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Last month was the second coolest February on record

Unlike the three months that preceded it that resulted in above seasonal temperatures, February 2019 saw a much cooler weather pattern. In fact last month was the second coolest February on record based on data that have been recorded since 1969.

February is typically our third coolest month of the year (behind December and January) with an average daytime high of 3.6C. Our average overnight low for the month of February is -5.3C. These averages are based on data between the years of 1981 to 2010.


In February 2019, our average daytime high was significantly cooler than average at -3.7C! Out of the 28 days last month, 21 days had daytime highs at or below freezing with Tuesday, February 5, 2019 being the coolest day last month hitting -20.2C. We also saw a big difference in average daytime highs between the first two

months of the year, with January 2019 having a daytime high average of 2.5C ... that’s over a 5 degree difference between the two months!


One of the reasons why we saw such cool conditions last month was because we kept receiving one shot after another of modified Arctic air that kept moving into our region from the north.

When we look at the precipitation stats, February 2019 saw less rain and snow compared to other February months. The sum of the total rainfall and the water equivalent of the total snowfall in millimetres on average for the month of February is 19.0mm, but last month we only saw just over half of that amount at 13.6mm.

Sick of the cold weather? The equinox this year is on March 20 at 2:59pm so spring isn’t that far away!



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