Temperatures plunged to well below normal again this morning, with a number of new record minimum temperature records being set as a result.
ONTARIO
Temperatures at the university of Waterloo weather station dipped to a frigid minus 30.3 (-22.5 F) this morning. Formal temperature records at university of Waterloo go back to 1998, so the period of record is quite short.
The first table below shows new record low temperature records set across Southern Ontario as of 1.00 PM. The second table below shows minimum temperatures within a degree of the record low as of 1.00 PM.
New record low minimum temperature records for February 13
Location – new record minimum – previous record minimum and year
Windsor – -18.0 (-0.4 F) -17.2 (1.0 F) 1944, 1979
Ridgetown – -27.1 (-16.8 F) -21.2 (-6.2 F) 1892
Delhi – -24.3 (-11.7 F) -22.2 (-8.0 F) 1967
Kitchener – -29.1 (-20.4 F) -23.1 (-9.6 F) 1997
Guelph – -28.9 (-20.0 F) tied -28.9 (-20.0 F) 1899
Hamilton – -24.6 (-12.3 F) -20.6 (-5.1 F) 1968
Vineland – -19.8 (-3.6 F) -16.7 (1.9 F) 1967
Port Colborne – -20.6 (-5.1 F) -19.4 (-3.6 F) 1968
Buttonville Airport – -23.9 (-11.0 F) -20.6 (-5.1 F) 1997
Wiarton – -32.0 (-25.6 F) -29.1 (-20.4 F) 1979
Beatrice – -34.2 (-29.6 F) -34.0 (-29.2 F) 2003
Elora – -27.3 (-17.1 F) -27.8 (-18.0 F) 1914
Toronto Pearson – -22.8 (-9.0 F) -23.2 (-9.8 F) 1979
New record low minimum temperature records for February 15
Windsor – -22.4 (-8.3 F) -18.9 (-2.0 F) 1943
Waterloo – -26.8 (-16.2 F) -26.7 (-16.1 F) (Waterloo a) 1987
Hamilton – -25.6 (-14.1 F) -23.5 (-10.3 F) 1987, 2009
QUEBEC
Weather summary for western Quebec issued by Environment Canada at 09:32 am EST Friday 13 February 2015.
(These are not record lows, but look at how cold it is!)
Location/Region – Wind chill (C)
Upper Laurentians
St. Michel des Saints Feb. 13 4:00 am to 8:00 am – -40 (-40.0 F)
La Vérendrye
Domaine Feb. 13 1:00 am to 8:00 am – -43 (-45.4 F)
Outaouais
Gatineau Feb. 13 at 7:00 am – -39 (-38.2 F)
Téminscamingue
Angliers Dam Feb. 12 11:00 pm to Feb.13 7:00 am – -41 (-41.8 F)
Abitibi
Rouyn Airport Feb. 12 from 9:00 pm to Feb. 13 6:00 am – -42 (-43.6 F)
Val d’or Airport Feb. 12 8:00 pm to Feb. 13 8:00 am – -43 (-45.4 F)
Parent – Gouin Reservoir
St. Cyr Feb. 12 at 9:00 pm to Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -48 (-54.4 F)
Gouin Feb. 13 from midnight to 8:00 am – -45 (-49.0 F)
Wageguma Feb. 13 from midnight to 8:00 am – -50 (-58.0 F)
Parent Feb. 13 from 1:00 am to 8:00 am – -45 (-49.0 F)
La Tuque
Lac Panache Feb. 13 from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – -40 (-40.0 F)
Laurentians Wildlife Reserve
L’etape Feb. 13 from 6:00 am to 8:00 am – -40 (-40.0 F)
Saguenay
Jonquiere Feb. 13 from 7:00 am to 8:00 am – -40 (-40.0 F)
Bagotville Feb. 13 from 6:00 am to 8:00 am – -42 (-43.6 F)
La Baie Feb. 13 from 6:00 am to 8:00 am – -43 (-45.4 F)
Lac Saint Jean
Normandin Feb. 13 from 3:00 am to 8:00 am – -45 (-49.0 F)
Roberval Feb. 13 from 2:00 am to 8:00 am – -43 (-45.4 F)
Mistook Feb. 13 from 6:00 am to 7:00 am – -43 (-45.4 F)
Manicouagan
Des Passes Falls Feb. 13 from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – -39 (-38.2 F)
Manouane Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -39 (-38.2 F)
Northern Quebec
Matagami Feb. 12 from 8:00 am to Feb. 13 at 7:00 am – -46 (-50.8 F)
