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Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000

The minimum number of years used to calculate these Normals is indicated by a code for each element. A "+" beside an extreme date indicates that this date is the first occurrence of the extreme value. Values and dates in bold indicate all-time extremes for the location.

NOTE!! Data used in the calculation of these Normals may be subject to further quality assurance checks. This may result in minor changes to some values presented here.

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Latitude: 55°17'00.000" N Longitude: 77°45'00.000" W Elevation: 10.40 m
Climate ID: 7103536 WMO ID: TC ID: YGW

* This station meets WMO standards for temperature and precipitation.

Normals from to  
January-June January-December+Year July-December
Temperature:Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Daily Average (°C)-23.4 -23.2 -17.3 -7.6 1.3 7 10.6 11.4 7.4 2.1 -5 -16.2 -4.4 A
Standard Deviation2.8 3.1 3.5 2.9 2 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 2 4.1 1.4 A
Daily Maximum (°C)-18.8 -17.6 -11.3 -2.3 5.8 12.1 15.5 15.7 10.7 4.7 -2.2 -12.2 0 A
Daily Minimum (°C)-27.9 -28.6 -23.3 -12.8 -3.2 1.8 5.7 7 4 -0.7 -7.8 -20.1 -8.8 A
Extreme Maximum (°C)3.3 25.3 11.1 21.9 32 33.9 33.3 33.3 33.9 23.9 11.8 7.2    
Date (yyyy/dd)1956/09 1997/01 1979/21 1984/28 2001/24 1989/22 1953/13 1928/07 1930/01 1970/10 2000/03 1982/03  
Extreme Minimum (°C)-49.4 -48.9 -45 -33.9 -25 -7.8 -2.2 -1.1 -6.1 -15 -28.9 -46.1    
Date (yyyy/dd)1957/14 1982/28 1939/09 1950/07 1956/07 1951/07 1929/08 1929/15 1939/30 1974/17 1933/27 1933/28  
Precipitation:
Rainfall (mm)0.1 0.5 2 6.4 21.3 54.8 79.4 91.5 99 49.5 10 0.5 414.8 A
Snowfall (cm)28.7 22.6 19.1 17.8 14.2 4.7 0.1 0 3.4 32.3 56.1 42.4 241.3 A
Precipitation (mm)27.6 22.2 20.5 23.6 35.1 60 79.4 91.5 102.7 80.9 64.3 40.8 648.5 A
Average Snow Depth (cm)34 40 40 26 3 0 0 0 0 2 12 25 15 A
Median Snow Depth (cm)33 40 41 27 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 26 15 A
Snow Depth at Month-end (cm)36 42 37 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 30 15 A
Extreme Daily Rainfall (mm)1.3 9.2 8.1 21.3 27.1 64.8 72.9 83.2 56.9 55.9 26 11.4    
Date (yyyy/dd)1956/10 1981/23 1945/17 1976/15 1978/11 1992/18 1933/24 1998/09 1927/09 1934/07 1977/10 1982/03  
Extreme Daily Snowfall (cm)17.8 26 21.3 38.1 24.4 11.8 4.8 0 16.5 25.4 29.2 36.8    
Date (yyyy/dd)1935/01 1994/19 1945/18 1940/09 1992/22 1980/09 1965/16 1926/01 1936/23 1936/11 1963/23 1957/21  
Extreme Daily Precipitation (mm)17.8 25.6 23.9 38.1 27.1 64.8 72.9 83.2 56.9 55.9 29.2 36.8    
Date (yyyy/dd)1935/01 1994/19 1945/18 1940/09 1978/11 1992/18 1933/24 1998/09 1927/09 1934/07 1963/23 1957/21  
Extreme Snow Depth (cm)94 97 107 124 66 18 0 0 10 30 61 91    
Date (yyyy/dd)1964/29 1960/29 1963/22 1963/08 1962/01 1964/01 1955/01 1955/01 2000/27 1996/30 1963/28 1964/23  
Days with Maximum Temperature:
<= 0 °C30.7 27.6 27.1 18.1 6.2 0.21 0 0 0 3 21.2 30 164.2 A
> 0 °C0.28 0.70 3.9 11.9 24.8 29.8 31 31 30 28 8.8 1 201.1 A
