Weather extremes in Canada

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This table shows record weather extremes in Canada.

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RecordExtremeLocationDate
Highest Temperature{{convert|2021 Western North America heat wave{{cite news |title=Canada weather: Dozens dead as heatwave shatters records |work=BBC News |date=30 June 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57654133 |accessdate=2021-06-30}}Lytton, British ColumbiaJune 29, 2021
Lowest Temperature{{convert
63.0|°C|°F|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url = http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=en&n=6a4a3ac5-1#1921-1940 |title = Top Weather Events of the 20th Century |publisher = Environment Canada |date = May 2010|accessdate = January 26, 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://wmo.asu.edu/content/north-america-excluding-greenland-lowest-temperature |title=WMO Region IV (North America): Lowest Temperature |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |accessdate=31 October 2016}}Snag, YukonFebruary 3, 1947
Greatest Rainfall (in 24 hours){{convert|489.2|mm|in|abbr=on}}Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British ColumbiaOctober 6, 1967
Greatest Snowfall in one season*{{convert|2,446.5|cm|in}}[http://www.teachervision.fen.com/weather/meteorology/3825.html Greatest Snowfalls in North America (Reference) - TeacherVision.com]Mount Copeland, British Columbia1971–1972
Greatest Snowfall in one day{{convert|145|cm|in|abbr=on}}cbc.ca/news/canada/blasts-from-the-past-canada-s-worst-snowstorms-1.1370387Tahtsa Lake, British ColumbiaFeb 11, 1999
127.4

| Highest Humidex reading

52.6 C (126.7 F){{Cite web|url=https://ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=5EBCEA59-1 |title=Canada's Top Ten Weather Stories for 2007 |publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada|access-date=15 January 2017}}Carman, ManitobaJuly 25, 2007
Lowest Wind chill reading-78.9 C (-110 F)[http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=5FBF816A-1 Canada’s Wind Chill Index][http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/hourly_data_e.html?hlyRange=1955-07-16%7C1992-05-31&dlyRange=1957-08-01%7C1992-05-31&mlyRange=1957-01-01%7C1992-12-01&StationID=1718&Prov=NU&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2017&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=13&txtStationName=Pelly+Bay&timeframe=1&Year=19751 Hourly Data Report for January 13, 1975]

| Kugaaruk, Nunavut

January 13, 1975
Hottest Month (Ave. Max.){{convert|35.8|°C|°F|abbr=on}}[http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1911-01-01%7C1979-01-31&mlyRange=1911-01-01%7C1979-12-01&StationID=3190&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2017&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&txtStationName=nashlyn&timeframe=2&Day=29&Year=1936&Month=7# Canada's National Climate Archive]Nashlyn, SaskatchewanJuly 1936
Coldest Month (Ave. Min.){{convert
50.1|C|1}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/cold-places-in-canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209004945/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/cold-places-in-canada |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |title=Cold Places in Canada |publisher= The Canadian Encyclopedia |accessdate=April 11, 2013}}Eureka, NunavutFebruary 1979
Greatest precipitation in one year{{convert|9,479|mm|in|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=weather&sub=weather_phenomena_records&lang=En |title=Extremes of Weather: Weather Records |publisher= The Canadian Atlas |accessdate=April 11, 2013}}Hucuktlis Lake, British Columbia1997
Least precipitation in one year{{convert|19.9|mm|in|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/monthlydata_e.html?timeframe=3&Prov=NU&StationID=1793&mlyRange=1969-01-01%7c2007-09-01&Year=1978&cmdB1=Go&Month=1&Day=13 |title=Monthly Data Report for 1978 |publisher= Environment Canada |accessdate=April 11, 2013}}Rea Point, Nunavut1978
Heaviest hailstone{{Convert|292.71|g|lb|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-03 |title=Western News - Northern Hail Project recovers record-breaking hailstone |url=https://news.westernu.ca/2022/08/record-breaking-hailstone/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Western News |language=en-CA}}Markerville, AlbertaAugust 1, 2022
Strongest tornadoF5{{cite web |url=http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=top10_05_06_2009 |title=Taken by Storm - Elie Tornado |publisher= The Weather Network |accessdate=April 11, 2013}} {{convert|420 – 510|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}Elie, ManitobaJune 22, 2007
Greatest same-day temperature change+43°C (+77.4°F){{cite web |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1973-06-01%7C1984-09-30&mlyRange=1973-01-01%7C1984-12-01&StationID=551&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2024&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=3&txtStationName=tatla&timeframe=2&Year=1982 |title=Daily Data Report for January 1982 [Tatla Lake BCFS] |publisher= Government of Canada |accessdate=December 4, 2024}}Tatla Lake, British ColumbiaJanuary 5, 1982
Greatest one-day change in daily maximum temperature-40.5°C (-72.9°F){{cite web |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1958-07-01%7C1996-09-30&mlyRange=1958-01-01%7C1996-09-01&StationID=2391&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2024&selRowPerPage=25&Line=2&searchMethod=contains&Month=2&Day=1&txtStationName=ghost&timeframe=2&Year=1989 |title=Daily Data Report for January 1989 [Ghost RS] |publisher= Government of Canada |accessdate=December 4, 2024}}Ghost, AlbertaJanuary 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

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Province

! Driest Place

! Average Annual Precipitation (mm)

{{flag|British Columbia}}

| Ashcroft

| 208

{{flag|Yukon}}

| Komakuk Beach

| 161

{{flag|Alberta}}

| Empress

| 291

{{flag|Northwest Territories}}

| Mould Bay

| 111

{{flag|Saskatchewan}}

| Alsask

| 299

{{flag|Nunavut}}

| Eureka

| 76

{{flag|Manitoba}}

| Churchill

| 432

{{flag|Ontario}}

| Big Trout Lake

| 609

{{flag|Quebec}}

| Inukjuak

| 460

{{flag|New Brunswick}}

| Belledune

| 970

{{flag|Nova Scotia}}

| Pugwash

| 1038.2 {{cite web | url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=NS&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=6447&dispBack=0 | title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada | date=25 September 2013 }}

{{flag|Prince Edward Island}}

| Long River

| 1046

{{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}}

| Wabush

| 852

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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

References

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