Yukon's record breaking temperatures enter second week; 81F in Whitehorse

[Newsjock]

Source: CBC News

Yukon's hot, dry weather continues to shatters records across the territory as a heat wave enters its second week, keeping fire crews on high alert.

David Millar, a retired meteorologist based in Whitehorse, says temperatures broke records in seven communities Saturday and he expects further records to be set Sunday.

Some records had been in place for more than half a century before temperatures climbed Saturday.

Millar says Whitehorse reached 27.4 C, eclipsing the old record 24.4 C from 1960.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-s-record-breaking-temperatures-enter-second-week-1.3085654

[Electric Monk]

1. They just need to make saying "global warming" illegal, then the problem will go away

[pscot]

2. The weather service has fire warnings

all over that area.