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Climate Change and Sustainability is a forum to allow for shared ideas among residents, businesses, and city staff to advance sustainability and climate action goals.
To achieve success in limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapting to an altering local climate, we need our whole community to be part of the solution. The City of Peterborough is committed to protecting our community, its economy, and its environment from climate change.
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We invite you to use this forum to stay informed and share your ideas by connecting with your fellow community members. There are several ways to provide input by filling out the Surveys, Share Ideas, and Open Comment tabs.
Everyone in Peterborough has a part to play to prevent climate change from accelerating and impacting our city. The municipality is stepping up to the plate to support residents and businesses transitioning to low-carbon lifestyles and business practices. We want to work with individuals who are changing lifestyles, making improvements at home or work, and recognizing that a more sustainable community is better for everyone and the planet.
Climate Change and Sustainability is a forum to allow for shared ideas among residents, businesses, and city staff to advance sustainability and climate action goals.
To achieve success in limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapting to an altering local climate, we need our whole community to be part of the solution. The City of Peterborough is committed to protecting our community, its economy, and its environment from climate change.
Get Involved!
We invite you to use this forum to stay informed and share your ideas by connecting with your fellow community members. There are several ways to provide input by filling out the Surveys, Share Ideas, and Open Comment tabs.
Everyone in Peterborough has a part to play to prevent climate change from accelerating and impacting our city. The municipality is stepping up to the plate to support residents and businesses transitioning to low-carbon lifestyles and business practices. We want to work with individuals who are changing lifestyles, making improvements at home or work, and recognizing that a more sustainable community is better for everyone and the planet.
Climate Change and Sustainability is currently at this stage
Decades of weather observations from the Peterborough Airport has made it possible to calculate the average local climate that is made up of temperature, precipitation, humidity, and other weather variables.
Temperature averages:
July 26.6C
January -13.5C
Annual precipitation averages:
Rainfall 712 mm
Snowfall 151 cm
Average frost free days:
Annual 132 days
Average length of heatwave:
2.8 days
Days with overnight +20C temperatures:
2.1 days
(Source: Canada Climate Normals 1980-2010 Station Data)
Future Climate (2021-2050)
this is an upcoming stage for Climate Change and Sustainability
Climate scientists using models predict that Peterborough's local climate will change at a rapid rate over the next three decades. The difference in weather from the historic averages are listed in the brackets below.
Temperature averages:
July 28.6C (+2C)
January -10.6C (+2.9C)
Annual precipitation averages:
Rain and snow 899 mm (+36 mm)
Average length of heatwave:
5.0 days (+2.2 days)
Days with overnight +20C temperatures:
9.2 days (+7.1 days)
(Source: ClimateAtlas.ca)
Far Future Climate (2050-2080)
this is an upcoming stage for Climate Change and Sustainability
The farthest climate projections for Peterborough go up until 2080. If GHG emissions are not significantly reduced in the preceding decades, then the local climate's most severe modifications will occur.