The extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada were extended into Thursday, making it seven consecutive days the warnings have been in place in southeast Saskatchewan. This is one of the longest stretches of extreme cold ever recorded in Weyburn, but are we on pace for the coldest February ever?

We only have to look back two years to find the current coldest February ever in the Opportunity City. That year, the average temperature for the month was -23.3°, with an average daytime high of -18.1° and an average low of -28.5°. In fact, there were no days in February 2019 where the temperature was above the freezing mark, the first time in a decade that had happened.

While we are just eleven days into this month, the first ten days have been bone-rattling cold. The average temperature so far this month has been -20.9°, with an average daytime high of -16.7° and an average low of -25.2°. If the forecasts through the weekend and into next week hold true, the averages are expected to continue to go up. The seven-day forecast from Environment Canada is calling for temperatures reaching -10° by next Tuesday that, while being still colder than average for this time of year, will seem downright balmy in comparison to what the past seven days have brought.

After this month, temperatures are expected to be normal for much of the next three months, according to the Environment Canada long-term seasonal forecasts. This means for the southeast part of the province, we will be seeing an average daytime high of 1.4° in March, and 11.9° in April with overnight lows of -8.7° and -1.5° respectively.