Winnipeg likely to go through March without a day above 0 C for first time since 1899

Southern Manitobans still have that walk. The quick-paced one, with shoulders shrugged to the ears, heads down and hands driven deep into the pockets of their down-filled coats.

It’s a walk they’ve performed since November, to stiffen against the brisk winds of the coldest months — months that should have since passed, coats that should have since been sent back into storage.

Wouldn’t it be nice to just open a window and let in some fresh air — without the furnace firing up? But here we are.

“It does look like we won’t see temperatures above zero this 2023 March,” Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Natalie Hasell told guest host Cory Funk