Photo: Kids play in April 4 record-tying Iqaluit temps

Dressed in rubber boots, children in Iqaluit play in a large puddle formed as snow melts April 4 in the city. Temperatures reached a high of 2.2 C on April 4, matching the 2.2 C high set for that date in 1968. The average high for April 4 is -13.4 C. The lowest recorded temperature on April 4 for Iqaluit of -33.9 C was noted in 1969, according to Environment Canada. April 5 started off with mild temperatures in Iqaluit, but with blowing snow and gusts of more than 70 kilometres an hour. (PHOTO BY JANE GEORGE)