Forest City Sets New Temperature Record

Monday, 6 February 2012 08:36

The city of London has set a record temperature today. The mercury has soared to 7.3 The previous record was set back in 1946 on this day where the mercury hit 6.7 degrees. Here in Woodstock & Oxford County we're sitting also sitting at 7 degrees (3:30pm), but those spring like temperatures are not going to last. Environment Canada is calling for a chance of flurries in the morning on Tuesday with a night tim low of minus 11 with Wednesday calling for a high minus 1. Snow is also in the forecast for the week-end.

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