This November was the snowiest for the Waterloo region in 75 years, according to Frank Seglenieks from the University of Waterloo’s weather station.
“Not only did we have a very early first snowfall on Nov. 9, but also over 30 cm on Nov. 28,” Seglenieks wrote in a monthly report released Saturday.
“This put the total for the month at 59 cm, well above the average of 11 cm and more than any November snowfall in recent history. The only November I could find with more was way back in 1950 when they had 105.4 cm, including an impressive 61 cm on Nov. 24.”
The E. D. Soulis Memorial weather station is located on the university’s campus in Waterloo.
Environment and Climate Change Canada tracks temperatures and precipitation amounts at the Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau, although it does not monitor snow accumulation amounts.
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Trudy Kidd, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, noted that actual snow totals may have varied quite a bit even within the region because snow squalls during the end-of-month storm were “highly localized.”
“Some areas got hit hard and others not so much,” Kidd said but added that the snow squalls experienced “were pretty historic” regarding their impact.
“We really got nailed by those snow squalls,” she stated.
The temperatures fluctuated throughout the month as well.
The university’s weather station reported a maximum temperature of 13.4 C and a minimum of -6.6 C. Seglenieks mentioned that overall, the month was just 0.7 degrees below average but still within typical ranges.
The data from Environment Canada indicated that the warmest day was Nov.15 at 13.6 C while the coldest occurred on Nov.19 when it dipped to -8 C.
As we move into December, Environment Canada predicts southern Ontario will experience average temperatures for most of the month ahead.
This week looks like temperatures will rise above freezing by Wednesday, potentially reaching 2 C with chances for both snow and rain possible.
The rest of this week shows sub-zero temperatures along with chances for flurries.
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Record-breaking snowfall amounts
Environment Canada meteorologist Rob Kuhn shared on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, about the snowfall on Nov. 9. He mentioned that Kitchener received 14 cm that day. The prior record of 10.2 cm was set in both 1921 and 1933. The weather agency also noted that Waterloo region set another record on Nov. 29 when a winter storm dropped an impressive 29 cm of snow in just one day. WATCH | CBC K-W’s Carmen Groleau reports on snowstorm on Nov. 28:
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Trudy Kidd, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, noted that actual snow totals may have varied quite a bit even within the region because snow squalls during the end-of-month storm were “highly localized.”
“Some areas got hit hard and others not so much,” Kidd said but added that the snow squalls experienced “were pretty historic” regarding their impact.
“We really got nailed by those snow squalls,” she stated.
The temperatures fluctuated throughout the month as well.
The university’s weather station reported a maximum temperature of 13.4 C and a minimum of -6.6 C. Seglenieks mentioned that overall, the month was just 0.7 degrees below average but still within typical ranges.
The data from Environment Canada indicated that the warmest day was Nov.15 at 13.6 C while the coldest occurred on Nov.19 when it dipped to -8 C.
As we move into December, Environment Canada predicts southern Ontario will experience average temperatures for most of the month ahead.
This week looks like temperatures will rise above freezing by Wednesday, potentially reaching 2 C with chances for both snow and rain possible.The rest of this week shows sub-zero temperatures along with chances for flurries.
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