February 2015 Weather Facts

February was a cold month. In fact, it was the coldest February recorded by the Region since The Waterloo International Airport began recording weather data in 1981! Let’s take a look at some of the most interesting data recorded by our weather stations.

20.7%
Was the percent of time the temperature was below -20°C. The temperature was below -10°C a whopping 73.1% of the time!
-34.875°C
The coldest recorded temperature on February 16 at 7:45 am.
-24.04°C
The average temperature on February 15, the coldest day. Warmest day was February 7th with an average temperature of -3.93°C.
0
Number of times the temperature reached above 0°C. The closest was -0.932°C on February 7th at 4:15 pm.
2.63
Times colder this February than the average for the Region over the past 30 years.
-14.44°C
Was the average temperature. The median temperature was -13.71°C.