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weather Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet's atmosphere, the ...

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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

. {, class="wikitable" , - ! Record !! Extreme !! Location !! Date , - , Highest Temperature , , {{convert, {{convert, 49.6, °C, °F, abbr=on , , Lytton, British Columbia , , June 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 Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; french: Environnement et Changement climatique Canada),Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment ( ...

, date = May 2010, accessdate = January 26, 2013 , , Snag,

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

, , February 3, 1947 , - , Greatest Rainfall (in 24 hours) , , {{convert, 489.2, mm, in, abbr=on , , Ucluelet Brynnor Mines,

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, , October 6, 1967 , - , Greatest Snowfall in one season* , , {{convert, 2,446.5, cm, in , ,

Mount Copeland Mount Copeland is a summit in the Monashee Mountains to the northwest of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1939, along with Copeland Creek (aka Wildgoose Creek) and Copeland Ridge, of which it is the summit, for Ralph Copela ...

, , 1971–1972 , - , Greatest Snowfall in one day, , {{convert, 145, cm, in, abbr=on , , Tahtsa Lake,

, , Feb 11, 1999 , -127.4 , Highest

Humidex The humidex (short for humidity index) is an index number used by Canadian meteorologists to describe how hot the weather feels to the average person, by combining the effect of heat and humidity. The term ''humidex'' was coined in 1965. The humid ...

reading , , 52.6 C (126.7 F) , ,

Carman, Manitoba Carman is a small agricultural town of about 3,000 people in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Carman is at the junction of Highways 3 and 13, 40 minutes southwest of Winnipeg. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of ...

, , July 25, 2007 , - , Lowest

Wind chill Wind chill or windchill (popularly wind chill factor) is the lowering of body temperature due to the passing-flow of lower-temperature air. Wind chill numbers are always lower than the air temperature for values where the formula is valid. When ...

reading , , -78.9 C (-110 F) ,

Kugaaruk, Nunavut Kugaaruk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ ''Kuugaarjuk'' or ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒃ ''Kuugaarruk''; English: "little stream") (also called ''Arviligjuaq'', meaning "the great bowhead whale habitat"), formerly known as Pelly Bay until 3 December 19 ...

, , January 13, 1975 , - , Hottest Month (Ave. Max.), , {{convert, 35.8, °C, °F, abbr=on , , Nashlyn, Saskatchewan , , July 1936 , - , Coldest Month (Ave. Min.), , {{convert, -50.1, C, 1{{cite web , url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/cold-places-in-canada , title=Cold Places in Canada , publisher=

The Canadian Encyclopedia ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' (TCE; french: L'Encyclopédie canadienne) is the national encyclopedia of Canada, published online by the Toronto-based historical organization Historica Canada, with the support of Canadian Heritage. Available fo ...

, accessdate=April 11, 2013 , , Eureka, Nunavut , , February 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 Hucuktlis Lake (pronounced "who chook-tlis"), formerly Henderson Lake, is a lake on Vancouver Island that drains south into head of Uchucklesaht Inlet on the north side of lower Alberni Inlet. Etymology Hucuktlis means "place way inside", which r ...

, , 1997 , - , Least precipitation in one year , , {{convert, 19.9, mm, in, abbr=on , , Rea Point, Nunavut , , 1978 , - , Heaviest hailstone , , {{Convert, 292.71, g, lb, abbr=on, sigfig=2, , Markerville, Alberta, , August 1, 2022 , - , Strongest

tornado A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, altho ...

, , F5 {{convert, 420 – 510, km/h, mph, abbr=on , ,

Elie, Manitoba Elie is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Cartier in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Geography The community is located approximately west of Winnipeg along the Trans-Canada Highwa ...

, , June 22, 2007 , - *A snowfall season is the amount of snow that falls between July 1 and June 30, spanning over the winter period.

Provincial extremes

{, class="wikitable sortable" border="1" , - ! Province ! Driest Place ! Average Annual Precipitation (mm) , - , {{flag, British Columbia ,

Ashcroft Ashcroft may refer to: Places * Ashcroft, British Columbia, a village in Canada **Ashcroft House in Bagpath, Gloucestershire, England—eponym of the Canadian village * Ashcroft, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia * Ashcroft, Colorado, ...

, 208 , - , {{flag, Yukon , Komakuk Beach , 161 , - , {{flag, Alberta ,

Empress An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...

, 291 , - , {{flag, Northwest Territories , Mould Bay , 111 , - , {{flag, Saskatchewan , Alsask , 299 , - , {{flag, Nunavut , Eureka , 76 , - , {{flag, Manitoba ,

Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...

, 432 , - , {{flag, Ontario ,

Big Trout Lake Big Trout Lake is a large lake in Northern Ontario. The Fawn River (Ontario), Fawn River flows into it from the west and drains it from the east. The Indian reserve, reserve of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, also known as Big Trout ...

, 609 , - , {{flag, Quebec ,

Inukjuak Inukjuak ( iu, ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, ''Inujjuaq'' or ''Inukjuaq'' in Latin script, meaning 'The Giant') is a northern village (Inuit community) located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in Nunavik, in the region of northern Queb ...

, 460 , - , {{flag, New Brunswick ,

Belledune Belledune (2011 population: 1,548) is a Canadian village that straddles both Restigouche County and Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The community of Belledune was created through the amalgamation of Jacquet River, Armstrong Brook, and Bell ...

, 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 {, class="wikitable sortable" border="1" , - ! 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 , Halifax , 239 , 1942-9 , - , Prince Edward Island , Charlottetown , 164 , 1942-9 , - , Newfoundland & Labrador , Red Harbour , 199 , 2005-3

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map of Temperature Ranges ''(in Fahrenheit)''
Weather events in Canada

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