Montreal just had one of the longest cold streaks on record
Montreal’s recent extreme cold snap was one of the longest on record.
According to weather data published on the YUL Weather Records Twitter account, the six-day cold streak from December 27, 2017, to January 1, 2018, was the longest on record.
Yesterday was #Montréal‘s 6th consecutive ≤-17℃ day which put December 27, 2017➞January 01, 2018 in 1st place for the longest run ever. pic.twitter.com/fb4xFXLS6D
— YUL Weather Records (@YUL_Weather) January 2, 2018
Rolf Campbell, a weather historian and the man behind the YUL Weather Records, based his information on data dating back to 1874. During the recent six-day cold streak, temperatures in Montreal were under or equivalent to -17℃.
Campbell also calculated that Montreal’s average temperature during December 2017 was -8.62℃. This was lower than the normal range of -8.12 to -1.22℃.
#Montréal‘s average temperature this December was just -8.62℃, below the normal range of -8.19➞-1.22℃. #HypoThermageddon2017 pic.twitter.com/aUlAzS1FTg
— YUL Weather Records (@YUL_Weather) January 3, 2018
Fortunately, the extreme cold warning for Montreal has ended. But it looks like we could see up to 40 cm of snow in the coming days.
We’re definitely in for a long winter, Montreal.
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