Newfoundland's scorching week rolls on, with humidex values creeping toward 40
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It has been a record-breaking week, so far, for parts of Newfoundland and Labrador as the heat of summer settles in with humidex values reaching 40 in some areas.
Heat warnings remain in effect for most of the island, stretching from Deer Lake on the island's west coast to St. John's and the northern Avalon Peninsula on the east coast.
Wednesday is shaping up to be another scorcher, says Environment Canada meteorologist Rob Carroll.
"[It's] going to be another very hot day. It might even be a smidgen hotter than yesterday for some areas," Carroll said.
"We're looking at highs in the upper 20s to low 30s once again with humidex values of upper 30s to low 40s."
In Gander on Tuesday, the humidex hit 40 in four consecutive hours. According to meteorologist Rodney Barney, it's just the third time the humidex has reached 40 since the beginning of data collection in 1959. A humidex of 40 was recorded in one hourly reading in July 2014 and two hourly readings in July 1975.
Thursday may offer a little reprieve, with cloud cover and showers expected for central and western Newfoundland.
Carroll said that may keep temperatures down slightly and end the heat warning for those areas, but eastern Newfoundland can expect at least another day under the warning with temperatures remaining in the upper 20s.
"We do have temperatures mentioned in the upper 20s for many, many days," he said.
"[We're] not really seeing the 30s anymore, so we might be able to escape without any more heat warnings but it will still be very warm weather."
In Labrador, the area of Cartwright to Lodge Bay can expect a heat warning to extend through Thursday and possibly into Friday for the Mary's Harbour area. Temperatures are expected to reach between 28 C to 32 C with a humidex near 36.
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has also closed over a dozen salmon rivers in the province because of the heat.
Rivers in areas 2, 4 and 5 closed Tuesday evening due to "extremely high water temperatures and/or low water levels," DFO said in a media release Wednesday. Angling is now only permitted from one hour before sunrise to 10 a.m. on those rivers.
Dr. Monika Dutt, medical officer of health for Newfoundland's central and western zones, says it's important to be prepared the heat.
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