Residents of southwestern Ontario should prepare for a summer that’s hotter than usual, as predicted by a senior climatologist from Environment Canada.
“Come Labour Day when we crunch the numbers, we’ll say … June, July, August [were] warmer than normal,” David Phillips shared with CBC Radio’s Windsor Morning host Amy Dodge.
“We had a number of days above 30 C last year … which is more than normal. A warmer than normal kind of summer coming up. I think of the nine models I looked at, only one said it was going to be colder than normal in eastern Canada.”
According to Phillips, his analysis indicates that warmth will define the season.
“My sense is that there will be some people complaining about the heat and humidity and others will be rejoicing and loving it at Point Pelee – and just loving the recreation the summer brings,” he said.
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With spring wrapping up soon, Phillips advises that residents should get ready for rising temperatures.
Regarding the recent weather patterns, Phillips, who grew up in Windsor, expressed a desire to preserve the last ten days or so.
“You could sell it to anybody.. It’s just absolutely fantastic. I can just see those strawberries just pumping up and growing and ready for the [eating].. a couple of weeks from now.”
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Last summer was hotter than normal in Windsor-Essex, says Environment Canada’s David Phillips. (CBC File Photo)
The short-term forecast also predicts warm weather – with highs around 30 C expected over the next few days.
<p“ This week, for example, we're into what we call a blocking situation. This is a high pressure area that's sitting over Windsor and it's stuck there and it's really over Ontario. But it's being blocked by a low pressure area on the prairies and another low to the far east.”
This pattern will be followed by rain later this week and into the weekend.
Chatham-Kent farmer Harry Courtis isn’t sure what to anticipate for this summer season since spring has been quite unpredictable.
“It’s been a little more delayed than what … we’ve been used to the last few years,” he recently told CBC Radio’s Windsor Morning.
“I had an old neighbour tell me that this is the way it used to.. be. As farmers … you just have to learn to roll with the punches. So that’s what we do every day. I used to lose sleep over it. Not so much now because it’s conditions beyond our control.”
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