WINNIPEG– The warmer than normal February has ended just before temperatures take a sharp dip.
The city of Winnipeg in February 2017 had a daily mean temperature of approximately -9.7 C. From 1981-2010, the normal temperature is -13.2 C.
That makes it the 11th warmest February since 1872.
The month did start off on a cooler note. The coldest temperatures registered in Winnipeg was on Feb. 8 at -27.9 C. Temperatures warmed up from there. Starting on Feb. 13, nine of the next 10 days got above 0 C. The warmest temperature reached this month was 5.3 C on Feb. 17 and was a record breaker.
This is the warmest February since 2000 where the daily mean temperature was -9.3 C. That year has 12 days get above 0 C with the warmest temperature reaching 8.5 C.
Here is how February 2017 compares to warmest on record:
| Year | Feb | |
| 1998 | -4.6 | |
| 1878 | -5.1 | |
| 1987 | -6.5 | |
| 1984 | -6.8 | |
| 1954 | -7 | |
| 1931 | -7.8 | |
| 1999 | -8 | |
| 1877 | -8.9 | |
| 2000 | -8.9 | |
| 1935 | -9 | |
| 1915 | -9.7 | |
| 2017 | -9.7 | |
| 1991 | -10 | |
| 2002 | -10 | |
| 1981 | -10.1 | |
| 1992 | -10.1 | |
| 2012 | -10.1 |
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