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Weather-wise, January 2019 was certainly a wild one. The month kicked off with unseasonably warmer temperatures. Who would have thought snow would be melting in January? Not a lot of folks. 

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Weather-wise, January 2019 was certainly a wild one. The month kicked off with unseasonably warmer temperatures. Who would have thought snow would be melting in January? Not a lot of folks. 

But the city and parts of North America were given a bone-chilling reminder this past week of how winter really looked and felt.

Through it all, our photographers were out and about, capturing moments to remember. Here are some of the best from the month of January.

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The setting sun seen through masts at Manitoba Hydro's Riel Converter Station east of Winnipeg on Highway #207 Thursday, January 17, 2019.
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The setting sun seen through masts at Manitoba Hydro's Riel Converter Station east of Winnipeg on Highway #207 Thursday, January 17, 2019.
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Employees rush to contain the water at the Fort Garry Hotel after a pipe reportedly burst at Fort Garry Place and came down to the hotel through the skywalk in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Employees rush to contain the water at the Fort Garry Hotel after a pipe reportedly burst at Fort Garry Place and came down to the hotel through the skywalk in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
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Winnipeggers listen to the announcements before the annual New Year's Day Polar Bare Run at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeggers listen to the announcements before the annual New Year's Day Polar Bare Run at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
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Brock Happychuk puts his daughter, Gabrielle (3) on top of the snowman they built while his other daughter, Amelia (5) runs around at St. Vital Park in Winnipeg on Thursday, January 3, 2019.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Brock Happychuk puts his daughter, Gabrielle (3) on top of the snowman they built while his other daughter, Amelia (5) runs around at St. Vital Park in Winnipeg on Thursday, January 3, 2019.
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Snow carver, Lyle Peters, from Steinbeck, works on some sculptures the day before the big grand opening of Clint and Angie Masse's snow maze, Friday, January 4, 2019. The couple, who own A Maze in Corn near St. Adolphe, have constructed a maze made of snow that they hope will break a world record.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Snow carver, Lyle Peters, from Steinbeck, works on some sculptures the day before the big grand opening of Clint and Angie Masse's snow maze, Friday, January 4, 2019. The couple, who own A Maze in Corn near St. Adolphe, have constructed a maze made of snow that they hope will break a world record.
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A young girl looks out of a fishing tent at KidFish Ice Derby in Selkirk in support of The Children's Hospital Foundation and CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Sunday, January 6, 2019.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A young girl looks out of a fishing tent at KidFish Ice Derby in Selkirk in support of The Children's Hospital Foundation and CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Sunday, January 6, 2019.
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Fern Doucet climbs a river bank as he come off the Red River as part in the 6th annual Frostbite River Run, a fundraiser in support of programming and activities at Riverview Community Centre in Winnipeg Sunday, January 27, 2019. The Frostbite River Run is part of the Riverview Winter Classic - a series of outdoor events held in January at the community centre.
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Fern Doucet climbs a river bank as he come off the Red River as part in the 6th annual Frostbite River Run, a fundraiser in support of programming and activities at Riverview Community Centre in Winnipeg Sunday, January 27, 2019. The Frostbite River Run is part of the Riverview Winter Classic - a series of outdoor events held in January at the community centre.
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A trio of youngsters shoot at an empty net along the River Trail Saturday, January 5, 2019.
PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A trio of youngsters shoot at an empty net along the River Trail Saturday, January 5, 2019.
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Workers with CN use cranes to move train cars that derailed west of the Assiniboine River near  Portage la Prairie, Thursday, January 3, 2019. An area resident said he heard a big bang around 9:15 in the morning.
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Workers with CN use cranes to move train cars that derailed west of the Assiniboine River near Portage la Prairie, Thursday, January 3, 2019. An area resident said he heard a big bang around 9:15 in the morning.
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Jo-Anne Joyce with the Department of Biological Science at the University of Manitoba, takes care of the plants in the Buller Greenhouse Thursday, January 17, 2019.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Jo-Anne Joyce with the Department of Biological Science at the University of Manitoba, takes care of the plants in the Buller Greenhouse Thursday, January 17, 2019.
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From left: Bailey, 4, Tessa, 4, Josie, 4, and Neyla, 3, love playing in the snow during self-directed play outdoors Monday morning, January 28, 2019 at the FortWhyte Alive Forest School. It is a pre-school alternative where kids ranging in ages 3-5 spend the whole session outdoors in the woods, even in the current deep freeze being experienced in this part of the country. Clearly, they are hardier than most adults.
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS From left: Bailey, 4, Tessa, 4, Josie, 4, and Neyla, 3, love playing in the snow during self-directed play outdoors Monday morning, January 28, 2019 at the FortWhyte Alive Forest School. It is a pre-school alternative where kids ranging in ages 3-5 spend the whole session outdoors in the woods, even in the current deep freeze being experienced in this part of the country. Clearly, they are hardier than most adults.
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Wanda Kolida escapes the harsh winter temperatures at Fools & Horses in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Wanda Kolida escapes the harsh winter temperatures at Fools & Horses in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
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