Waskaganish Feb. 12 from 9:00 am to Feb. 13 at 7:00 am – -47 (-52.6 F)
Chibougamau Feb. 12 from 11:00 pm to Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -47 (-52.6 F)
Chapais Feb. 13 from 1:00 am to 3:00 am – -41 (-41.8 F)
Quebec Far North
La Grande Riviere Feb. 12 from 9:00 am to Feb. 13 at 6:00 am – -49 (-56.2 F)
Nemiscau Feb. 13 from 7:00 am to 8:00 am – -50 (-58.0 F)
LG 4 Airport Feb. 12 from 7:00 pm to Feb. 13 at 6:00 am. – -50 (-58.0 F)
Hudson Bay
Kujjuarapik Feb. 12 from 9:00 pm to Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -55 (-67.0 F)
Inukjuak Feb. 12 from 10 am to Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -53 (-63.4 F)
Puvirnituq Feb. 12 from of 8:00 am to Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -58 (-72.4 F)
Puvirnituq Feb. 12 from 9:00 am to Feb. 13 at 6:00 am – -54 (-65.2 F)
Akulivik Feb. 12 from noon to 4:00 pm – -53 (-63.4 F)
Akulivik Feb. 12 from 1:00 pm to Feb. 13 at 6:00 am – -57 (-70.6 F)
Ivujivik Feb. 12 at 9:00 am to Feb. 13 at 6:00 am – -53 (-63.4 F)
Ungava Bay
Kangirsuk Feb. 12 at 9:00 am to Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -53 (-63.4 F)
Tasiujaq Feb. 12 at 9:00 am to Feb. 13 at 8:00 am – -55 (-67.0 F)
Western Quebec … Saturday 14 February 2015.
The province of Quebec is under an Arctic air mass giving extreme cold conditions over a number of regions.
Below is a summary of weather event information as received by Environment Canada.
Locale-Region – Wind chill (C)
Charlevoix from 1 am to 5 am on Feb 14 – 40 (-40.0 F)
Laurentians Wildlife Reserve from 2 am to 4 am on Feb 14 – -42 (-43.6 F)
Saguenay.
Onatchiway 9 pm on Feb 13 – -40 (-40.0 F)
Jonquière from 8 am to 1 pm on Feb 13 – -41 (-41.8 F)
La Baie from 11 pm on Feb 13 to 6 am on Feb 14 – -41 (-41.8 F)
Lac-Saint-Jean
Normandin 23 has 7 to 14 hour – -43 (-45.4 F)
Roberval from 9 pm on Feb 13 to 2 am on Feb 14 – -42 (-43.6 F)
Forestville from 2 am to 3 am on Feb 14 – -40 (-40.0 F)
Baie-Comeau from 4 am to 5 am on Feb 14 – -38 (-36.4 F)
Manicouagan from 8 am on Feb 13 to 5 am on Feb 14 – -46 (-50.8 F)
Waskaganish from 2 am to 8 am on Feb 14 – -42 (-43.6 F)
Chibougamau from 1 am to 8 am on Feb 14 – -40 (-40.0 F)
La Verendrye – -44 (-47.2 F)
Temiscamingue – -44 (-47.2 F)
Abitibi – -47 (-52.6 F)
Pontiac – -41 (-41.8 F)
Mauricie – -40 to -46 (-40.0 F to -50.8 F)
Parent – -40 (-40.0 F)
La Tuque – -38 (-36.4 F)
Saguenay – -40 (-40.0 F)
Lac-Saint-Jean – -41 to -45 (-41.8 F to -49.0 F)
Manicouagan – -39 to -49 (-38.2 F to -56.2 F)
Matagami – -49 (-56.2 F)
Waskaganish – -45 (-49.0 F)
Chibougamau – -43 (-45.4 F)
La Grande River – -48 (-54.4 F)
The Laurentians Wildlife Reserve – -41 (-41.8 F)
Waskaganish – -42 (-43.6 F)
Matagami – -49 (-56.2 F)
Chibougamau – -44 (-47.2 F)
St-Michel-des-Saints – -41 (-41.8 F)
Angliers Dam (Témiscamingue) – -40 (-40.0 F)
Abitibi – -43 (-45.4 F)
Sherbrooke – -39 (-38.2 F)
Parent – -43 (-45.4 F)
La Vérendrye – -40 (-40.0 F)
La Tuque – -40 (-40.0 F)
Laurentians Wildlife Reserve – -43 (-45.4 F)
Saguenay (Bagotville aprt) – -42 (-43.6 F)
Lac-Saint-Jean (Normandin) – -44 (-47.2 F)
Manicouagan (Benoît Lake) – -42 (-43.6 F)
http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/weathersummaries_e.html
Thanks to Terry Homeniuk for this link