“Winter in Canada. Long. Cold. Brutal,” says meteorologist Gina Ressler. ”But even by Canadian standards, this winter has been especially tough.”
•“Calgary received a record amount of snow in the month of December – 54 cm – the highest December snowfall in 112 years, and over triple the monthly climate normal.”

 
•“Winnipeg (or “Winterpeg”) is famous for its long winters and frigid temperatures, but this season has been especially tough.

 
•A cold air mass remained locked in place over the centre of the continent in December, making it one of the coldest Decembers in Winnipeg since the 1800s. That’s significant.”

•“In Newfoundland, Stephenville and Gander set a record for consecutive days below zero.

 
•Additionally, St. John’s, Gander, Deer Lake, and Stephenville all finished the month with a record snow pack. St. John’s snow depth on Dec. 31st was 66 cm, surpassing the previous December record of 64 cm in 1955.”

 
•“London and Kitchener (Ontario) broke their all-time wind chill records, hitting -42 and -41 respectively on the morning of January 7th. The cold winds also brought a massive amount of lake effect snow to the snow belt regions.”

 
•“…in early January, an extremely cold air mass descended across the US Midwest and into the Great Lakes region… accompanied by very strong winds across southwestern Ontario. This is noteworthy given that the coldest temperatures usually occur under areas of high pressure with clear skies and calm winds. 

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