Open in full screen mode Toronto clearly eclipsed the heat record for February 9 on Friday. (Archive photo) Radio-Canada Voice synthesis, based on artificial intelligence, allows you to generate spoken text from written text. It's not yet spring, but the mercury rose to 13°C on Friday shortly before noon in Toronto, according to Environment Canada. This reading eclipses the record of 10.6°C, set on February 9 in 1938. According to seasonal normal, the maximum is -1, 8°C at this time of year. Environment Canada forecasts generally cloudy skies for Friday afternoon with a 30% chance of showers. Still according to these forecasts, the temperature could rise up to 14°C. Federal agency meteorologist Peter Kimbell explains that& #x27;in Toronto, the temperature was 4.9°C above average in December, 3.4°C in January and 5°C in February. We saw mild temperatures all winter, probably explained by El Niño. A quote from Peter Kimbell, Environment Canada meteorologist Loading in progress ELSE ON INFO: Child protection childhood: unanimous decision in favor of Aboriginal people in the Supreme Court He adds that temperatures have been rising in general for several years. In terms of precipitation, Toronto has received 41 cm of snow since the start of winter, says Mr. Kimbell, while the average in recent years is 108 cm. The record for the least snow in an entire winter (45 cm) dates back to 1952. Lowest temperature recorded on February 9 in Toronto is -26.1°C, according to Environment Canada. This minimum was reached in 1951.
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