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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
While the average winter temperature in the Yukon is mild by Canadian arctic standards, no other place in North America gets as cold as the Yukon during extreme cold snaps. The temperature has dropped down to −60 °C (−76 °F) three times, 1947, 1952, and 1968.
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.
The highest temperature ever recorded is 35.0 °C (95 °F) on 9 July 1899 [18] and 18 June 1950. [19] The lowest temperature ever recorded is −58.3 °C (−73 °F) on 3 February 1947. [20] It experiences a wide range of temperatures surpassing 30 °C (86 °F) in most summers and dropping below −40 °C (−40 °F) in winter. [17]
With an average annual temperature of 0.2 °C (32.4 °F) Whitehorse is the warmest place in the Yukon. The temperature measurements for the city are taken at the airport. The Whitehorse Riverdale weather station situated at a lower elevation than the airport is also 0.2 °C (32.4 °F).
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, generally at latitudes from 50°N to 70°N, poleward of the humid continental climates .
If you've had some cold weather recently, today's look back at history should make you shiver a little less. From Feb. 2-4, 1996, 29 years ago, a frigid arctic outbreak gripped the upper Midwest.
With mountains blocking the passage of moisture-laden air masses into the region, typical annual precipitation averages 250 to 300 mm throughout the ecozone, [5] resulting in a dry climate. [6] Winters are long, dark and extremely cold, with mean January temperatures between -25 and -30 °C. [ 5 ]