The Siberian cold snap that has already caused several aqueduct problems throughout the province will continue on Saturday, when a wind chill of up to minus 40 is expected in several areas.
Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for around 30 areas from Matagami to Grande-Rivière, via Montreal and Quebec. “Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on skin exposed to wind chill,” reads the agency’s publication.
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During the night from Thursday to Friday, several temperature records have already been broken. Quebec City reported a temperature of -32.9 degrees, two degrees lower than in 1984, when a day of -30.9 degrees was recorded on January 21. “The last time we had such a cold winter was in 2004,” Jean-Philippe Bégin, meteorologist for Environment Canada, told the QMI Agency on Friday.
January 2022 has so far recorded an average of almost -12 degrees. The month should approach the “top three” without however reaching it, estimated the meteorologist.