Weather extremes in Canada


This table shows record weather extremes in Canada.
RecordExtremeLocationDate
Highest Temperature2021 Western North America heat wave|Lytton, British ColumbiaJune 29, 2021
Lowest TemperatureSnag, YukonFebruary 3, 1947
Greatest Rainfall Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British ColumbiaOctober 6, 1967
Greatest Snowfall in one season*Mount Copeland, British Columbia1971–1972
Greatest Snowfall in one dayTahtsa Lake, British ColumbiaFeb 11, 1999
Highest Humidex reading52.6 C Carman, ManitobaJuly 25, 2007
Lowest Wind chill reading-78.9 C Kugaaruk, NunavutJanuary 13, 1975
Hottest Month Nashlyn, SaskatchewanJuly 1936
Coldest Month Eureka, NunavutFebruary 1979
Greatest precipitation in one yearHucuktlis Lake, British Columbia1997
Least precipitation in one yearRea Point, Nunavut1978
Heaviest hailstoneMarkerville, AlbertaAugust 1, 2022
Strongest tornadoF5 Elie, ManitobaJune 22, 2007
Greatest same-day temperature change+43°C Tatla Lake, British ColumbiaJanuary 5, 1982
Greatest one-day change in daily maximum temperature-40.5°C 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 precipitation extremes

ProvinceExtreme Rainfall LocationMaximum Daily Rainfall Date
British ColumbiaUcluelet4891967-10
YukonQuiet Lake911972-7
AlbertaEckville2131970-6
Northwest TerritoriesFort Liard1001986-7
SaskatchewanCypress Hill1931998-6
NunavutCoral Harbour1281973-10
ManitobaRivers2392020-6
OntarioHarrow2641989-7
QuebecBarrage des Quinze1721932-8
New BrunswickAlma1791962-5
Nova ScotiaHRM>2502023-7
Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown1641942-9
Newfoundland & LabradorRed Harbour1992005-3