Alert, Nunavut - World's Northernmost Town - Warmer Than Victoria BC; New Record 21C
Weather watchers are focused on the world's most northerly community, which is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave. "It's really quite spectacular," said David Phillips, Environment Canada's chief climatologist. "This is unprecedented."
The weather agency confirmed that Canadian Forces Station Alert hit a record of 21 C on Sunday. On Monday, the military listening post on the top of Ellesmere Island had reached 20 C by noon and inched slightly higher later in the day.
Alert was warmer both days than Victoria, B.C., a Canadian go-to for balmy climes.
The average July high for Alert is 7 C. Phillips said that means the heat wave at the top of the world is the equivalent of Toronto registering a daytime high of 42 C. "It's nothing that you would have ever seen."
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/heat-wave-alert-nunavut-1.5212801
In case you're wondering, Alert is at 82.30N, at the northern tip of Ellsmere Island, just across the water from the northern end of Greenland.