Brockville: Area getting warmer
Recorder and Times / Ann Craig / 30 August 2010
The mean temperature in this area has increased just over 1 C in those 40 years, typical with the rest of the world. What isn't typical, he explained, is the maximum temperature increase of over 1.5 C.
"It's very different from most places. Globally, it's the minimum temperature that's rising."
The winter is where Dr. Fenech noted the biggest increase in maximum temperature, a jump of 3.2 C.
In terms of other findings, Dr. Fenech noted "there isn't a lot of increase in precipitation but the number of days with precipitation are increasing."
Also of note is the increase of extreme hot days, which records the number of days with a maximum temperature over 30 C. The hottest years were 1983, 1988 and 2005.
