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Most of Yukon has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), characterized by long cold winters and brief warm summers. The airstrip at Snag , 25 kilometres east of Beaver Creek near the Alaska border, experienced the lowest ever temperature measured in North America, −63.0 °C or −81.4 °F on February 3, 1947.
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
Due to the city's location in the Whitehorse valley, the climate is milder than other comparable northern communities such as Yellowknife, however during cold snaps it is not uncommon for temperatures to drop below −40 °C (−40 °F). [4] With an average annual temperature of 0.2 °C (32.4 °F) Whitehorse is the warmest place in the Yukon.
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Summers are warm but short, with July mean temperatures between 12 °C and 15 °C. [5] Alpine weather is more typical beyond the tree line at elevations above 1000 m, where frost can develop year-round. [10] Average temperatures here remain below freezing for most of the year, and snowfall accounts for at least 70% of precipitation. [10]
Most of the Yukon has a subarctic climate, ... The temperature has dropped down to −60 °C (−76 °F) three times, 1947, 1952, and 1968. ... The 10th and current ...
Like most of Yukon, Watson Lake has a subarctic climate with mild to warm summers and severely cold, snowy winters.Watson Lake experiences annual temperature average daily highs of 21.5 °C (70.7 °F) in July and average daily lows of −27.5 °C (−17.5 °F) in January.
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