MONTREAL — Between Ontario and Quebec deep freezes, the Maritime snowpocalypse, and British Columbia's early spring, February was a month of extreme weather.
In general, temperatures across Quebec and southern Ontario were seven to nine degrees colder than the historical averages.
Quebec experienced the coldest February since at least 1889. For example, Montreal recorded an average temperature of -14.9 C, compared to an average of -8.5 C.
Other parts of the province fared even worse, with Quebec City reporting a temperature of -17.8 C.
Environment Canada meteorologist Maxime Desharnais says it was the persistent cold and wind that set this year apart. He said a jet stream of frigid air from the Northwest Territories kept a cold air mass trapped over parts of Ontario and Quebec for most of the month.
"The physics of the atmosphere just meant it took a long time to move," he said.
In Hamilton, Tuesday could be the first day above the freezing mark since Jan. 18. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 2 C.
Hamilton's average temperature this February was -13.5 C, nine degrees lower than the historical average for the month, -4.6 C.
A cold weather alert in effect since Feb. 12 in Hamilton was cancelled Sunday morning, but below-seasonal temperatures are expected to continue through March.
It was the coldest February in recorded history for Waterloo Region with an average low of -14.8 C recorded at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. The average low for almost 30 years has been -5.5 C.
Ottawa also recorded its coldest-ever February, with an average temperature of -16.8 C, shattering the former record set in 1979.
In Toronto, it was the first February in 75 years where the temperature did not climb above freezing.
Many Maritimers spent most of the month digging out after record snowfalls. Both Halifax and Moncton recorded more than double the average amount of snow for the month.
Charlottetown was buried under more than seven feet of snow (222.8 cm), including nearly 90 cm in a single storm that hit P.E.I.'s capital on Feb. 16.
By comparison, residents of British Columbia's lower mainland have had reason to gloat as they experienced weather that was comparatively springlike.
The province as a whole was three to five degrees warmer than normal, which Desharnais said was "very significant."
Vancouver recorded an average temperature of 7.5 C, with temperatures climbing to 14 C on some days in February.
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