2023 was much warmer than usual in Quebec
Posted April 23, 2024 12:52 pm.
Last Updated April 23, 2024 1:18 pm.
For the past 26 years, Quebec has experienced a positive temperature anomaly.
Last year was the hottest year ever recorded in the province, with an average temperature of 2.7 degrees higher than those in the 20th century, according to the Institute of Statistics of Quebec (ISQ).
Scientists believe it’s being caused by the increase in greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, which leads to weather anomalies.
The ISQ reports that in Quebec, “climate change could lead to an increase in the average annual temperature of 1.7 to 4.6°C in the south and of 1.9 to 5.8°C in the north by 2050.”
Mixed bag of weather headed for Montreal
On Wednesday, rain mixed with snow in the forecast until the afternoon, with a high of 5 and low of 1 degree.
According to Environment Canada, there will be around five to 10 mm of rain.
On Thursday, sunny with a high of 8 and a low of 3.
Friday, the sunny skies will remain with even warmer temperatures inlcuding a high of 14 and a low of 6.
On the weekend, the rain will return with 60 per cent chance of showers until Monday.