> 10 °C0 0.07 0.07 1.3 8.4 16.1 24.4 26 14.4 3.5 0.14 0 94.4 A
> 20 °C0 0.03 0 0.03 1.3 6.1 7.4 6.7 1.6 0.04 0 0 23.2 A
> 30 °C0 0 0 0 0.03 0.46 0.45 0.28 0 0 0 0 1.2 A
> 35 °C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Days with Minimum Temperature:
> 0 °C0 0.04 0.27 1.1 6.1 16.8 30.3 30.8 26.9 12.4 1.4 0 126.2 A
<= 2 °C31 28.3 30.9 29.8 28.1 19.5 4.1 1.1 8.8 25.8 29.5 31 267.7 A
<= 0 °C31 28.3 30.7 28.9 24.9 13.3 0.69 0.17 3.1 18.6 28.6 31 239.1 A
< -2 °C30.9 28.3 30.5 27.1 18.6 4.4 0.03 0 0.21 9.6 25.4 31 205.9 A
< -10 °C30.5 27.7 27.9 17.8 2.5 0 0 0 0 0.04 9.1 26.3 141.7 A
< -20 °C26.7 24.7 20.7 6.5 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0.90 15.7 95.1 A
< - 30 °C14 13.4 8 0.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 39.9 A
Days with Rainfall:
>= 0.2 mm0.20 0.27 1.1 2.5 6.8 10.8 15.1 16.6 18.8 13 3.6 0.36 89.2 A
>= 5 mm0 0.03 0.07 0.34 1.3 3.3 5 5.8 6.8 3.1 0.62 0.04 26.4 A
>= 10 mm0 0 0 0.14 0.37 1.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 1.2 0.28 0.04 11.4 A
>= 25 mm0 0 0 0 0.03 0.32 0.31 0.47 0.50 0.10 0.03 0 1.8 A
Days With Snowfall:
>= 0.2 cm15.6 12.5 11 9.3 6.8 2.7 0.07 0 2.1 12.6 20.7 20.2 113.6 A
>= 5 cm1.4 0.93 0.87 0.93 0.63 0.32 0 0 0.17 1.9 3.1 2.1 12.3 A
>= 10 cm0.37 0.20 0.13 0.07 0.23 0.07 0 0 0.03 0.45 0.62 0.21 2.4 A
>= 25 cm0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 A
Days with Precipitation:
>= 0.2 mm15.6 12.6 11.4 10.7 12.1 12.2 15.1 16.6 19.7 21.4 22.1 20.2 189.6 A
>= 5 mm1.3 0.83 0.87 1.3 1.9 3.6 5 5.8 7 5.2 3.9 1.9 38.7 A
>= 10 mm0.33 0.20 0.13 0.24 0.73 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.8 1.7 0.90 0.25 14.2 A
>= 25 mm0 0.03 0 0 0.07 0.32 0.31 0.47 0.50 0.17 0.03 0 1.9 A
Days with Snow Depth:
>= 1 cm31 28.3 31 29 11.1 0.38 0 0 0.13 8.3 26.2 30.9 196.3 A
>= 5 cm31 28.3 31 27.3 6.6 0.10 0 0 0.03 4.3 22.4 30.6 181.6 A
>= 10 cm30.7 28.3 30 23.3 3.4 0 0 0 0.03 2.1 15.4 28.3 161.5 A
>= 20 cm23.6 25.8 25.7 17.7 0.73 0 0 0 0 0.48 6.1 17.7 117.9 A
Wind:
Speed (km/h)17.2 15.6 15 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.4 16.1 19.2 19.9 21.5 19.7 16.9 A
Most Frequent DirectionE E E N N N SW W W S E E E A
Maximum Hourly Speed (km/h)84 74 64 80 68 64 72 77 82 80 97 84    
Date (yyyy/dd)1962/27 1976/09 1966/26 1968/15 1965/12 1957/18 1960/15 1974/27 1997/02 1971/29 1957/09 1957/03  
Maximum Gust Speed (km/h)108 106 95 105 89 98 111 105 101 109 113 105    
Date (yyyy/dd)1962/26 1965/10 1975/17 1968/15 1977/01 1962/30 1960/15 1974/27 1965/11 1971/28 1957/09 1957/02  
Direction of Maximum GustSE E S S W SW SW SW SW NW N W N  
Days with Winds >= 52 km/h1.1 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.1 2.4 3.2 2 15.7 A
Days with Winds >= 63 km/h0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.5 3.3 A
Degree Days:
Above 24 °C0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 A
Above 18 °C0 0 0 0 0.3 4.1 5.6 4.8 0.4 0 0 0 15.2 A
Above 15 °C0 0 0 0 1.2 11.3 15.7 16.8 2.5 0 0 0 47.5 A
Above 10 °C0 0 0 0.2 7 40.4 64.8 69.9 19.2 0.7 0 0 202.2 A
Above 5 °C0 0 0.1 2.2 30.4 102 177.3 196.7 86.4 12.1 0.7 0 608 A
