It’s not even officially winter yet, but Hamilton has already broken a cold record.

It’s -10.9 C in Hamilton this morning, with a bitter wind chill of -22 C. That makes it the coldest day on record since data started being collected at the airport in 1959.

The previous record was -9.4 C set on that date.

That’s well below the average minimum temperature of -0.7 C. For those wondering, the average maximum temperature on Nov. 18 is a balmy 6.4 C.

At least Hamiltonians can take heart that we aren’t dealing with too much snow just yet – the record for the most snow on the ground on this date was 15 cm set back in 1989.

Today’s forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud, with a 30 per cent chance of flurries late this morning and this afternoon. The frigid winds are coming out of the west at 50 km/h gusting to 70 km/h.

The high is -5 C.

Tonight’s forecast is calling for a low of -9 C with a 30 per cent chance of flurries.

Expect 5 cm of snow tomorrow and a high of -1 C.