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AWCN10 CWTO 081707
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 1:07 P.M. EDT SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2026.
DISCUSSION.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKED OVER ONTARIO ON SATURDAY BRINGING SNOW
AND RAIN TO NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO AS WELL AS RAIN, FOG AND MILD
TEMPERATURES TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO. THE RAIN AND MILD TEMPERATURES LED
TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT WITH PONDING ON ROADS REPORTED IN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS. SECTIONS OF BRUCE ROAD 7 WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN
WASHED OUT AS WELL. DENSE FOG ALSO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS FOR NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO AS WELL AS ANOTHER ON HIGHWAY 115
SOUTH OF PETERBOROUGH.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF WEATHER INFORMATION RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA.
1. SUMMARY OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN MILLIMETRES:
WIARTON 40.6
BEATRICE 40
SARNIA 38.6*
PARRY SOUND 35
ROCKLAND 33*
OTTAWA 32.9
MORPETH 32.5*
NORTH BAY 30
TECUMSEH 30*
BANCROFT 29.8
GODERICH 29.7
BLENHEIM 29.2*
KEMBLE 29*
LUCKNOW 27.9*
BRUSSELS 26.7*
* DENOTES VOLUNTEER OBSERVATION
2. THE FOLLOWING AREAS SET A DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD ON
MARCH 7, 2026 (TEMPERATURE VALUES GIVEN IN DEGREES CELSIUS):
OAKVILLE AREA (BURLINGTON PIERS (AUT))
NEW RECORD OF 18.3
OLD RECORD OF 18.0 SET IN 1987
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1947
SIMCOE AREA (DELHI CS)
NEW RECORD OF 18.6
OLD RECORD OF 18.0 SET IN 2000
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1866
ST. CATHARINES AREA (VINELAND STATION RCS)
NEW RECORD OF 20.3
OLD RECORD OF 19.4 SET IN 1946
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1901
TILLSONBURG AREA (DELHI CS)
NEW RECORD OF 18.6
OLD RECORD OF 18.0 SET IN 2000
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1934
TORONTO AREA (TORONTO INTL A)
NEW RECORD OF 17.6
OLD RECORD OF 17.2 SET IN 1860
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1840
VINELAND AREA (VINELAND STATION RCS)
NEW RECORD OF 20.3
OLD RECORD OF 19.5 SET IN 2000
RECORDS IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1901
NOTE: THE TEMPERATURE RECORDS REPORTED HERE HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM A
SELECTION OF HISTORICAL STATIONS IN EACH GEOGRAPHIC AREA THAT WERE
ACTIVE DURING THE PERIOD OF RECORD.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
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