Above 0 °C0 0.2 1.8 16.3 89.4 211.3 328.5 351.6 223.7 78.4 8.6 0.1 1309.8 A
Below 0 °C728.2 657.4 538.5 242.5 46.5 2 0 0 0 16 158.3 500.8 2890.3 A
Below 5 °C883.2 798.7 691.8 378.4 142.6 42.7 3.8 0.1 12.7 104.8 300.4 655.6 4014.9 A
Below 10 °C1038.2 940.1 846.7 526.3 274.2 131.1 46.3 28.3 95.5 248.3 449.7 810.6 5435.5 A
Below 15 °C1193.2 1081.5 1001.7 676.2 423.4 252.1 152.2 130.2 228.8 402.7 599.7 965.6 7107.3 A
Below 18 °C1286.2 1166.4 1094.7 766.2 515.5 334.9 235.1 211.2 316.6 495.7 689.7 1058.6 8170.8 A
Bright Sunshine:
Total Hours69.1 116.7 160.2 172.6 172.4 195.8 197 166.7 87.2 57.6 35.9 46.5 1477.7 C
Days with measureable20.1 22.5 26.2 23.6 24.9 25.7 26.3 26 22.6 19.4 15.2 15.6 267.9 C
% of possible daylight hours28.6 43 43.7 40.8 34.4 37.7 37.8 35.9 22.8 17.7 14.2 20.7 31.4 C
Extreme Daily8 9.8 11.5 14.2 16.2 16.6 16.4 15.3 12.5 10 8.2 7.3   A
Date (yyyy/dd)1978/27 1995/28 1989/31 1974/28 1989/20 1977/17 1971/04 1973/04 1988/02 1991/11 1976/03 1975/27  
Humidex:
Extreme Humidex3.3 5.2 9.4 21.5 33.5 38.7 40.8 38.9 36.5 27 11.7 6.9    
Date (yyyy/dd)1969/24 2000/27 1976/30 1984/28 1998/16 1989/23 1958/25 1967/13 1961/03 1997/09 2000/03 1982/03  
Days with Humidex >= 300 0 0 0 0 0.8 0.8 1 0.1 0 0 0 2.7 A
Days with Humidex >= 350 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.3 A
Days with Humidex >= 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Wind Chill:
Extreme Wind Chill-62.6 -62.3 -58.8 -44.5 -30.2 -12.2 -7.5 -5.4 -9.7 -21.3 -38 -56.4    
Date (yyyy/dd)1974/17 1982/28 1979/01 1985/13 1974/01 1959/03 1965/12 1971/18 1980/23 1974/17 1972/25 1970/22  
Days with Wind Chill < -2029.9 27 26 13.5 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 24.4 127.7 A
Days with Wind Chill < -3025.6 23.7 18.2 3.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 15.3 87.4 A
Days with Wind Chill < -4015.3 14 7.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 42.5 A
Humidity:
Average Vapour Pressure (kPa)0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 A
Average Relative Humidity - 0600LST (%)67.7 67.1 69.7 77 80.3 81.5 84.9 83.9 82.5 80.5 80.5 74.5 77.5 A
Average Relative Humidity - 1500LST (%)66.7 65.8 68 72 69.9 69.9 72.8 72.4 73.4 74.2 77.2 73.7 71.3 A
Pressure:
Average Station Pressure (kPa)101.1 101.3 101.5 101.5 101.3 100.9 100.8 100.9 100.9 100.9 100.8 101.1 101.1 A
Average Sea Level Pressure (kPa)101.3 101.6 101.7 101.7 101.5 101.2 101 101.1 101.1 101.2 101.1 101.3 101.3 A
Visibility (hours with):
< 1 km16.6 16.4 13.6 18.2 28 36.5 46 25.9 5.8 8.3 26.4 22.9 264.7 C
1 to 9 km179.1 146.4 122.9 104.8 97 99.8 119.2 95.7 87 117.3 172 189.7 1530.8 C
> 9 km548.2 515.9 607.5 597 619 583.8 578.8 622.4 627.2 618.5 521.6 531.4 6971.3 C
Cloud Amount (hours with):
0 to 2 tenths247.8 265.5 288.2 195.9 134.6 124.6 126 121.2 66 61.3 69 158 1858 C
3 to 7 tenths136.1 121.8 120.3 105.3 104.5 132.1 149 141.4 110 87.7 73 117 1398.2 C
8 to 10 tenths360.2 291.5 335.5 418.8 504.9 463.4 469 481.5 543.9 595 577.9 469.1 5510.5 C


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