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It was the warmest March on record for many locations and, added to the previous mild months this winter, culminated in a record low snowfall total for the season for Toronto. New marks were posted across the entire province for the highest mean temperatures, erasing marks that in some cases dated back to the 1940s. Differences from normal values ranged from 5.2 to 8.4°C. Differences to previous records were as high as the additional 3.4°C recorded in Wiarton. On the precipitation front, northern Ontario was wetter than normal. A new rainfall record was set in Sioux Lookout, surpassing a mark that had stood since 1938. Meanwhile, southern Ontario was drier than normal. Summary of Ontario's warm spell A stationary, abnormally strong high-pressure area across eastern North America was the cause for the historic warm spell across Ontario, which started around March 14. Record temperatures tumbled by the dozen every day. Some extraordinary examples from this historic event, to convey a sense of its scale: · It was unprecedented in its duration and scope. It affected all of Eastern Canada, from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, and lasted for upwards of 10 consecutive days. Windsor recorded a full 10 consecutive days of 20 degrees of more. Kitchener had eight days at, or over, 20°C. · Altogether, close to 250 records were annihilated in Ontario alone, including those broken in a warm spell earlier in the month. It was undoubtedly a record for the most number of records set. · The maximum temperature of 28.8°C reported in Petawawa on March 21 is the highest temperature ever recorded in Ontario in March. Many locales surpassed their all-time highest temperatures for a single March day. Several locations even recorded their warmest March day, only to break that mark the next day with an even hotter temperature. Seasonal snowfall Preliminary snowfall amounts were compiled for the period of September 2011 to March 2012. Most Ontario locations where snowfall measurements are taken have received a fraction of what they normally receive during the winter season. For the period of September to March, the Toronto Pearson site received only a third of its normal snowfall values, resulting in a record low snowfall total of 40.4 cm. The previous mark for that period was 52.4 cm, which occurred during the winter of 2009-2010. Severe Weather While the big weather story in March was the summer-like conditions experienced across much of the province around midmonth, there were some significant storm events as well. Between the afternoon hours of March 2 and the evening hours of March 3, an intense low-pressure system tracked from the Chicago area through Lake Huron, then into the North Bay area, and then into south western Quebec. 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