Weather extremes in Canada
This table shows record weather extremes in Canada.
| Record | Extreme | Location | Date |
| Highest Temperature | 45.0 °C (113.0 °F)[1] | Midale and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan | July 5, 1937. |
| Lowest Temperature | -63.0 °C (-81.4 °F)[2] | Snag, Yukon | February 3, 1947 |
| Greatest Rainfall (in 24 hours) | 49 cm (19 in.)[3] | Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British Columbia | October 6, 1967 |
| Greatest Snowfall in one season* | 2,446.5 cm/964 in.[4] | Mount Copeland, British Columbia | 1971–1972 |
| Highest Humidex reading | 53.4 [5] | Castlegar, British Columbia | July 14, 1961 |
| Hottest Month (Ave. Max.) | 35.8 °C (96.6 °F)[6] | Nashlyn, Saskatchewan | July 1926 |
| Coldest Month (Ave. Min.) | −50.1 °C (−58.2 °F)[7] | Eureka, Nunavut | February 1979 |
| Greatest precipitation in one year | 9,479 mm/373.19 in.[8] | Henderson Lake, British Columbia | 1997 |
| Least precipitation in one year | 19.9 mm/0.78 in.[9] | Rea Point, Nunavut | 1978 |
| Heaviest hailstone | 290 g/0.64 lb[8] | Cedoux, Saskatchewan | August 27, 1973 |
| Strongest tornado | F5[10] 420 – 510 km/h | Elie, Manitoba | June 22, 2007 |
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*A snowfall season can start anywhere from September to December and usually lasts until March or April
Provincial Extremes
| Province |
Driest Place |
Average Annual Precipitation (mm) |
| British Columbia |
Ashcroft |
208 |
| Yukon |
Komakuk |
161 |
| Alberta |
Empress |
291 |
| Northwest Territories |
Mould Bay |
111 |
| Saskatchewan |
Alsask |
299 |
| Nunavut |
Eureka |
76 |
| Manitoba |
Churchill |
432 |
| Ontario |
Big Trout Lake |
609 |
| Quebec |
Inukjuak |
460 |
| New Brunswick |
Belledune |
970 |
| Nova Scotia |
Pugwash |
1052 |
| Prince Edward Island |
Long River |
1046 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador |
Wabush |
852 |
| Province |
Extreme Rainfall Location |
Maximum Daily Rainfall (mm) |
Date |
| British Columbia |
Ucluelet |
489 |
October 1967 |
| Yukon |
Quiet Lake |
91 |
July 1972 |
| Alberta |
Eckville |
213 |
June 1970 |
| Northwest Territories |
Fort Liard |
100 |
July 1986 |
| Saskatchewan |
Cypress Hill |
193 |
June 1998 |
| Nunavut |
Coral Harbour |
128 |
October 1973 |
| Manitoba |
Riding Mountain Park |
217 |
September 1975 |
| Ontario |
Harrow |
264 |
July 1989 |
| Quebec |
Barrage des Quinze |
172 |
August 1932 |
| New Brunswick |
Alma |
179 |
April 1962 |
| Nova Scotia |
Halifax |
239 |
September 1942 |
| Prince Edward Island |
Charlottetown |
164 |
September 1942 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador |
Red Harbour |
199 |
March, 2005 |
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