The latest stats from Environment Canada confirm the month of August was one of the hottest on record.
The average temperature was 18.6 C. That's a full two degrees warmer than normal and three degrees higher than August of last year. The record for the month is 20.3 degrees, set in back in 1983. Local climatologist Graham Saunders said it's the high humidity levels which really made August feel like a scorcher.
Because of the weather and number of swimmers, the city will keep Art Widnall and Heath Park pools open until Sunday. Pools usually close Sept. 1 but supervisor Sean Bodkin said he can’t remember seeing so many swimmers at local pools.
The swimming season at Dease Pool, Chippewa Park and Boulevard Lake has now come to an end.
