Today's climate change spotlight: Air conditioners in sub-arctic Quebec

[Newsjock]

Source: Nunatsiaq News

It's official: last month Kuujjuaq experienced its warmest month of May since community weather records were first taken in 1947.

"This past month we set a new record, and there's a chance we will also beat the record this month," said meteorologist René Héroux from Environment Canada's Montreal weather station.

That's because Kuujjuaq's warm temperatures have continued to break past record highs in June.

On June 17, the high temperature reached 27.9 C, making Kuujjuaq the warmest place in Quebec.

The air conditioners purchased a couple of years ago by the Northern Village of Kuujjuaq kept things cool at the town hall, but workers at the Kativik Regional Government's head office, which has no air conditioning, sweltered in the heat.

The normal temperature range for June 17 is between 2 C and 12 C.

Read more: http://nunatsiaq.com/news/climate/80627_1317.html

Kuujjuaq on a map

[Captain Angry]

1. Thanks for the map link.

It really shows how wild that weather is.

[Octafish]

2. That's 82.22 degrees Fahrenheit.

That's hot for up there at any time of year.

Thanks for the heads-up, Newsjock.