Is this the mildest February in 8 decades?
Fewer than a dozen days below -20 C this winter: Environment Canada
It's one of the mildest winters Saskatchewan has seen in many years and the balmy temperatures are likely to continue, Environment Canada says.
Regina had only 11 days below 20 C this winter, compared to 42 last year, according to Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada.
"I certainly think people will remember this year," he said.
"Last year was a littler milder than normal. This has been almost tropical by prairie standards, and we just don't think it's going to go away."
A number of records for high temperatures have been broken this winter, he said."For example, this February ... I think it'll come out to be the warmest in 85 years."
The mild temperatures can be expected to continue into March, Phillips said.