Hotter, drier summer forecast
Posted Jul 4, 2012 05:01:46 AM.
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The next three months are expected to be hotter and drier than normal across Canada.
Environment Canada is out with its latest long-range forecast, predicting hotter than normal temperatures and less precipitation between July and September.
“With the slight exception of the extreme west and east coasts,” Meteorologist Richard Zurawski told News 95.7, speaking to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland’s proximity to the ocean. “Those areas will probably end up with a little more precipitation and normal temperatures.”
This forecast is in contrast to the summer of 2011 when the temperature rarely reached the mid-20s and rains were frequent.
The forecast is expected to be more of what Canadians have been experiencing since the Canada Day long weekend with temperatures in the high 20s and short bursts of heavy rain.
“If you’re thinking of a vacation or a staycation we will probably have a hot dry summer and that means good sailing, good motorcycling,” said Zurawski.
However, he said it’s not good for the agricultural industry which prefers steady amounts of rain for its crops.
As well the hot, dry weather increases the risk of forest fires.
Zurawski said these hotter-than-normal temperatures will soon become the new normal as record-breaking highs are out pacing record-breaking lows by seven-to-one over the last decade.
