The October heat comes as the city has received less than half the amount of rainfall expected over the last three months.

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Ottawa has broken a daily heat record for the second day in a row as temperatures approached 29 C on Monday afternoon — nearly 16 C higher than seasonal averages expected for early October. Article content

The temperature climbed to 28.8 C as of 3 p.m. Monday afternoon , surpassing the previous Oct. 6 record high of 27.2 set in 1946, according to Environment Canada. Sunday’s 29.9 C weather was also the warmest Oct. 5 on record, by more than two degrees, breaking a previous heat record of 27.5 C set in 2023. Article content Article content

The record-breaking October heat comes as the city has received less than half of the rainfall norma

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