List of extreme temperatures in Canada
The following is a list of the most extreme temperatures recorded in Canada.
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
−61.2 °C (−78 °F)
January 11, 1911
Fort Vermilion
British Columbia
49.6 °C (121 °F) [ 2]
June 29, 2021
Lytton
−58.9 °C (−74 °F)
January 31, 1947
Smith River
Manitoba
44.4 °C (112 °F)
July 11 and 12, 1936[ 3] [ 4]
Emerson andSt. Albans (Treesbank)
−52.8 °C (−63 °F)
January 9, 1899
Norway House
New Brunswick
39.4 °C (103 °F)
August 18, 1935
Nepisiguit Falls , Rexton , and Woodstock [ 5]
−47.2 °C (−53 °F)
February 1, 1955
Sisson Dam [ 6]
Newfoundland and Labrador
41.7 °C (107 °F)
August 11, 1914
North West River (Labrador)
−51.2 °C (−60 °F)
February 17, 1973
Esker (Labrador)
Northwest Territories
39.9 °C (104 °F)
June 30, 2021
Fort Smith
−61.7 °C (−79 °F)[ 7]
December 31, 1910
Fort Good Hope (disputed)[ a]
Nova Scotia
38.3 °C (101 °F)
August 19, 1935
Collegeville
−41.1 °C (−42 °F)
January 31, 1920
Upper Stewiacke
Nunavut
34.9 °C (95 °F)
July 15, 1989
Kugluktuk
−57.8 °C (−72 °F)
February 13, 1973
Shepherd Bay
Ontario
42.8 °C (109 °F)
July 31, 1975
Turbine
−58.3 °C (−73 °F)
January 23, 1935
Iroquois Falls
Prince Edward Island
36.7 °C (98 °F)
August 19, 1935
Charlottetown
−37.2 °C (−35 °F)
January 26, 1884
South Kildare
Quebec
40.0 °C (104 °F)
July 6, 1921
Ville-Marie
−54.4 °C (−66 °F)
February 5, 1923
Doucet
Saskatchewan
45.0 °C (113 °F)
July 5, 1937
Yellow Grass andMidale
−56.7 °C (−70 °F)
February 1, 1893
Prince Albert
Yukon
36.5 °C (98 °F)
June 25, 2004
Takhini
−63.0 °C (−81 °F)
February 3, 1947
Snag
Highest temperature readings (selected locations)
Date Recorded
Location
Temperature °C (°F)
June 29, 2021
Lytton, British Columbia
49.6 °C (121.3 °F)[ 8]
June 29, 2021
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
48.6 °C (119.5 °F)
June 29, 2021
Ashcroft, British Columbia
48.1 °C (118.6 °F)
June 29, 2021
Kamloops, British Columbia
47.3 °C (117.1 °F)
June 29, 2021
Lillooet, British Columbia
46.8 °C (116.2 °F)
June 29, 2021
Kelowna, British Columbia
45.7 °C (114.3 °F)[ 9]
June 29, 2021
Osoyoos, British Columbia
45.0 °C (113.0 °F)[ 10]
July 5, 1937
Yellow Grass and Midale , Saskatchewan
45.0 °C (113.0 °F)[ 11]
July 11 and 12, 1936
Emerson and St. Albans (Treesbank) , Manitoba
44.4 °C (111.9 °F)[ 12]
July 5, 1937
Regina, Saskatchewan
43.9 °C (111.0 °F)[ 13]
July 11, 1936
Brandon, Manitoba
43.3 °C (109.9 °F)[ 14]
July 21, 1931
Bassano Dam, Alberta
43.3 °C (109.9 °F)[ 15]
July 11 and 12, 1936
Atikokan, Ontario
42.2 °C (108.0 °F)[ 16]
July 13, 1936
Fort Frances, Ontario
42.2 °C (108.0 °F)[ 17]
July 11, 1936
Winnipeg, Manitoba
42.2 °C (108.0 °F)
July 20, 1919
Biscotasing, Ontario
