The summer of 2024 will go down as an exceptionally warm one for most of the province.
Environment Canada meteorologist Rodney Barney says many locations finished the month of August with some of the highest mean temperatures ever recorded for the season.
The mean temperature is an average of the recorded highs and lows over a period of time.
The mean temperature from June 1st to August 31st was 18.7 in Corner Brook, 17.7 at Gander International Airport, and 16.8 at St. John’s International Airport. In many cases, previous mean temperature records were set only within the last couple of years.
In Nain, Labrador, the average mean temperature for that same period was 11.4, surpassing the previous record of 11.1 in 2006.
The climatological summer months are now behind us, and the numbers show JJA 2024 delivered exceptional warmth. Numerous #NLwx sites finishing with the highest mean temperatures ever recorded for the season � in many cases just a couple of years after achieving their last record! pic.twitter.com/dDahqS0IWn
— Rodney Barney (@rcbstormpost) September 3, 2024