Winter is in like a lion with record-breaking temperatures in Barrie and area.
Local weather stations measured a new record low of -24.2 Celsius for today (Nov. 13). The previous low-temperature record set on a Nov. 13 of -11.5 Celsius was set in 1993.
Data collected for Barrie dates back to 1977, and this is the coldest Nov. 13 on record.
Barrie was colder than Muskoka, where another record of -22 Celsius was set today. The previous record of -16.5 Celsius was set in 1983.
Collingwood saw a record low of -16.3 Celsius for today (Nov. 13). The last low-temperature record set in Collingwood on Nov. 13 was -7 Celsius and that was set in 1996. Environment Canada keeps records as far back as 1995 for Collingwood.
According to Environment Canada, the cold temperatures are related to an arctic air mass making its way across Ontario today.
