Environment Canada said Feb. was unique in that the entire month was chilly. That month, a cold arctic front settled across the province and stuck.
鈥淚n the past, they usually only last a week or two,鈥� said Bobby Sekhon, meteorologist with Environment Canada.
As a result, Lake Revelstoke froze over, which doesn鈥檛 usually happen.
The daily mean temperature in Revelstoke for Feb. was -7.5 degrees. By comparison, Jan. was -1.9 degrees and Dec. was -0.6 degrees.
Sekhon says Feb. was 鈥減eculiar鈥� across the province. For example, Vernon had the sixth coldest month on record since 1901. The daily mean was -7.9 degrees, while the norm for that month is -1.7 degrees.
While no records were set in Revelstoke last month, Sekhon says the prolonged cold was unusual. He said Environment Canada expects the rest of Mar. to be 鈥渘ormal鈥� with next week reaching a daily mean of 5 degrees, which is usual for this time of year.
鈥淲e do not expect another extended cold snap,鈥� says Sekhon.
Tula, the new broadcast reporter for Revelstoke Review, went for a walk down by Lake Revelstoke today and although it only snowed seven cm last night, that鈥檚 still almost half a Tula. Still, she鈥檚 eager for more snow.
