Record Watch: Cold July 17th

Between Saturday and Sunday it felt a bit like someone turned the summer off, and today was downright fall-like.

By 6pm we hit 16.9°C which isn't too bad, but earlier in the afternoon we were around 13°C and 14°C. How does that compare to the records?

July 17 Temperature History

The lowest high ever recorded for July 17 was 15.6°C, back in 1940.

16.9°C would put 2017 in the bottom-10. Recently, other years with a cold July 17 were 2000, 1986, 1980, and before that we have to go back to the 1940s and 1930s.

Cold High Temperatures for July 14 through 20th

If we look at the coldest High temperatures for this week of July, 2017 isn't in the top-50. July 14 1913 only reached 9.3°C, and July 15 1999 hit 11.1°C, but all of the other coldest days were around 13°C or 14°C.

Update:

Environment Canada's official high for July 17 2017 ended up being 18°C, even though the highest hourly temperature was 16.9°C at 5pm. So the afternoon was still really chilly, but the day overall wasn't even close to any records.