February in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District was slightly warmer than normal despite a cold spell ending the month.
According to Environment Canada, the mean temperature recorded was -3 degrees compared to the average of -4.6.
Meteorologist Colin Fong said an arctic front starting February 18th and lasting a week brought overnight lows of -18 degrees.
“Temperatures were above normal for the other days in February which is why overall we’ve had a warm month,” he said.
The only temperature record broken was on February 4th when Burns Lake’s high was 10.58 degrees compared to 1991’s record of 8.
It was also wetter than normal through the month with 39 millimetres of precipitation falling in the region compared to the normal of 24.
Fong said daytime highs of 3 degrees are expected heading into March with overnight lows being above the -7 normal.
He added precipitation is also possible switching between rain and snow depending on the temperature.
A full forecast for the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District can be found on Environment Canada’s website.
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