42.2 °C (108.0 °F)
July 30, 2009
Woss, British Columbia
42.1 °C (107.8 °F)
July 29, 2009
Bella Coola, British Columbia
41.2 °C (106.2 °F)[ 18]
July 8, 9, 10, 1936
Toronto, Ontario
40.6 °C (105.1 °F)[ 19]
July 4, 1911
Grimsby, Ontario
40.6 °C (105.1 °F)
June 6, 1988
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
40.6 °C (105.1 °F)[ 20]
June 28, 2021
Nanaimo, British Columbia
40.5 °C (104.9 °F)
June 25, 1988
Windsor, Ontario
40.3 °C (104.5 °F)
July 6, 1921
Ville-Marie, Quebec
40.0 °C (104.0 °F)
June 30, 2021
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
39.9 °C (103.8 °F)
June 28, 2021
Victoria, British Columbia
39.8 °C (103.6 °F)
August 18, 1935
Nepisiguit Falls , Rexton & Woodstock , New Brunswick
39.4 °C (102.9 °F)
June 18, 1995
Timmins, Ontario
38.8 °C (101.8 °F)
July 9, 2024
Trail, British Columbia
38.4 °C (101.1 °F)
July 31, 1975
Sudbury, Ontario
38.3 °C (100.9 °F)
August 19, 1935
Collegeville, Nova Scotia
38.3 °C (100.9 °F)
August 10, 2001
Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia
37.7 °C (99.9 °F)
June 19, 2024
Bathurst, New Brunswick
37.6 °C (99.7 °F)
July 10, 1912
Halifax, Nova Scotia
37.2 °C (99.0 °F)[ 21]
July 30, 1975
Thunder Bay, Ontario
37.2 °C (99.0 °F)
July 15, 1989
Kugluktuk, Nunavut
34.9 °C (94.8 °F)
July 30, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia
34.4 °C (93.9 °F)
July 20, 2000
Robertson Lake, Nunavut
32.6 °C (90.7 °F)
Highest temperatures ever recorded in Canada
Date Recorded
Location
Temperature
June 29, 2021
Lytton, British Columbia
49.6 °C (121.3 °F)
June 29, 2021
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
48.6 °C (119.5 °F)
June 29, 2021
Ashcroft, British Columbia
48.1 °C (118.6 °F)
June 28, 2021
Lytton, British Columbia
47.9 °C (118.2 °F)
June 29, 2021
Kamloops, British Columbia
47.3 °C (117.1 °F)
June 27, 2021
Lytton, British Columbia
46.6 °C (115.9 °F)[ 22]
June 29, 2021
Kelowna, British Columbia
45.7 °C (114.3 °F)
July 5, 1937
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
45.0 °C (113.0 °F)
July 5, 1937
Midale, Saskatchewan
45.0 °C (113.0 °F)
July 11, 1936
St. Albans (Treesbank), Manitoba
44.4 °C (111.9 °F)
July 12, 1936
Emerson, Manitoba
44.4 °C (111.9 °F)
July 17, 1944
Lillooet, British Columbia
44.4 °C (111.9 °F)
July 17, 1944
Lytton, British Columbia
44.4 °C (111.9 °F)
July 17, 1944
Barriere, British Columbia
44.4 °C (111.9 °F)
July 29, 1934
Rock Creek, British Columbia
43.9 °C (111.0 °F)
June 5, 1988
Kincaid, Saskatchewan
43.5 °C (110.3 °F)
[ 23] [unreliable source? ] [ 24]
Lowest temperature readings
The coldest place in Canada based on average yearly temperature is Eureka, Nunavut , where the temperature averages at −19.7 °C or −3.5 °F for the year.
