December 7, 2023

December 7th is the 341st day of the year. There are 24 days remaining until the end of the year.

Warmer temperatures for Chatham-Kent heading into the weekend.

Environment Canada is calling for sun, cloud and flurries today and a high of 6C, then up to 9 tomorrow before cooling off with some rain for the weekend.

The normal high for this time of year is around 3C.

The Salvation Army Chatham Kent is looking for Red Kettle volunteers.

Kettles will be on the streets by the end of the month. Funds raised directly support local families and children in need.

Contact Karen at 519-809-8375.

For the sixth month in a row, Earth set a new monthly record for heat.

And now 2023 is on the way to smashing the record for hottest year.

November was nearly a third of a degree Celsius (0.57 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the previous hottest November, the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced this week.

November averaged 14.22 degrees Celsius (57.6 degrees Fahrenheit), which is 0.85 degrees Celsius (1.5 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the average the last 30 years.

There have been six straight record breaking hottest months in a row.

November temperature highlights from #CopernicusClimate Change Service. Last month:

🌡 was the warmest November on record globally 0.85°C above average
🌡 average sea surface temperature over 60°S–60°N was the highest on record for November at 0.25 °C

👉 https://t.co/hVcTtHnTRN pic.twitter.com/tu1MaKUoQl

— Copernicus ECMWF (@CopernicusECMWF) December 6, 2023

Holiday travelling is coming!

The busiest departure date in Canada this holiday season is expected to be the Friday before Christmas, with more than 205,000 seats already booked.

Travelers returning from Christmas trips or heading out on New Year’s trips will see the largest crowds from December 17 to 29, with close to 200,000 seats scheduled to depart each day.

Travel experts recommend scheduling your return for late on Christmas Day or the 26th to avoid most crowds, if possible.

You could sleep at Santa’s cabin for free, thanks to Airbnb.

Guests will be given a crash course in ‘elfing’ by the Chief Elf and work through the 30,000 daily letters at Santa Claus’s Post Office (in Rovaniemi, Finland — the supposed hometown of St. Nick) to cross-reference the naughty and nice list. There will also be loads of ‘elfies, traditional Finnish meals, a snowmobile activity, a Northern Lights trip, and a sauna.

Chief Elf and the Airbnb Host have been working around the clock to transform Santa Claus’s Cabin into a magical winter wonderland for the visitors.

The listing will be available to book on Airbnb beginning Monday, December 11. The 3-night stay will take place from December 18-21.

Anyone can enter the draw, return flights will be provided for 2 adults and 2 children from London Heathrow to Rovaniemi, Finland.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod