This spot, consistently one of the first cities in Canada to reach bone-chilling temperatures, has returned to its usual spot atop Canada’s coldest places.
On November 2, 2025, Eureka, Nunavut, recorded -30.5°C, marking the nation’s first reading below -30°C of the season.
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Situated on Ellesmere Island, Eureka has long been known for setting freezing records.
Just weeks earlier, it registered Canada’s first -20°C of the fall, following the country’s first -10°C in nearby Isachsen in early September.
According to the Weather Network, Eureka reached an all-time low of -55.3°C, on Feb. 15, 1979.
The report went on to explain that the arctic air that plunged Eureka into freezing temperatures is now pushing south.
Meteorologists say this cold front is advancing into northern Manitoba, Hudson Bay, and northeastern Ontario.
Although southern Canada won’t feel the impact immediately, the first real signs of winter are beginning to sweep down from the north.
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