List of extreme temperatures in Canada
In various locations in Canada, extreme temperatures are often recorded. Here is a list of 15 extreme hot and cold temperature recorded in Canada for the past 120 years, not necessarily the hottest or coldest 15 but some are shown for selected cities or regions, i.e. Toronto. These are officially recognized extreme temperatures by Environment Canada.
Hottest Temperature Readings
| Date Recorded |
Location |
Temperature |
| July 5, 1937 |
Midale, Saskatchewan and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan |
45.0 °C[1] |
| July 11, 1936 |
St. Albans, Manitoba |
44.4 °C[2] |
| July 16 and 17, 1941 |
Lillooet and Lytton, British Columbia |
44.4 °C[3] |
| July 5, 1937 |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
43.3 °C |
| July 21, 1931 |
Bassano Dams, Alberta |
43.3 °C[4] |
| July 27, 1998 |
Osoyoos, British Columbia |
42.8 °C[5] |
| July 14, 1936 |
Fort Frances, Ontario |
42.2 °C[6] |
| July 11, 1936 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
42.2 °C |
| July 20, 1919 |
Biscotasing, Ontario |
42.2 °C |
| August 11, 1914 |
North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador |
41.7 °C |
| July 29, 2009 |
Bella Coola, British Columbia |
41.2 °C |
| July 7, 8 and 9, 1936 |
Toronto, Ontario |
40.6 °C |
| July 23, 2006 |
Kamloops, British Columbia |
40.4 °C[7] |
| June 25, 1988 |
Windsor, Ontario |
40.2 °C |
| July 6, 1921 |
Ville Marie, Quebec |
40.0 °C |
| August 18, 1935 |
Nepisiguit Falls, New Brunswick |
39.4 °C |
| July 18, 1941 |
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories |
39.4 °C |
| July 31, 1975 |
Sudbury, Ontario |
38.3 °C |
| August 19, 1935 |
Collegeville, Nova Scotia |
38.3 °C |
| July 21, 2011 |
Windsor, Ontario |
37°C |
| July 29, 2009 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
33.8 °C |
The unofficial highest temperature recorded in Canada of 46.1 °C was recorded at both Gleichen, Alberta on July 28, 1903 and in Rockglen, Saskatchewan on July 24, 2007.[8] These were recorded at unofficial weather stations not monitored by Environment Canada.
Coldest Temperature Readings
| Date Recorded |
Location |
Temperature |
| May 26, 1991 |
Mount Logan, Yukon |
−77.5 °C |
| February 3, 1947 |
Snag, Yukon |
−63.0 °C[1] |
| January 11, 1911 |
Fort Vermilion, Alberta |
−61.1 °C |
| January 31, 1947 |
Smith River, British Columbia |
−58.9 °C |
| January 23, 1935 |
Iroquois Falls, Ontario |
−58.3 °C |
| February 13, 1973 |
Shephard Bay, Nunavut |
−57.8 °C |
| December 26, 1917 |
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories |
−57.2 °C |
| February 1, 1893 |
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
−56.7 °C |
| February 9, 1934 |
Iroquois Falls, Ontario |
−55.6 °C |
| February 5, 1923 |
Doucet, Quebec |
−54.4 °C |
| January 9, 1899 |
Norway House, Manitoba |
−52.8 °C |
| February 17, 1973 |
Esker 2, Newfoundland and Labrador |
−51.1 °C |
| February 17, 1973 |
Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador |
− 47.8 °C |
| December 24, 1879 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
−47.8 °C |
| December 13, 2009 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
−46.1 °C [9] |
| February 10, 1967 |
Iqaluit, Nunavut |
−45.6 °C |
| December 04, 2011 |
Longlac, Ontario |
−44.6 °C [10] |
| January 31, 1920 |
Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia |
−41.1 °C |
References
- 3. Book of Lists, Scholastic Canada, 2005, Pages 80 and 81
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