Toronto is well known for its’ up and down weather. They often say that in the winter, it is so cold, you can’t even breathe! And in the summer, it is so hot, you can’t even breathe!
Last week, the weather was around 31C. But when you factor in the humidity it felt like 41C! That’s the way it works around here. The temperature rarely goes above 34C; but, the humidity in Toronto makes it feel as if it were in the mid 40C range.
After weeks of warm (hot) humid temperatures, we have experienced a pronounced drop of the thermometer and this morning, the temperature is a mere 13C at 10 A.M.
We are less than 2 weeks from Canada Day (July 1) and the temperature is not expected to rise above 20C until, at least, this weekend. People have begun to pull their spring and fall jackets and “hoodies” out of storage.
There is, however, an upside to this cooler weather if you operate a hostel. Among the hostels in Toronto, we are centrally air conditioned and the monster units we have draw copious amounts of hydro.
The weatherman says that we cant expect temperatures even approaching seasonal norms until the middle of next week when a moderate 25C is predicted by mid week. All of this translates into substantial energy savings for the hostel!