Temperature records were broken for another day across Southwestern Ontario.
The region is in the midst of unseasonably mild weather. In Windsor, records were destroyed for the second day in a row. With a 17.1C (63F) high reading at Windsor Airport, Windsor was the warmest city in the country on Sunday. The previous record, according to Environment Canada, was 14.2C (58F) in 1994.
Trudy Gold of Environment Canada says a weather event normally seen during the summer is the primary reason behind the unusual February warmth.
"Right now we're seeing the jet stream a bit farther north than is typical for this time of year," said Gold. "So that means we have warmer air farther north."
Records were also broken in Chatham and London on Sunday. The high temperature in Chatham was 15.7C (60.2F), just a smidgen warmer than the previous record of 15.6C (60F) set in 1943. London also narrowly broke its record for February 19, registering at 11.1C (52F), besting the record set in 1984 at 10.7C (51.3F)
Gold says the forecast for Family Day Monday will be cooler, but still unseasonably mild, with a high of 9C (48F) and partly sunny skies. Temperature highs for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week are expected to be back in double digits, with showers in the forecast for Tuesday and a mix of sun and cloud Wednesday.