This year was Halifax's warmest Christmas Day on record since Environment Canada began collecting data in the 1950's. Morning outages were restored by noon, but thousands more Nova Scotia Power customers lost power in the afternoon. Warmest Christmas Day on record yesterday all 3 capitals; Freddy warmest Dec day on record (17.3C). A Nova Scotia power outage was affecting more than 7,300 customers on Saturday morning, mostly in the Amherst area. Rainfall warnings were lifted in the afternoon, but special weather statements remain in effect for much of eastern Nova Scotia.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2020 13:23 UTC