Most people think Canada is like this year-round:
But for most Canadians, winter so far this season has pretty much been like this:
It was so warm in December that Canadians were actually ANNOYED.
it's so mild for december, ESPECIALLY CANADA WTF MAN. apparently it hasn't been this warm in december since 40 years ago, damn. I WANT SNOW
I hate that it's December and it's warm enough to wear shorts. What the hell, Canada
why is it so warm in Canada I want snow I hate everything
Well, winter apparently heard all the complaints, as Toronto issued its first extreme cold alert of the season:
An extreme cold weather alert has been issued for Toronto. Bundle up and please call @311Toronto if you see someone struggling outside.
Mainly Sunny, High -11C. Welcome to winter!
Other Canadian cities experienced similarly freezing temperatures:
Dodged the deep freeze by the skin of my teeth. Phew! Too thin blooded now for REAL winter.
On a day this cold in Ottawa (-20c plus windchill) even the statues need to bundle up! @ctvnews
Heads up #Halifax on some cold winter weather coming early this week...here's a peek! @cbcns @CHIUcbc
And, unsurprisingly, some Canadians aren't very happy about it.
Nope, don't think I can do this #dlws
Sometimes I love Canada and sometimes I'm too cold to know how I feel about it 🇨🇦
GOOD MORNING! It's 12 degrees in Toronto It's too cold to type more
(I think they meant -12 degrees, but they were probably too frozen to fix their mistake.)
Tfw it feels like -20 on your first day back from the holidays #dlws
It's -12 in Toronto right now but with the wind chill it feels like MY EX WIFE
Dog's like "nope." #dlws
I know how you feel, dog.
Although SOME crazy people don't seem to think the sudden cold is that bad:
.@TheTylerAuger the cold never bothered me anyway #bundleupbruh
Dear Ottawa citizens, Due to the cold, my nipples will be entering the room 2 mins before the rest of my body does.
Sadly, if you thought Canada's warm December indicated that the rest of winter would be equally temperate, I have some bad news for you:
Last year the first extreme cold weather alert for #Toronto was on Jan.7 - a few days earlier in 2016! Mild Dec. does not=mild winter!
LA LA LA, I CAN'T HEAR YOU, FORMER-MIDNIGHT-SOCIETY-MEMBER-TURNED-RESPECTED-METEOROLOGIST ROSS HULL.
So, sorry Canada, but it looks like for the next few months we'll be feeling like this:
And definitely dressing like this:
Stay warm, Canada!
