Have a look at this week's wild temperature swings

There may not have been a lot of snow in Wednesday's storm, but there was a wild ride on the Celcius scale.

Temperatures bottomed out at -17 C at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and peaked at 5 C at 5 p.m. on Friday, a 22-degree swing in 21 hours.

The ride didn't stop there, with falling off on the other side, dropping to -9 C at 8 a.m. Thursday, a 14-degree shift in 15 hours.

Snowfall could pass February average

Current total snowfall at Charlottetown Airport for this season is 187 centimetres, with more on the way Thursday night.

• See an interactive chart of Charlottetown snowfall amounts here.

Despite the long hiatus in major snowfalls, dating back to early January, total snowfall could pass the end-of-February average by this weekend, due to an early start to the season.

• Charlottetown snow records shattered this week

• Thursday night storm to be 'much, much more intense'

CBC meteorologist Brennan Allen is predicting as much as 30 centimetres of snow with Thursday night's storm.

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