Parts of Canada are starting to exit the latest crushing heat wave of the summer.

And if this summer has felt particularly brutal for you, you’re not alone — data shows multiple cities across Canada have already surpassed their normal number of days above 30 C.

Halifax, Toronto and Montreal are among those that have seen more days above that threshold than they normally do, while roughly 51 daily heat records were broken across the country on Monday as temperatures in many regions soared into the mid-30s C, according to Environment Canada.

Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell says multiple heat waves and long-lasting ones is becoming a new normal.

“We’ve always had heat waves, that’s nothing new; it’s the duration,” he said.

“The fact that it’s not just a two- to four-day

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