P.E.I. breaks another temperature record Thursday

As a warm spell of autumn weather continues on P.E.I., anothertemperature recordwas brokenThursday.

An unofficialrecord high was measured Thursday morning at the Charlottetown Airportat 2 a.m. when the temperature reached 16.2 C.

The previous record for a Nov. 12 in Charlottetown was15.5 C, set in in 1995.

On Tuesday, records were broken across the Island. In Charlottetown, the thermometerclimbed to 21.3 C, a record for a Nov. 10, and also a remarkable 100th day where the temperature reached 20 C at Charlottetown Airport this year. It also tied a record for the warmestNovember temperature in Charlottetown, set Nov. 4, 1982.

While Wednesday was also about 10 C above normal,only East Point broke a record, reaching 17.5 C. The record had been 15 C in 1977.

As the day wore on Thursday, a cold front moved in and cooled off the Island considerably.

"After a very warm start to the day, the temperature has been steadilyfalling thanks to a switch to northerly winds, and Friday will feel quitecool after our recent stretch of incredibly warm weather," said CBC meterorologist Jay Scotland.

Overnight Thursday, temperatures will remain above seasonalwith lows in the 2-6 C range, he said.

Scotland predicted a mix of sun and cloud Fridaymorning, with clouds increasing gradually in the afternoon. Temperatures will only reach a high5 to 7 C normal for this time of yearand winds will be from the northeast from 15-25 km/h.

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