensway There were 14 homicides in Ottawa in 2023, slightly lower than 2022 Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : December in Ottawa was mild, but not record breaking Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Comments You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments.

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