Toronto breaks old temperature record, extreme heat alert continues
Posted July 6, 2012 9:27 pm.
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TORONTO, Ont. – Toronto reached 36.3C Friday, breaking the old record of 34.7C set back in 1988.
The sweltering temperatures continued as an extreme heat alert and a humidex advisory are in effect for the city.
The humidex in Toronto made it feel near 42. It will be partly cloudy Friday night with a low of 21 C.
Sun, heat and high humidity are expected to return to other portions of southern Ontario as well.
The humidex advisory is also in effect for Halton-Peel, Windsor, Sarnia, London, Niagara, Hamilton, Waterloo, Ottawa and surrounding areas. Humidex values in the low to mid-40s are expected for Friday.
During an extreme heat alert, the city’s cooling centres are open. Click here for a full list of locations.
Toronto also extended its pool hours at until 11:45 p.m. at:
• Alex Duff Memorial Pool, 779 Crawford Ave.
• Alexandra Park Pool, 275 Bathurst St.
• Cummer Park Indoor Pool, 6000 Leslie St.
• Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool, 1369 St. Clair Ave. W.
• McGregor Park Outdoor Pool, 2231 Lawrence Ave. E.
• Monarch Park Pool, 115 Felstead Ave.
• Sunnyside-Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool, 1755 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
• Smithfield Outdoor Pool, 175 Mount Olive Dr.
Toronto has listed information about pool locations and operating hours.
Residents are being advised to stay hydrated and look out for those at most risk of heat-related illness. Those at most risk during an extreme heat alert include infants and the elderly, those with a compromised immune system and people who are marginally housed or homeless.
This is the second extreme heat alert issued by the city so far in 2012. The June 19 alert was upgraded to an extreme heat warning on June 20. The city has issued four heat alerts this year — July 3, June 28, June 19 and May 28.
