It wasn't the only place in Alberta to feel the ... presence of multiple Chinooks. Environment Canada meteorologist Peter Spyker attributed the warm temperatures to a La Niña weather pattern ...

Looking ahead, Canada’s climate model predicts the next five years will be the warmest five-year period on record," said Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), in a news release.

Temperatures in January were most above average over Europe, northeast and northwest Canada, Alaska, and Siberia, Copernicus said. Europe had its second-warmest January on record, after January 2020.