Date Recorded
Location
Temperature
Monday, February 3, 1947
Snag, Yukon
−63.0 °C (−81.4 °F)[ 11]
Monday, February 3, 1947
Mayo, Yukon
−62.2 °C (−80.0 °F)[ 25]
Saturday, December 31, 1910
Fort Good Hope , Northwest Territories
−61.7 °C (−79.1 °F)[ 7] (disputed)[ a]
Wednesday, January 11, 1911
Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−61.2 °C (−78.2 °F)[ 26]
Sunday, January 5, 1975
Old Crow, Yukon
−59.4 °C (−74.9 °F)[ 27]
Wednesday, January 8, Saturday, January 18, and Tuesday, January 21, 1936
Fort Resolution, NWT
−59.4 °C (−74.9 °F)
Friday, January 31, 1947
Smith River, British Columbia
−58.9 °C (−74.0 °F)
Wednesday, January 23, 1935
Iroquois Falls, Ontario
−58.3 °C (−72.9 °F)
Monday, February 3, 1947
Dawson City, Yukon
−58.3 °C (−72.9 °F)
Tuesday, February 13, 1973
Shephard Bay, Nunavut
−57.8 °C (−72.0 °F)
Wednesday, December 26, 1917
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
−57.2 °C (−71.0 °F)
Wednesday, January 21, 1906
Whitehorse, Yukon
−56.2 °C (−69.2 °F)
Saturday, February 1, 1947
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
−56.1 °C (−69.0 °F)
Friday, February 9, 1934
Iroquois Falls, Ontario
−55.6 °C (−68.1 °F)
Thursday, February 15, 1979
Eureka, Nunavut
−55.3 °C (−67.5 °F)[ 28]
Monday, February 12, 1979
Pond Inlet, Nunavut
−53.9 °C (−65.0 °F)
Monday, February 5, 1923
Doucet, Quebec
−54.4 °C (−65.9 °F)
Monday, January 9, 1899
Norway House, Manitoba
−52.8 °C (−63.0 °F)
Friday, January 7, 1966
Resolute , Nunavut
−52.2 °C (−62.0 °F)
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories
−52.1 °C (−61.8 °F)
Friday, January 31, 1947
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
−51.2 °C (−60.2 °F)
Saturday, February 17, 1973
Esker 2, Newfoundland and Labrador
−51.1 °C (−60.0 °F)
Thursday, January 13, 1972
High Level, Alberta
−50.6 °C (−59.1 °F)[ 29]
Wednesday, January 31, 1996
Geraldton, Ontario
−50.2 °C (−58.4 °F)
Thursday January 1, 1885
Regina, Saskatchewan
−50.0 °C (−58.0 °F)[ 30]
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories
−49.8 °C (−57.6 °F)
Tuesday, January 19 and Thursday, January 21 1886
Edmonton , Alberta
−49.4 °C (−56.9 °F)[ 31]
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories
−48.6 °C (−55.5 °F)
Saturday, February 17, 1973
Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador
−47.8 °C (−54.0 °F)
Wednesday, December 24, 1879
Winnipeg, Manitoba
−47.8 °C (−54.0 °F)
Friday, February 10, 1967
Iqaluit, Nunavut
−45.6 °C (−50.1 °F)
Monday, January 29, 1996
Jasper, Alberta
−43.8 °C (−46.8 °F)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Eureka Airport, Nunavut
−42.0 °C (−43.6 °F)
Saturday, January 31, 1920
Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
−41.1 °C (−42.0 °F)
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Fort McKay, Alberta
−37.1 °C (−34.8 °F)
Yearly Canadian temperature extremes
Note that minimum extremes are for the entire winter season ending in the year listed.
