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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 temperature extremes of the continental climate are moderated by the ocean. Nova Scotia has frequent coastal fog and marked changeability of weather from day to day. The main factors influencing Nova Scotia's climate are: The effects of the westerly wind; The interaction between three main air masses which converge on the east coast
Atlantic and Central Canada together are also known as Eastern Canada. [62] [76] Atlantic Canada includes a section of the Appalachian Mountains known as the Appalachian Uplands. [62] [77] In each Atlantic province, Upland regions have been divided into three highland areas. The mountain range results in coastal regions being fjorded.
As for day-to-day weather, much of Atlantic Canada is expected to be warmer and more humid than normal, according to Anderson. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, the historical average temperature for ...
Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. [1]
The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Canada near Nova Scotia. Near Nova Scotia, this cold water current meets the warm northward moving Gulf Stream.
[3] [5] Proximity to the Atlantic Ocean results in a humid environment with significant precipitation, varying from an annual average of 1425 mm along the coasts to 1000 mm inland. [3] This is the most active storm region in Canada. Coastal areas are typically warmer during the winter, and cooler during the summer, than other regions of the ...
Province Extreme Rainfall Location Maximum Daily Rainfall (mm) Date British Columbia Ucluelet 489 1967-10 Yukon Quiet Lake 91 1972-7 Alberta Eckville