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WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR ONTARIO AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:22 P.M. EDT THURSDAY 2 JULY 2026.
DISCUSSION.
WEDNESDAY JULY 1ST, CANADA DAY, WAS AN EVENTFUL WEATHER DAY.
OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO TEMPERATURES OVER 35 DEGREES CELSIUS WERE
RECORDED FOLLOWED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO EXPERIENCED HEAT WITH MANY
STATIONS RECORDING TEMPERATURES OVER 30 DEGREES.
IMPACTS INCLUDED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WITH OVER 214,000
CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER FROM THE WIND GUSTS. PONDING ON ROADS FROM
THE HEAVY RAIN WAS OBSERVED MAINLY OVER EASTERN ONTARIO. THERE WAS
ALSO BLOWING DUST IN AREAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THAT CAUSED
REDUCED VISIBILITY.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF WEATHER EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
THE FOLLOWING AREAS SET A DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD
(TEMPERATURE VALUES GIVEN IN DEGREES CELSIUS):
OSHAWA AIRPORT
NEW RECORD OF 35.2
OLD RECORD OF 33.9 SET IN 1931
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1882
TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT
NEW RECORD OF 36.0
OLD RECORD OF 35.6
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1937
WOODSTOCK AREA
NEW RECORD OF 34.9
OLD RECORD OF 34.4
RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1871
NOTABLE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN DEGREES CELSIUS:
WINDSOR AIRPORT 36.0 WITH A PEAK HUMIDEX VALUE NEAR 46
TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT 36.0 WITH A PEAK HUMIDEX VALUE NEAR 48
TORONTO DOWNTOWN 36.4 WITH A PEAK HUMIDEX VALUE NEAR 45
OTTAWA AIRPORT 32.4
SUDBURY 32.4
NORTH BAY 30.8
TIMMINS 30.7
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS IN KILOMETRES PER HOUR:
LAGOON CITY (LAKE SIMCOE) 107
TORONTO PEARSON AIRPORT 104
TORONTO CITY CENTRE AIRPORT 104
WATERLOO AIRPORT 96
ST. CATHARINES AIRPORT 96
OSHAWA AIRPORT 93
PETERBOROUGH AIRPORT 93
ELORA 93
BRANTFORD AIRPORT 91
PORT WELLER 89
LONDON AIRPORT 81
HAMILTON AIRPORT 81
OTTAWA DOWNTOWN 80
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
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