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The following tables show the average maximum and minimum temperatures of Canada of various cities across Canada, based on the climate period from 1981 to 2010 for the months of January and July (generally the lowest and highest average temperature months, but not in every case).
The 2021 Western North America heat wave was an extreme heat wave that affected much of Western North America from late June through mid-July 2021. [5] The heat wave affected Northern California, Idaho, Western Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in the United States, as well as British Columbia, and in its latter phase, Alberta, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Yukon, all in ...
Province or Territory Record high temperature Date Place(s) Record low temperature Date Place(s) Alberta: 43.3 °C (110 °F) [1] July 21, 1931: Bassano Dam
Numerous temperature readings above 40 °C (104 °F) were recorded across the province including in Assiniboia and Swift Current, which both recorded 2 consecutive days with high temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F). [20] [21] This was the first time maximum temperatures greater than 40 °C (104 °F) were recorded since 2003. [22]
Annual average temperatures in Canada increased by 1.7 °C between 1948 and 2016. These weather changes have not been uniform across regions. British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and Northern Canada experienced warming the most, with an annual increase of 2.3 °C for northern Canada. Meanwhile, some Maritime areas of southeast Canada ...
Winters can be harsh in many parts of the country, particularly in the interior and Prairie provinces, which experience a continental climate, where daily average temperatures are near −15 °C (5 °F), but can drop below −40 °C (−40 °F) with severe wind chills. [50]
Atlantic Canada will see strong winds and snowfall amounts of 15–30 cm (6–12 in). A small weather system carrying snow that developed in North France reached South East England and the Midlands which brought 20–30 cm (8–12 in) of snow in some parts of Gloucestershire. Further snow came in from the south and east throughout the week.
During the El Niño phase, the jet stream is located south through California, allowing for warmer temperatures and more heavy rains to occur, particularly in the southern portions of the state. During the La Niña phase, the jet stream is much further north, and therefore the far northern portions of California are wetter, while the southern ...