February begins amidst the snowiest winter ever recorded in Waterloo Region
Posted Feb 2, 2026 06:50:53 AM.
Last Updated Feb 2, 2026 11:16:39 AM.
As the calendar turns from January into February, we have a chance to look back on what’s been the snowiest winter in Waterloo Region’s recorded history.
According to measurements and experts at the University of Waterloo’s E.D. Soulis Weather Station, 206.5 cm of snow has fallen on the region so far this winter, more than double the average of just over 95 cm.
Eighty-nine centimetres of that snowfall came in January, another measurement that’s more than double the yearly average for that month. January also brought along with it extreme cold, with temperatures rising above -10 C for a couple of hours throughout the month’s final week.
February could bring more snow and cold, with experts from Environment Canada predicting colder-than-normal conditions across southwestern and south central Ontario, and the possibility for more lake-effect snow.
That snow could begin on Thursday, as forecasted by 570’s Weather Specialist Denise Andreacchi.
“Measurable snow late Thursday and early Friday, and it’s behind that system that we drag back in that cold, arctic air,” said Andreacchi. “By Friday night, we are expecting a wind chill again near -30, Saturday is going to be quite cold here in Kitchener.”
The weather is calm to begin the week, with sun and cloud mixing with the chance for flurries on Monday.
