March 9th is the first day of the year when Edmonton's average High is above-freezing. #yegwx #yeg The average Low is still around -10°C, and it won't be above-freezing until April 19th. So this week might feel a little chilly, but it's not too unusual. public.tableau.com/shared/77HBG...

Unsurprisingly, the early forecasts of 17⁰C don't look like they'll pan out. Our temperatures are around where they were in early February. We've got 1.5 more hours of daylight now though, and that sure seems to be helping with the melting.

We'll talk more about Saturday as it gets closer. But 17°C on March 7th would be a record, ahead of 15.6°C from 1889. But the records for March 10th, 11th and 14th are all around or over 17°C. public.tableau.com/shared/Z72BY...

It doesn't feel fair, but early March is often just February II: The Revenge. It usually stops around the first week, but it's thrown -20°C (and -25°C and -30°) at us in 2024, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013... So this week's -17°C could be worse. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/6F5NX...

Why not avoid Monday morning by thinking about February instead?

It's time for our look back at Edmonton's weather for February 2026, which was a month that was all over the place. edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2026/03/febr... #yegwx #yeg

February 28th is our 25th 20°C Low of the winter. #yegwx #yeg That's basically average, although the only recent winter which had more was 2021-2022's 32. public.tableau.com/shared/GH26C...

We're back above freezing today, even if only briefly. #yegwx #yeg The recent coldsnap had us below freezing for 9 days, from the 16th-24th. The mildwave before that had us above freezing for 14 days, from the 2nd-15th. Of the two, the coldsnap felt longer. public.tableau.com/shared/7HXD7...

This latest coldsnap brings us to 24 -20°C Lows so far this winter. #yegwx #yeg Although the last 2 winters only got to 19, and 2022-2023 had 23. Before that 2021-2022 got up to 32. public.tableau.com/shared/CJC76...

Last winter the only true -30°C was February 18th 2025 (although February 3rd got really close). Last night looked it would be a repeat, but somehow stopped at a chilly -28.3°C instead. So December 28th's -29.5°C remains our coldest night this winter. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/8JZTT...

The return of winter dropped 11.7cm on the airport over 2 days. 10cm+ storms are pretty big for us - we'll get around 3 in a winter. But this February storm is our 4th one for 2025-2026, after December gave us 3 in quick succession. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/5MY89...

All good things must come to an end. As winter returns after a length pause, let's talk about Edmonton's great mildwave of February 2026. Just how unusual was it? #yegwx #yeg edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

For a holiday that's in the middle of February, in Alberta, Family Day has a pretty good track record of not being horrifically cold. (2018-2021 were an exception, with 4 cold years in a row) We'll often get a few above-freezing Highs... #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/TN7ND...

For Valentine's Day, Edmonton's average High is -2.8°C, and average Low is -12.6°C. The last time we were above freezing was 2018, and before that 2017 got to 10.3°C. But recently 2025, 2021 & 2019 had Lows near or below -20°C. public.tableau.com/shared/6XKN9...

This has definitely been a particularly warm start to February, but our wild temperature swings are often a curse for winter events.

Before winter returns, February 13 will become our 12th 5°C High in-a-row. That ties with 1916 for the February record. And it will be our 12th 6°C High in-a-row, which is a new record, and is 2 ahead of 1916's 10 in-a-row. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/CFBT8...

February 12th is now our 11th 6ºC High in-a-row, which sets a new record for February. It's also the 11th 5ºC High in-a-row, which ties 1896 & 1907 for 2nd longest February streak. 1916 got to 12 in-a-row. #yegwx #yeg

Today's High of 6.8°C ends our streak of 7°C days ends at 9 in-a-row. #yegwx #yeg That is the 2nd longest February streak on record, tying 1896. 1916 has the record with 10 in-a-row. At the end of last February we got to 7 (with 2 more carrying over into March). public.tableau.com/shared/BSS2B...

Today will be our 9th 7ºC High in-a-row. For February streaks that ties 1896, and is one shy of 1916's record of 10 in-a-row. #yegwx #yeg

Splitting some hairs, but today is our 8th 7⁰C High in-a-row, which ties 1954 for February's 3rd longest streak.

February 8th's Low of 0.2°C set a new record, ahead of 0°C from 1907. That's the second record warmest-Low this week. The High of 7.2°C was a respectable 6th, but that record is way up at 13.9°C from 1954. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/DZ95J...

Our heatwave has backed off a bit, but the mildwave will apparently continue for quite a while. Our longest stretch of 0°C Highs in-a-row-in February was: every single day of February 1977. 1984 went 26 days, 1991 went 17, 2001 went 16... #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/Q4NZ3...

#yeg folk new Archive-It site is up Edmonton Heritage Council (ECH) Digital Resources Web Archive archive-it.org/collections/... A joint effort by the #UofA Web Archiving Team and the (ECH) to create an archive of the online EHC exhibits.

...there's still plenty of February left, and so far we've had 4 Highs get to 5°C, which is around average for the whole month. Although lots of years get to 8 or 9, and 2016 got to 13. And 2 10°C Highs is unusual, but 2025 had 3 and 2024 had 2. public.tableau.com/shared/BNFFY...

February 4th's 10.2°C was enough for a new record, but February 5th's 11°C only comes in 3rd, well below the record of 12.2°C from 1886. However, February 5th's Low of 3.2°C easily broke that old record of 0°C from 1954 & 1886. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/J3J8Q...

We're up to 10.8ºC which is good enough for 3rd place, but still well off the record of 12.2ºC.

