Some like it, others a little less. What is certain is that summer seems to have lengthened again this year.
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“We often hear about the month of September, which is like the new summer month,” notes Environment Canada meteorologist Simon Legault. “It’s true that there is a slight shift; a period in September that is really more similar to summer than during a fall month that we would usually have.”
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These higher-than-usual temperatures, however, are causing a split within the Quebec population. While some are looking forward to enjoying the sun and the extension of summer, others can’t wait to put on their fleece sweaters and cook fall dishes.
This is also the case of Ricardo who published a message on social networks yesterday begging for the return of cool temperatures so that he can show off “his little sweater”.
“Would it be possible to have a temperature that requires us to wear a little woolen sweater, so that we can cook apple crumbles in series for the next three or four weeks?” asked the famous Quebec chef on his Instagram account.
But Ricardo will still have to wait before he can open his oven at full capacity, Mr. Legault emphasizes: “Apart from certain days, certain exceptions, we will still have weather that is a little milder than normal for the next few weeks.”
However, these milder temperatures are not likely to become the new norm anytime soon, the meteorologist says – at least not every year.
“We’re experiencing it this year and we experienced it last year, but it’s not like this every year either. So it’s not necessarily a certainty that we’ll have it like this, but we really have a tendency to see Septembers that are a little milder than normal,” he said.
And to reassure poor Ricardo who is waiting to be able to make his pumpkin pies, the meteorologist informs that, although the temperatures are warmer than what we are used to, “the big gap from normal will leave us in the next few days.”
“At the end of the week, we will find something that is closer to the [températures] normal, but we will still keep temperatures slightly above normal for a certain time,” he assures.
Watch Simon Legault’s interview in the video above.
