Toronto weather: Why winter may have been ‘cancelled’ [Video]

A senior climatologist with Environment Canada says winter was “cancelled” in Toronto as it has been unseasonably warm this season.

“Winter didn’t happen. It was cancelled in the Toronto area. And that was probably the situation right across the country,” Dave Phillips said in an interview with CTV News Toronto Thursday.

“It was balmy, tropical. I can’t think of better warm words to describe what this winter (has been). It just didn’t happen.”

Phillips added that Toronto has never seen a warmer December, January and February until this season. The city usually sees 34 days of -10 C within those three months, but Toronto only recorded nine cold days.

“It was actually slightly warmer than normal, and almost about four and a half degrees warmer than you’d normally expect,” Phillips said.

“There’s never been a warmer winter in more than a century and a half for the downtown area.”

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