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The coldest place in Canada based on average yearly temperature is Eureka, Nunavut, where the temperature averages at −19.7 °C or −3.5 °F for the year. Date Recorded Location
Province Extreme Rainfall Location Maximum Daily Rainfall (mm) Date British Columbia Ucluelet 489 1967-10 Yukon Quiet Lake 91 1972-7 Alberta Eckville
The Toronto observatory ended in 1853, but the colonial government of the province of Canada took over the service and continued collecting climate data. On May 1, 1871, the new Dominion of Canada established the Meteorological Service of Canada by providing a $5000 grant to Professor G. T. Kingston of the University of Toronto to establish a ...
Among countries that emit high levels of greenhouse gas, Canada is among the highest per person emitters. [1] CO 2 emissions in Canada, 1785-2022. Climate change is greatly impacting Canada's environment and landscapes. Extreme weather has become more frequent and severe because of the continued release of greenhouse gases into the
As of 2022 Canada was the world's 11th highest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) [57] [58] and as of 2021 the 7th highest emitter of greenhouse gases. [59] Canada has a long history of producing industrial emissions going back to the late 19th century.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; French: Environnement et Changement climatique Canada) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for coordinating environmental policies and programs, as well as preserving and enhancing the natural environment and renewable resources.
The Canadian weather radar network consists of 33 weather radars spanning Canada's most populated regions. Their primary purpose is the early detection of precipitation , its motion and the threat it poses to life and property.
The advent of numerical weather prediction in the early 1960s changed the forecasting system in Canada to one of large regional forecast centres, called "Weather Centrals", with local support offices called "Weather Offices". For the Canadian prairie provinces and the arctic territories, the Prairie Weather Central was established in Winnipeg ...