[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto breaks a heat record for September 7"

[rfmcdonald]

CBC News' Emmett Shane and Jay Scotland describe how yesterday, the 7th of September, set a heat record. Today has not been much different.

If you thought this was the hottest Sept. 7 you've ever experienced in Toronto, give yourself a pat on your undoubtedly sweaty back. You were right.

The city broke a temperature record Wednesday, with the daytime high of 34.5 C, breaking the previous record of 33.9 C, which was set in 1969.

And the city could break more records before the summer is out, according to CBC Toronto meteorologist Jay Scotland.

"Today was also the 38th time we've topped the 30 C mark this year, compared to only 14 times last year and seven the year before," Scotland said.

"The record is 43 days at 30°C or higher set back in 1959."