"WeatherToronto just faced its snowiest day on record this past weekend. 46 centimeters (18.11 inches) of snowfall was seen at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday and a whopping 61 centimeters (24.02 inches) hit Toronto's city center. With 88.2 centimeters (34.72 inches) of accumulated snowfall this month, it's also the snowiest January since records began almost 90 years ago. The previous record for single-day snowfall was 36.8 centimeters (14.49 inches) recorded at Pearson airport (located in nearby Mississauga) on January 23, 1966."
"But why were snowfall totals greater in Toronto's downtown core compared to some surrounding areas? This is due to lake effect. According to Meteorologist Kelsey McEwen, this lake effect snow happened when cold arctic air travelled over the much warmer Lake Ontario and pulled up moisture from the water, where the water vapor then later deposited out as snow, intensifying snowfall totals. The result: Toronto's snowiest day on record."
Toronto experienced its snowiest day on record with 46 centimeters at Toronto Pearson International Airport and 61 centimeters in the city center. January accumulated snowfall reached 88.2 centimeters, making it the snowiest January since records began nearly 90 years ago. The previous single-day record at Pearson was 36.8 centimeters on January 23, 1966, with records dating back to 1937. Snowfall totals varied across the Greater Toronto Area, with the airport used as the reference point. The heavier downtown totals resulted from lake-effect snow when cold Arctic air crossed warmer Lake Ontario, drawing moisture that later fell as intensified snowfall.
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