Ontario notched one of its warmest-ever February days on Friday

Record warmth bathed southern Ontario on Friday, with temperatures soaring well into the teens for many locales

Warm southerly winds on Friday helped communities across southern Ontario notch one of their warmest February days ever recorded.

The pleasing (albeit blustery) warmth that graced the area to end the week wasn’t long for this world. A big change is coming as a large-scale pattern flip sweeps across the country.

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Tease of spring-like warmth

Friday will live in the records as one of southern Ontario’s warmest-ever February days.

Ontario February 9 2024 highs

Temperatures climbed up to 15.7°C at Pearson International Airport on Friday afternoon, securing a spot as the city’s fifth-warmest February day on record.

Similarly impressive top-10 warmth greeted the day across London, Hamilton, and even up in Ottawa, where a high of 9.9°C was the eighth-warmest February day on record.

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