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This is the current conditions weather report for Kitchener. The report was made 63 minutes ago, at 02:00 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 24.1 kilometers per hour / 15 miles per hour with gusts up to 24.1 kilometers per hour / 15 miles per hour from the westsouthwest (240°). The temperature was -5°C / 23°F, with a dew-point at -5°C / 23°F. The temperature felt like -12°C / 10°F. The atmospheric pressure was 1014 hPa / 29.91 inHg. The relative humidity was 74%. The skies were overcast.

The City of Kitchener (formerly the City of Berlin from 1854 until 1916) lies in southwestern Ontario, Canada and has a population of 214,000. The metropolitan area, which includes the two neighbouring cities of Waterloo and Cambridge, has 508,000 people, making it the tenth largest CMA in Canada and now the fourth largest CMA in Ontario by population.

The Doon neighbourhood, formerly a separate village but now part of Kitchener, is home to the primary campus of Conestoga College, one of the foremost non-university educational institutions in the province.

The University of Waterloo is investigating opening a School of Pharmacology in the downtown area.

Kitchener's cultural highlights include CAFKA, The Open Ears Festival, Multicultural Festival, and Blues, Brews & Barbeques, all of which are free to the public. Kitchener is also home to venues such as the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery,

Kitchener's Oktoberfest celebration is an annual nine-day event. Based on the original German Oktoberfest, it is billed as Canada's Great Bavarian Festival. It is held every October, starting on the Friday before Canadian Thanksgiving and running until the Saturday after.

Kitchener's largest and most famous outdoor park is Victoria Park, in the heart of downtown Kitchener. Numerous events and festivities are held in this park.

A statue of Queen Victoria is located in Victoria Park. In an effort to display loyalty to the queen, the statue was placed in the park, after the city's name was changed to Kitchener.

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