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This table shows record weather extremes in Canada.

Record Extreme Location Date
Highest Temperature 49.6 °C (121.3 °F)[1] Lytton, British Columbia June 29, 2021
Lowest Temperature −63.0 °C (−81.4 °F)[2][3] Snag, Yukon February 3, 1947
Greatest Rainfall (in 24 hours) 489.2 mm (19.26 in)[2] Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British Columbia October 6, 1967
Greatest Snowfall in one season* 2,446.5 centimetres (963.2 in)[4] Mount Copeland, British Columbia 1971–1972
Greatest Snowfall in one day 145 cm (57 in)[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.) 35.8 °C (96.4 °F)[9] Nashlyn, Saskatchewan July 1936
Coldest Month (Ave. Min.) −50.1 °C (−58.2 °F)[10] Eureka, Nunavut February 1979
Greatest precipitation in one year 9,479 mm (373.2 in)[11] Hucuktlis Lake, British Columbia 1997
Least precipitation in one year 19.9 mm (0.78 in)[12] Rea Point, Nunavut 1978
Heaviest hailstone 292.71 g (0.65 lb)[13] Markerville, Alberta August 1, 2022
Strongest tornado F5[14] 420–510 km/h (260–320 mph) Elie, Manitoba June 22, 2007

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

  1. ^ "Canada weather: Dozens dead as heatwave shatters records". BBC News. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. ^ a b "Top Weather Events of the 20th Century". Environment Canada. May 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "WMO Region IV (North America): Lowest Temperature". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ Greatest Snowfalls in North America (Reference) - TeacherVision.com
  5. ^ cbc.ca/news/canada/blasts-from-the-past-canada-s-worst-snowstorms-1.1370387
  6. ^ "Canada's Top Ten Weather Stories for 2007". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ^ Canada’s Wind Chill Index
  8. ^ Hourly Data Report for January 13, 1975
  9. ^ Canada's National Climate Archive
  10. ^ "Cold Places in Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  11. ^ "Extremes of Weather: Weather Records". The Canadian Atlas. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  12. ^ "Monthly Data Report for 1978". Environment Canada. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  13. ^ "Western News - Northern Hail Project recovers record-breaking hailstone". Western News. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  14. ^ "Taken by Storm - Elie Tornado". The Weather Network. Retrieved April 11, 2013.

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