Toronto has but a few hours remaining before it officially announces its first snow-free November in recorded history, that is, since 1937, when the weather office started keeping track.
Though in previous years snow may not have accumulated, the second-last month of the year has always had some flurries, at least a trace of snow. And though outlying areas have had some snow activity, the city of Toronto itself has not even had a glimpse of the white stuff. That’s why senior climatologist Dave Phillips at Environment Canada calls it “truly remarkable”, confirming, “not once has there ever been a November without at least a trace of snow.”
With temperatures expected to stay above zero in the coming days, it could be well into the first week of December before Torontonians get their first real hint that winter is on its way.
Though mobility remains unhindered and the city saves on salt and plowing, the absence of snow could have one detrimental effect. It could lull residents into a false sense of security. Weather experts warn that the first-ever snow-free November may not be a harbinger of things to come. In fact, winter could hit with a vengeance, as it did in January 1999, when the army was called in to shovel out the city from under a year’s worth of that unpredictable white stuff.
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