Weather extremes in Canada

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Template:Short description This table shows record weather extremes in Canada.

Record Extreme Location Date
Highest Temperature [[2021 Western North America heat wave|Template:Convert]][1] Lytton, British Columbia June 29, 2021
Lowest Temperature Template:Convert[2][3] Snag, Yukon February 3, 1947
Greatest Rainfall (in 24 hours) Template:Convert[2] Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British Columbia October 6, 1967
Greatest Snowfall in one season* Template:Convert[4] Mount Copeland, British Columbia 1971–1972
Greatest Snowfall in one day Template:Convert[5] Tahtsa Lake, British Columbia Feb 11, 1999
Highest Humidex reading 52.6 C (126.7 F)[6] Carman, Manitoba July 25, 2007
Lowest Wind chill reading -78.9 C (-110 F)[7][8] Kugaaruk, Nunavut January 13, 1975
Hottest Month (Ave. Max.) Template:Convert[9] Nashlyn, Saskatchewan July 1936
Coldest Month (Ave. Min.) Template:Convert[10] Eureka, Nunavut February 1979
Greatest precipitation in one year Template:Convert[11] Hucuktlis Lake, British Columbia 1997
Least precipitation in one year Template:Convert[12] Rea Point, Nunavut 1978
Heaviest hailstone Template:Convert[13] Markerville, Alberta August 1, 2022
Strongest tornado F5[14] Template:Convert Elie, Manitoba June 22, 2007
Greatest same-day temperature change +43°C (+77.4°F)[15] Tatla Lake, British Columbia January 5, 1982
Greatest one-day change in daily maximum temperature -40.5°C (-72.9°F)[16] Ghost, Alberta January 31-February 1, 1989

*A snowfall season is the amount of snow that falls between July 1 and June 30, spanning over the winter period.

Provincial extremes

Province Driest Place Average Annual Precipitation (mm)
Template:Country data British Columbia Ashcroft 208
Template:Country data Yukon Komakuk Beach 161
Template:Country data Alberta Empress 291
Template:Country data Northwest Territories Mould Bay 111
Template:Country data Saskatchewan Alsask 299
Template:Country data Nunavut Eureka 76
Template:Country data Manitoba Churchill 432
Template:Country data Ontario Big Trout Lake 609
Template:Country data Quebec Inukjuak 460
Template:Country data New Brunswick Belledune 970
Template:Country data Nova Scotia Pugwash 1038.2 [17]
Template:Country data Prince Edward Island Long River 1046
Template:Country data Newfoundland and Labrador Wabush 852
Province Extreme Rainfall Location Maximum Daily Rainfall (mm) Date
British Columbia Ucluelet 489 1967-10
Yukon Quiet Lake 91 1972-7
Alberta Eckville 213 1970-6
Northwest Territories Fort Liard 100 1986-7
Saskatchewan Cypress Hill 193 1998-6
Nunavut Coral Harbour 128 1973-10
Manitoba Rivers 239 2020-6
Ontario Harrow 264 1989-7
Quebec Barrage des Quinze 172 1932-8
New Brunswick Alma 179 1962-5
Nova Scotia HRM >250 2023-7
Prince Edward Island Charlottetown 164 1942-9
Newfoundland & Labrador Red Harbour 199 2005-3

See also

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References

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  7. Canada’s Wind Chill Index
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  9. Canada's National Climate Archive
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