Quebec deep freeze not expected to let up any time soon

Montreal and the rest of the province has been under a deep freeze for much of 2015, and a weather expert says the bone-chilling weather shows no signs of relenting.

McGill University professor John Gyakumsaid while the province hasn't had many days of record-breaking cold,the frequent sub-zero temperatures have made this winter unique.

I think what's prominent about this winter is the fact that we've had such a persistently cold winter, Gyakumtold CBC Montreals Daybreak.

Since the beginning of January we've had only three days with spikes of just above zeroand that is rather unprecedented."

Gyakummade the comments as Montrealers bundled up for another cold day.

Monday'shigh was expected to be -15 C with a wind chill of -35 C. The low was forecast as -20 C.

Those hoping for a late February thaw will likelybe disappointed.

It looks like Montreal will remain well below zero for most of the remainder of the month, Gyakum said.

He said a cold pattern has been hoveringover the eastern part of the country and it's not clear when that will change.

We seem to be in a rather isolated region in terms of unusually cold weather, he said.

The rest of the world is in fact warmer than average.