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In various locations in Canada, extreme temperatures are often recorded. Here is a list of 15 extreme hot and cold temperature recorded in Canada for the past 120 years, not necessarily the hottest or coldest 15 but some are shown for selected cities or regions, i.e. Toronto. These are officially recognized extreme temperatures by Environment Canada.

Hottest Temperature Readings

Date Recorded Location Temperature
July 5, 1937 Midale, Saskatchewan and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan 45.0 °C[1]
July 11, 1836 go eat some chicken St. Albans and Emerson, Manitoba 44.4 °C[2]
July 16 and 17, 1941 Lillooet and Lytton, British Columbia 44.4 °C[3]
July 11, 1936 Brandon, Manitoba 43.3 °C[4]
July 5, 1937 Regina, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 21, 1931 Bassano Dams, Alberta 43.3 °C[5]
July 27, 1998 Osoyoos, British Columbia 42.8 °C[6]
July 14, 1936 Fort Frances, Ontario 42.2 °C[7]
July 11, 1936 Winnipeg, Manitoba 42.2 °C
July 20, 1919 Biscotasing, Ontario 42.2 °C
August 11, 1914 North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador 41.7 °C
July 29, 2009 Bella Coola, British Columbia 41.2 °C
July 7, 8 and 9, 1936 Toronto, Ontario 40.6 °C
July 27, 1939 Kamloops, British Columbia 41.7 °C[8]
June 25, 1988 Windsor, Ontario 40.3 °C
July 6, 1921 Ville Marie, Quebec 40.0 °C
August 18, 1935 Nepisiguit Falls, New Brunswick 39.4 °C
July 18, 1941 Fort Smith, Northwest Territories 39.4 °C
July 31, 1975 Sudbury, Ontario 38.3 °C
August 19, 1935 Collegeville, Nova Scotia 38.3 °C
July 29, 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia 33.8 °C

43 Hottest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Canada

Date Recorded Location Temperature
July 5, 1937 Midale, Saskatchewan and 45.0 °C
July 5, 1937 Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan 45.0 °C
July 11, 1936 St. Albans, Manitoba 44.4 °C
July 11, 1936 Emerson, Manitoba 44.4 °C
July 5, 1937 Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan 44.4 °C
July 16, 1941 Lillooet, British Columbia 44.4 °C
July 16, 1941 Lytton, British Columbia 44.4 °C
July 17, 1941 Lillooet, British Columbia 44.4 °C
July 17, 1941 Lytton, British Columbia 44.4 °C
July 17, 1941 Chinook Cove, British Columbia 44.4 °C
July 29, 1934 Rock Creek, British Columbia 43.9 °C
July 5, 1936 Midale, Saskatchewan 43.9 °C
July 11, 1936 Emerson, Manitoba 43.9 °C
July 11, 1936 Morden, Manitoba 43.9 °C
July 4, 1937 Rosetown, Saskatchewan 43.9 °C
July 5, 1937 Regina, Saskatchewan 43.9 °C
July 16, 1941 Oliver, British Columbia 43.9 °C
June 23, 1900 Cannington, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
June 25, 1919 Dauphin, Manitoba 43.3 °C
July 31, 1926 Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 24, 1927 Greenwood, British Columbia 43.3 °C
July 25, 1931 Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 5, 1936 Estevan, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 7, 1936 Emerson, Manitoba 43.3 °C
July 11, 1936 Waskada, Manitoba 43.3 °C
July 11, 1936 Virden, Manitoba 43.3 °C
July 11, 1936 Brandon, Manitoba 43.3 °C
July 11, 1936 Grenfell, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 5, 1937 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 5, 1937 Grenfell, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 5, 1937 Francis, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 5, 1937 Regina, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 5, 1937 Estevan, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 5, 1937 Carlyle, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 12, 1937 Regina, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 27, 1939 Oliver, British Columbia 43.3 °C
July 17, 1941 Oliver, British Columbia 43.3 °C
July 17, 1941 Skagit River, British Columbia 43.3 °C
July 19, 1941 Elbow, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 19, 1941 Lumsden, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
August 6, 1949 Rosetown, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C
July 19, 1960 Newgate, British Columbia 43.3 °C
August 5, 1961 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan 43.3 °C

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Coldest Temperature Readings

The Coldest place in Canada based on average yearly temperature is Eureka, Nunavut, where the temperature averages at -19.7C (-3.5F) for the year. However, the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada was -63 °C (-81.4 F) in Snag, Yukon.

Date Recorded Location Temperature
Monday, February 3, 1947 Snag, Yukon −63.0 °C[1]
Wednesday, January 11, 1911 Fort Vermilion, Alberta −61.1 °C
Sunday, January 5, 1975 Old Crow, Yukon −59.4 °C
Friday, January 31, 1947 Smith River, British Columbia −58.9 °C
Wednesday, January 23, 1935 Iroquois Falls, Ontario −58.3 °C
Tuesday, February 13, 1973 Shephard Bay, Nunavut −57.8 °C
Wednesday, December 26, 1917 Fort Smith, Northwest Territories −57.2 °C
Wednesday, February 1, 1893 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan −56.7 °C
Sunday, February 11, 1979 Dawson City, Yukon −55.8 °C
Friday, February 9, 1934 Iroquois Falls, Ontario −55.6 °C
Thursday, February 15, 1979 Eureka, Nunavut −55.3 °C [11]
Monday, February 12, 1979 Pond Inlet, Nunavut −53.9 °C
Monday, February 5, 1923 Doucet, Quebec −54.4 °C
Monday, January 9, 1899 Norway House, Manitoba −52.8 °C
Friday, January 7, 1966 Resolute, Nunavut −52.2 °C
January 1947 Whitehorse, Yukon −52.1 °C
Friday, January 31, 1947 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories −51.2 °C
Saturday, February 17, 1973 Esker 2, Newfoundland and Labrador −51.1 °C
Tuesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 21 1886 Edmonton, Alberta −49.4 °C [12]
Saturday, February 17, 1973 Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador − 47.8 °C
Wednesday, December 24, 1879 Winnipeg, Manitoba −47.8 °C
Friday, February 10, 1967 Iqaluit, Nunavut −45.6 °C
Saturday, January 31, 1920 Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia −41.1 °C

References

  1. ^ a b Weather records Statistics Canada. Accessed 2009-02-10.
  2. ^ "Daily Observation Data: St Albans Manitoba". Canada's National Climate Archive. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  3. ^ http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?timeframe=2&Prov=CA&StationID=955&Year=1941&Month=7&Day=28
  4. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/07/12/mb-weather-records-manitoba.html
  5. ^ "Daily Observation Data: Bassano Dam Alberta". Canada's National Climate Archive. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  6. ^ http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?timeframe=2&Prov=CA&StationID=1041&Year=1998&Month=7&Day=27
  7. ^ http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?timeframe=2&Prov=CA&StationID=3938&Year=1936&Month=7&Day=28
  8. ^ http://climexp.knmi.nl/data/xgdcnCA001163779.dat
  9. ^ http://forums.castanet.net/download/file.php?id=13211&mode=view
  10. ^ http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/canada_e.html
  11. ^ http://climexp.knmi.nl/data/ngdcnCA002401200.dat
  12. ^ http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/almanac_e.html?timeframe=4&Prov=XX&StationID=1863&Year=2007&Month=1&Day=19
3. Book of Lists, Scholastic Canada, 2005, Pages 80 and 81
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