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Canada's annual average temperature over land has warmed by 1.7 °C (3.1 °F), with changes ranging from 1.1 to 2.3 °C (2.0 to 4.1 °F) in various regions, since 1948. [4] The rate of warming has been higher across the North and in the Prairies. [ 4 ]
Temperature Location Temperature 2024 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.5 °C (109 °F) Keg River, Alberta and Old Crow, Yukon: −51.5 °C (−61 °F) 2023 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.2 °C (108 °F) Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories: −53.4 °C (−64 °F) 2022 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.2 °C (108 °F) Pelly Ranch, Yukon
The heat wave entailed wildfires in Alberta, record temperatures across Canada and the US, and over 100 deaths in Mexico. The heat also accelerated snow melt in mountain ranges, causing flooding and mudslides. According to scientists, climate change increased the strength of the 2023 heatwaves including in North America. [3] [4] [5]
According to data in 2021, for giving the world a 50% chance of avoiding a temperature rise of 2 degrees or more Canada should increase its climate commitments by 57%. [136]: Table 1 For a 95% chance it should increase the commitments by 160%. For giving a 50% chance of staying below 1.5 degrees Canada should increase its commitments by 215%.
Canada, Central United States, Eastern United States, Northern Mexico Part of the 2020–21 North American winter The February 2021 North American cold wave was an extreme weather event that brought record low temperatures to a significant portion of Canada , the United States and parts of northern Mexico during the first two-thirds of February ...
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Province Extreme Rainfall Location Maximum Daily Rainfall (mm) Date British Columbia Ucluelet 489 1967-10 Yukon Quiet Lake 91 1972-7 Alberta Eckville
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