Year
Extreme maximum
Extreme minimum
Location
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
−53.3 °C (−64 °F)
2021
Lytton, British Columbia
49.6 °C (121 °F)
Wekweeti , Northwest Territories (NWT)
−52.0 °C (−62 °F)
2020
Lytton, British Columbia
41.4 °C (107 °F)
Thomsen River , NWT
−51.8 °C (−61 °F)
2019
Trail, British Columbia
39.2 °C (103 °F)
Shepherd Bay, Nunavut
−48.8 °C (−56 °F)
2018
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
42.3 °C (108 °F)
Kugaaruk , Nunavut
−51.8 °C (−61 °F)
2017
Hedley, British Columbia
41.0 °C (106 °F)
Mould Bay, Northwest Territories
−54.7 °C (−66 °F)
2016
Oliver, British Columbia
39.0 °C (102 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−47.8 °C (−54 °F)
2015
Hedley, British Columbia
42.0 °C (108 °F)
Old Crow, Yukon
−49.7 °C (−57 °F)
2014
Ashcroft, British Columbia
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−50.4 °C (−59 °F)
2013
Lytton, British Columbia
40.5 °C (105 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−51.5 °C (−61 °F)
2012
Lytton, British Columbia
40.3 °C (105 °F)
Old Crow, Yukon
−52.1 °C (−62 °F)
2011
Grimsby, Ontario
38.5 °C (101 °F)
Watson Lake, Yukon
−52.8 °C (−63 °F)
2010
Ashcroft, British Columbia
38.8 °C (102 °F)
Old Crow, Yukon
−47.6 °C (−54 °F)
2009
Gold River , British Columbia
41.5 °C (107 °F)
McQuesten, Yukon
−52.0 °C (−62 °F)
2008
Lytton, British Columbia
40.4 °C (105 °F)
Mayo, Yukon
−53.8 °C (−65 °F)
2007
Woodrow, Saskatchewan
43.0 °C (109 °F)
Ogilvie River, Yukon
−54.5 °C (−66 °F)
2006
Lytton, British Columbia
42.1 °C (108 °F)
Fort Good Hope , Northwest Territories
−50.0 °C (−58 °F)
2005
Frontier, Saskatchewan
39.5 °C (103 °F)
Stewart Crossing and Burwash Landing , Yukon
−55.0 °C (−67 °F)
2004
Lytton, British Columbia
41.8 °C (107 °F)
Pelly Ranch and Ogilvie River , Yukon
−54.5 °C (−66 °F)
2003
Elrose, Saskatchewan
41.0 °C (106 °F)
La Grande 4 , Quebec
−50.4 °C (−59 °F)
2002
Osoyoos , British Columbia
42.0 °C (108 °F)
Key Lake, Saskatchewan
−51.5 °C (−61 °F)
2001
Osoyoos , British Columbia
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−51.2 °C (−60 °F)
2000
Osoyoos , British Columbia
38.8 °C (102 °F)
Nahanni National Park Reserve , Northwest Territories
−52.3 °C (−62 °F)
1999
Spences Bridge , British Columbia
39.0 °C (102 °F)
Ross River, Yukon
−57.0 °C (−71 °F)
1998
Osoyoos , British Columbia
42.8 °C (109 °F)
Stewart Crossing, Yukon
−55.0 °C (−67 °F)
1997
Osoyoos , British Columbia
39.6 °C (103 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−55.0 °C (−67 °F)
1996
Osoyoos , British Columbia
41.2 °C (106 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−55.0 °C (−67 °F)
1995
Smoky Falls, Ontario and Lake Cowichan , British Columbia
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Sachs Harbour , Northwest Territories
−54.6 °C (−66 °F)
1994
Osoyoos , British Columbia
42.6 °C (109 °F)
Fort Good Hope , Northwest Territories
−52.0 °C (−62 °F)
1993
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
37.5 °C (100 °F)
Old Crow, Yukon
−57.0 °C (−71 °F)
1992
Osoyoos , British Columbia
39.8 °C (104 °F)
Shepherd Bay, Nunavut
−50.0 °C (−58 °F)
1991
Empress and Bindloss , Alberta
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−54.0 °C (−65 °F)
1990
Lytton, British Columbia
40.2 °C (104 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−57.0 °C (−71 °F)
1989
Turtle Mountain, Manitoba
40.5 °C (105 °F)
Ogilvie River, Yukon
−56.0 °C (−69 °F)
1988
Kincaid, Saskatchewan
43.5 °C (110 °F)
Shepherd Bay, Nunavut
−55.6 °C (−68 °F)
1987
Boston Bar, British Columbia