Our number of warm February days has stayed pretty consistent over the years: Around a dozen 0°C Highs. Around 5 get to 5°C (although recently has been closer to 7). And 10°C Highs were actually more common before the 1940s for some reason. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/72C6R...

For February 5th the record High is 12.2°C from back in 1886. The record Low is 0°C from 1886 & 1954. And this morning it's really warm out. The Low only got down to 4.9°C, so that could end up as a record. And today's High is already at least 8.5°C. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/CGQ2H...

10.2°C sets a new record High for February 4th, ahead of 9.4°C from 1991. #yegwx #yeg This morning's Low of 0.2°C will probably be 2nd warmest, behind 1.5°C from 2011... public.tableau.com/shared/K9BKR...

At 2PM we're up to a High of at least 9.5°C, which sets a new record, ahead of 9.4°C from 1991. #yegwx #yeg And this morning's Low of 0.2°C might end up as our 2nd warmest, behind 1.5°C from 2011. (last year in 2025 our High was -20.8°C and Low was -26.9°C) public.tableau.com/shared/4RQWN...

The record High for today is 9.4⁰C. At 1PM, we're up to 8.8⁰C.

The record High for today is 9.4⁰C. At 11AM, we're up to 5.9⁰C.

At 3PM we're up to 7.4°C, which would be our 6th warmest High for February 3rd. The record is 9.4°C from both 1954 & 1889. Recently 2025 & 2019 were really cold, while 2024 & 2023 were both pretty mild. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/9CHW6...

With another winter heatwave on the way, you might be wondering how common this is? #yegwx #yeg February averages 12 above-freezing Highs, with 4 of those getting to 5°C. 10°C is unusual, but we got some in 2025, 2024, 2020, 2017, 2016, 2006... public.tableau.com/shared/5D3TS...

And somehow it's February. There's still plenty of winter left, but let's take a look back at Edmonton's weather for January 2026. edmontonweathernerdery.blogspot.com/2026/02/janu... #yegwx

So yeah, January rain is a thing. #yegwx #yeg January 30th isn't on the chart yet, but it's our first rain this month. 2025 had 3 rainy days, and 1 or 2 isn't unusual. They were maybe a bit less common before the 60s... public.tableau.com/shared/CN5QW...

How's the central Canada snowpocalypse going? Toronto, Ottawa & Montréal have all gotten more snow this month than we got in December (with Toronto way up at 87.8cm) And that follows a December where they got about as much snow as we got... public.tableau.com/shared/BD69H...

So what's going on in central Canada? Well, Toronto just got a tonne of snow: 46.2cm yesterday. That's way more than Ottawa (9cm) or Montréal (6cm). During December our snowiest single day was 13cm. public.tableau.com/shared/2G43Y...

Winter...it's long. #yegwx #yeg January 23rd is our 16th -20°C Low of the winter (for a whole winter we average around 25). And it's our 8th -25°C Low (we average around a dozen, although 8 is pretty typical)... public.tableau.com/shared/STW2X...

Fine, let's talk about snow removal. For the 5 big winter months of November-March we average around 20cm of snow. February is a bit of an under-achiever compared to its neighbours, around 14cm. The other months can get snow, but it's more hit-or-miss. public.tableau.com/shared/8GRX6... #yegwx #yeg

Snowdepth is not always the most reliable of measurements, but how did our January heatwave affect it? During this week of 5°C temperatures: Blatchford fell from 43cm to 38cm The airport fell from 27cm to 22cm Stony Plain fell from 37cm to 26cm #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/DZ6FY...

The heatwave is supposed to calm down, but yesterday's warmth carried into this morning. January 15th's record High is 9.1°C from 2014. But today's High is already 7.2°C, which would rank as #4. The record Low is 2.8°C from 2013, and we might beat that. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/67DKK...

January 14th's High of 11.6°C sets a new record, ahead of 8.3°C from 1942. #yegwx #yeg This morning's Low of -2.7°C is the 6th warmest. public.tableau.com/shared/89NZ6...

So at 2PM we're up to at least 10.7⁰C. That will be a new daily record for January 14th, and tied for our 12th warmest January temperature ever recorded.

January 14th is our 5th (and possibly final?) 5⁰C High in-a-row. #yegwx #yeg 5 is a lot for January, but 2009 & 2024 both got there too, and 2015 got to 6. 1889 & 1942 have the record with 7 in-a-row.

For January 14th our record High is 8.3°C from 1942. #yegwx #yeg The record Low is 1.1°C from 1965, but this morning we've already been down to -2.7°C. Last year 2025 was a pretty warm 5.8°C, while 2024 was not, with a High of -31.3°C and Low of -37.7°C. public.tableau.com/shared/T4D55...

January 13th is our 4th High in-a-row to get to 5°C. The record for January is 7 in-a-row, in 1889 & 1942. More recently 2009 & 2024 got to 5, and 2015 got to 6. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/3QHBK...

January 13th's High of 9.2°C ends up as our 2nd warmest, just behind the record of 9.4°C from 1891. This morning's Low of 2°C will probably set a new record, unless things really cool off before midnight. 1942 & 1943 had the old record of 1.1°C. #yegwx #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/89626...

Up to 9⁰C so far, so this will be at least the 2nd warmest January 13th on record...

#yegwx trivia time: In January we average ~4 Highs which get to 5°C. January 13th will be #4, and it's also 4 in-a-row. Does anyone want to guess January's longest streak of 5°C days in-a-row? Either the longest ever recorded, or the longest since 2000? #yeg public.tableau.com/shared/2MZ8K...