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The cold weather last weekend didn't stop people from taking part in activities, like the Okanagan International Marathon. (File photo)
Turkey Day was a record-breaking chiller, according to Environment Canada.
Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says last weekend’s cold temperatures, thanks to clear skies and a northerly flow from the Northwest Territories, were some of the coldest on record.
“We broke records for three days,” says Lundquist.
The previous record for Oct. 10, -7.2 C last year, was beaten by this year’s -10.7 C; the record set last year for Oct. 11, -7.4 C was smashed by -11.6 C this year; and Oct. 12 saw the coldest Thanksgiving on record (Kelowna’s weather records go back to 1962).
And, as predicted, snow fell in the passes and at higher elevations.
The coming week will see temperatures back to normal, or just above normal due to a southerly flow from the Pacific.
This flow is responsible for the current overcast and rainy conditions putting a damper on the Central Okanagan.
And while Environment Canada’s website says sunshine for Monday, Lundquist suggests the beautiful weather might come earlier or later than published on the site.
“I wouldn’t put a lot of hope on sunshine on Monday,” he says. “The system could change. Certainly throughout the period there will be sunny periods.”
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