By Keith McDonald
That's some weather we are having here in T.O.this summer. July 23, in fact, was our hottest day on record ever! At least, since temperatures started being recorded.
I've said before, you are only as good as your data. So, we may very well have had higher temps in the years before 1937 (when record keeping began at Pearson Airport). We just can't say for sure. I bet lots of people alive in the years before 1937 would swear there were hotter days!
Without the data though, it's impossible to prove.
But, how many of you would say: "Who cares! ... hot is hot!"?
Maybe it doesn't matter in actual degrees (plus or minus a few) but, if you are farming or gardening or even planning an event outside, it does make a difference.
That's some weather we are having here in T.O.this summer. July 23, in fact, was our hottest day on record ever! At least, since temperatures started being recorded.
I've said before, you are only as good as your data. So, we may very well have had higher temps in the years before 1937 (when record keeping began at Pearson Airport). We just can't say for sure. I bet lots of people alive in the years before 1937 would swear there were hotter days!
Without the data though, it's impossible to prove.
But, how many of you would say: "Who cares! ... hot is hot!"?
Maybe it doesn't matter in actual degrees (plus or minus a few) but, if you are farming or gardening or even planning an event outside, it does make a difference.
