Toronto shatters a daily snowfall record on Sunday
Posted November 23, 2020 5:24 am.
Last Updated November 23, 2020 2:11 pm.
We just smashed the record for a daily snowfall on Nov. 22 in Toronto.
Record snowfall for #Toronto YYZ for a Nov. 22 with 19.4cm. That beats the record of 7.6cm set in 2007 ❄️
— Jill Taylor (@JillTaylorCity) November 23, 2020
The city saw 19.4cm of snow, shattering the record of 7.6cm on the same date in 2007.
Snow started falling early Sunday morning and began to accumulate in some areas rather quickly. By 1 p.m. Brampton already had 8-11cm with totals of close 25cm falling in the northeast area of the city.
The totals varied greatly across the GTA, less than 2cm fell in the southern parts of Toronto near Lake Ontario.
The typical first 10cm snowfall of the winter is in mid-December. The earliest November snowfall of 10cm or more was seen on Nov. 2, 1966.
The average November snowfall is only 7.5cm. By Monday morning snowfall accumulation in Toronto had reached 21cm.
The total on Sunday wasn’t enough to beat the daily record for the most snowfall in one day as one of the snowiest days was Nov. 30, 1940 with 33.5cm.
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Snowfall totals across the GTA according to Environment Canada:
- Brampton – 24.5cm
- North York 21cm (NOV. 22 RECORD)
- Toronto Pearson Airport – 19cm (NOV. 22 RECORD)
- Newmarket – 19cm
- Vaughan – 18cm
- Scarborough – 14cm
- Oakville – 13cm
- Whitby – 11.5cm