The vast majority of Canada’s major cities experience fewer freezing nights now than they did just a few decades ago.
Warming temperatures are a hallmark of climate change around the world. Extreme summertime heat waves grab most of the headlines, but rising overnight low temperatures are a major driver of the world’s warming.
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WARMING NIGHTS DURING THE COOL SEASON
Meteorologists use 30-year periods to calculate climate normals. The current set of weather data used to determine average temperatures and precipitation runs from 1991 through 2020.
[Average Days At Or Below Freezing 1991-2020] Average Days At Or Below Freezing 1991-2020
According to the 1991-2020 climate normals, Vancouver averages about 40 d