Extreme heat alert for Toronto
The city has issued an extreme heat alert as the temperature is forecast to hit 34°C today.
Environment Canada issued an advisory this morning, warning of humidex values over 40 for all of southern Ontario.
People are advised to stay in air-conditioned spaces, seek shade, drink plenty of water and limit physical outdoor activity.
The advisory notes that night-time temperatures are expected to hold at around 22 C.
The highest temperature on the books for June 20 in Toronto is 34.4°C, reached in both 1949 and 1988. The lowest temperature recorded was from a chilly 3.3°C day in 1940. The most rainfall recorded today was 14.4 mm in 2009.
Tomorrow is expected to be another hot day, but thunderstorms from the mid-afternoon into the evening may provide some relief.
Environment Canada says a cold front arriving Friday should break the heat and humidity.
— Torstar Service
