Yellowknifers will get a bit of a break from the frigid temperatures that have eaten up much of January so far but one meteorologist says it won't last long. 

Anticipated temperatures over the next week will be uncharacteristically warm, however, extreme cold is likely to return by the end of next week, said Terri Lang of Environment and Climate Change Canada. 

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Lang said January temperatures in Yellowknife typically fall between daytime highs of -22 C and overnight lows of around -31 C. However, the average temperature this month has been much colder so far at -29.9 C compared to the 30-year average of -25.6 C. 

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Meteorologists can't make long-term forecasts with strong predictability, however the cold temperatures will return, she said. 

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Winter 2019/2020

Lang said January's temperatures are consistent with the colder and drier weather that has occurred in the Yellowknife all winter long. December was also quite dry and cold when compared to historical trends. 

December ended up -4.6 C colder than average and the 21st coldest in 78 years of data, she said. The average temperature for the month was 26.4 C, more than four degrees colder than the 30-year average of -21.8 C, she said. 

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Lang said there was only 10.2 mm of snow in December, The 30-year average is 16.2 mm.

Lang said the sub-Arctic region around Yellowknife seems to have SA国际影视传媒渂uck trendsSA国际影视传媒� of warming elsewhere in the North, noting the High Arctic has been noticeably warmer this winter.

Forest fire season 

With forest fire season just a few months away, the meteorologist said the low precipitation figures "raise a bit of a red flag."

"The winter precipitation absolutely does set the stage for what is going to happen coming into forest fire season," she said. "You want to have a good amounts of precipitation and the main form of that is snow. You want lots of snow coming into the spring and you donSA国际影视传媒檛 want dry conditions because you then start spring and summer dry, not counting the spring and summer rains that might occur."

Fact file: Winter 2019/2020 (So far)

December
Daily average  -26.4 C
30 year monthly average  - 21.8 C

Total precipitation (snow) 10.2 mm
30 year monthly average 16.2 mm 

January (as of 23rd)

Daily average:  -29.9 C
30 year monthly average:  -25.6 C 

Precipitation (snow): 3.6 mm
30 year monthly average: 14. 3 mm