So far, October is off to a warm start for parts of Nunavut — so warm in fact, that it's breaking multiple daily records. "For the most part, the last seven to 10 days, we've seen temperatures anywhere from two to 10 degrees above normal for this time of year," Shelley said. Nunavut broke 47 daily temperature records in the first six days of October, says Justin Shelley, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. So far, there have been 47 daily records broken in Nunavut within the first six days of October, he said. Shelley explained that upper ridges, like the one sitting over northern Nunavut now, "sort of just happen with the natural flow of the upper atmosphere."

Source: CBC News October 07, 2021 20:55 UTC