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Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Sep 4

All time hottest September temperature for Canada set today at Ashcroft BC with a sizzling 40.8C. Beats previous record of 40.0C set in Morden MB (Sep 1906), Lost River SK (Sep 1940) and Lytton BC (Sep 2025) (TWN graphic)

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Patrick Duplessis @patwx.bsky.social · Aug 12

Even hotter than yesterday in Eastern Canada!
All-time records were set at several stations, and the all-time PEI record was shattered with 38.1° at Maple Plains!
36.7° in Badger, NL tied August record for NL and all-time record for the island. 38.6° in Miramichi is 0.8° below NB all-time record. ♨️

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · Jul 16

How are we doing for the first half of July in terms of temperature? Top 5 to Top 10 coolest in parts of Texas, but much warmer than normal across much of the northern tier.

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Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jul 1

Areas of heavier rainfall across Niagara over past 24 hours brought 25-50 mm over localized areas. Otherwise only 5-10 mm between heavier bands with less than 5 mm west of Grimsby.

Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 28

One lone band of cumulus clouds over Niagara nicely marks convergent zone between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario lake breezes this afternoon

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Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 28

CoCoRaHS report from Morriston ON, east of Cambridge.. 90 mm of rain last night in less than 90 minutes

Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 28

Quite the soaker through the Cambridge area last night.. upwards of 75-100 mm of rain reported, much of it falling between 10 pm and 1 am.

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Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 26

Area of showers over Lake Ontario will clip north St Catharines into NOTL over the next hour. Heads up if your boating in this area for some gusty showers moving in.

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Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 26

Quite the soaker across parts of Niagara this morning. Heavier cells early this morning gave 30-50 mm of rain through the Niagara Falls-Chippawa area in just over an hour. (Radar image from 530 am)

Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 25

Max temps across Niagara today (Jun 24):

Vineland: 35.6C
Grimsby: 35.5C
St Catharines: 35.4C
Beamsville: 35C
Niagara Falls: 33.9C
Welland: 33.1C
Port Colborne: 29C

These are the hottest temperatures recorded in Niagara since July 2020.

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Eric Fisher @efisherwx.bsky.social · Jun 24

Just popped another degree...likely the final one for the day. Boston reaches a June record of 102F. #wbz

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Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 24

33-36C temps over much of Niagara this afternoon.. except 28C near Lake Erie. Last day of the really hot stuff before less oppressive conditions Wednesday

Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 24

Peak humidex values this afternoon will range from 38C near Lake Erie to 45C over north Niagara

Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · Jun 24

One more day of oppressive heat and humidity over Niagara today with highs of 35C over north Niagara to 28C near Lake Erie. A slight chance of showers or thunderstorms later today into tonight then not as hot Wednesday