The records keep piling in for February when it comes to warmer than normal weather.

• The month was the warmest on record, with an average temperature of zero C, breaking the previous highest average of -0.6 C in 1998. (Detailed records go back to 1960). Normally the average temperature for the month would be -4.6 C.

• We had the hottest February day on record Feb. 23 when the temperature hit 17.9 C.

• We set single-day records on Feb. 18, Feb. 19 Feb. 22, and Feb. 23.

• Wednesday could break a record for March 1 with temperatures expected to reach 16 C compared to the previous record of 12.7 C in 1997.

• Also interesting about Wednesday is the steep fall in temperature over the course of the day. The low is expected to hit -6 C. That would mean an incredible 22-degree spread over the course of one day, the difference between a summer and a winter temperature in less than 24 hours.

"You could even see snow later in the day," said Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips.

Phillips says "while February was not typical at all, March looks like it will be more typical for that month, with slightly warmer temperatures over the course of the month."

He says he expects that whopping 17.9 C recording on Feb. 23 will not be surpassed in March.

As for the arrival of spring, Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham, says "Winter will still have some parting shots for us. But winter won't take over during March. We will see the typical swings back and forth with a little cold and snow here and there."

It will be a different spring than last year, which saw a very mild March followed by five to six weeks of much colder than normal temperatures, he said. More typical temperatures are expected through April and May.