Ontario breaks warm weather records a week after a frigid Valentine's Day
Pearson Airport hit 12.5 C Saturday, breaking the previous record set in 1994
A slew of locations across southern Ontario had their warmest Feb. 20 ever, less than one week after shattering Valentine's Day cold-weather records.
The Windsor airport flew past its previous record of 14 C, set in 1983, with temperatures reaching 16.9 C Saturday.
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it's so nice outside today and it's makin me fee rilly happy and everybody is positively glowing!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dlws?src=hash">#dlws</a>
—@kennedylryanToronto's Pearson Airport was as warm as 12.5 C, breaking the previous record from 1994.
In the southwest, Sarnia was 14.4 C, which broke a record also set in 1994.
Records were also broken in London at 12.2 C, Waterloo-Wellington at 10.8 C, Hamilton Airport at 12.4 C, and Oshawa at 11.9 C.
Walking along the water. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dlws?src=hash">#dlws</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Toronto?src=hash">#Toronto</a> <a href="https://t.co/9kBpA72Y38">pic.twitter.com/9kBpA72Y38</a>
—@nejsnaveFeeling foolish in my winter coat right now <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dlws?src=hash">#dlws</a>
—@rachel_is_here
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