LEO Network
8 November 2016

Warm Fall Weather

The text reports on the warm fall weather in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada in November 2016. The temperatures rose above 0' Celsius, which is unusual for this time of year. The NWT Climate Change Unit confirms that the observation matches the observed climate data at the Yellowknife Airport. The average fall air temperature for the 1980-2010 period was -2.3C, while this past fall 2016, the mean air temperature during this period was -0.2 C, making it 2.1C warmer than normal. The text provides a resource for more information on Yellowknife Climate Data at the Environment Canada website.

Observation: Very warm fall. Temperatures rising above 0' Celsius, which is almost unheard of at this time of year.

Consult from NWT Climate Change Unit: Brian Sieben writes: "Hi Abby, Yes your observation that Fall 2016 was warmer than normal (the 30 year climate average) matches the observed climate data at the Yellowknife Airport. The average fall air temperature at the Yellowknife Airport for the 1980-2010 period was -2.3C while this past fall (2016) the mean air temperature during this period was -0.2 C. Thus this past fall was 2.1C warmer than normal."

**Resources:**For more information see: Yellowknife Climate Data at the Environment Canada website.

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada


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