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Tim Smith

Warm day beats 60-year-old record

The weather is yet again a topic of conversation as temperatures are setting record highs.

Yesterday, the mercury climbed to 17.0 C, breaking a record of 16.7 C dating to 1949, and today’s forecast is calling for a high of 8 C.

“The normal high is plus 1 for the first week of November in Brandon. So when you’re getting 15 degrees above, that’s pretty significant,” Environment Canada meteorologist Dale Marciski said.

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