THUNDER BAY -- The month is wrapping up as the snowiest February in Thunder Bay in nearly 40 years.
Environment Canada measured total snowfall of 55.8 cm in the city between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28.
That is more than twice the long-term average snowfall of 26.9 centimetres.
Records show that, since 1941, there has only been one year with a greater February snowfall. In 1979, the Lakehead area received 68.8 centimetres of new snow that month.
February 2018 was also more than three degrees celsius colder than normal.
Environment Canada meteorologist Jeff Coulson says the current outlook for March is for "a bit of a quieter start. We've got a fair amount of sunshine in the forecast over the next few days, with temperatures expected to remain actually somewhat milder than normal as well, somewhere around the freezing mark for daytime highs."
Coulson said several different forecast models point to generally seasonal temperatures for Thunder Bay for the entire month of March.