42.0 °C (108 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−55.3 °C (−68 °F)
1986
Boston Bar, British Columbia
41.5 °C (107 °F)
Swift River, Yukon
−54.0 °C (−65 °F)
1985
Lytton, British Columbia
41.0 °C (106 °F)
Watson Lake, Yukon
−53.3 °C (−64 °F)
1984
Consul, Saskatchewan
43.0 °C (109 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−55.0 °C (−67 °F)
1983
Midale, Saskatchewan
41.5 °C (107 °F)
Stewart River , Yukon
−58.0 °C (−72 °F)
1982
Boston Bar and Spences Bridge , British Columbia
39.5 °C (103 °F)
Ross River, Yukon
−58.5 °C (−73 °F)
1981
Boston Bar and Lytton , British Columbia
41.5 °C (107 °F)
Stewart Crossing, Yukon
−55.5 °C (−68 °F)
1980
Francis, Saskatchewan
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−58.0 °C (−72 °F)
1979
Kettle Valley, British Columbia
41.5 °C (107 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−58.5 °C (−73 °F)
1978
Boston Bar, British Columbia
41.5 °C (107 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−54.4 °C (−66 °F)
1977
Salmo, British Columbia
41.5 °C (107 °F)
Eagle River, Yukon
−53.9 °C (−65 °F)
1976
Waskada, Manitoba
39.4 °C (103 °F)
Ross River, Yukon
−56.7 °C (−70 °F)
1975
Turbine, Ontario
42.8 °C (109 °F)
Old Crow and Ross River , Yukon
−59.4 °C (−75 °F)
1974
Kamloops, British Columbia
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Mayo, Yukon
−56.7 °C (−70 °F)
1973
Altawan, Alberta
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Shepherd Bay, Nunavut
−57.8 °C (−72 °F)
1972
Lillooet, British Columbia and Lumsden, Saskatchewan
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Ross River, Yukon
−56.7 °C (−70 °F)
1971
Lytton, British Columbia
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Pelly Ranch and Mayo , Yukon
−58.3 °C (−73 °F)
1970
Altawan, Alberta
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−53.9 °C (−65 °F)
1969
Willow Creek, Saskatchewan
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Ross River, Yukon
−57.2 °C (−71 °F)
1968
Boston Bar, British Columbia
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−60.0 °C (−76 °F)
1967
Lytton, British Columbia
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−56.7 °C (−70 °F)
1966
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
39.4 °C (103 °F)
Pelly Ranch and Carmacks , Yukon
−57.8 °C (−72 °F)
1965
Ashcroft, British Columbia
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Snag, Yukon
−56.2 °C (−69 °F)
1964
Sturgeon Crossing, Saskatchewan
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Isachsen, Nunavut
−53.3 °C (−64 °F)
1963
East Poplar River, Willow Creek, and Cardross , Saskatchewan
39.4 °C (103 °F)
Mayo, Yukon
−57.2 °C (−71 °F)
1962
Lytton, British Columbia
38.9 °C (102 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−58.9 °C (−74 °F)
1961
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Pelly Ranch and Dawson City , Yukon
−51.2 °C (−60 °F)
1960
Newgate, British Columbia
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Shingle Point, Yukon , Eureka, Nunavut , and Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
−51.2 °C (−60 °F)
1959
Newgate, British Columbia
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−57.8 °C (−72 °F)
1958
Midale, Saskatchewan
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Lake Hazen , Nunavut
−56.2 °C (−69 °F)
1957
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
38.9 °C (102 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−54.4 °C (−66 °F)
1956
Barriere & Lytton , British Columbia
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Pelly Ranch, Yukon
−55.6 °C (−68 °F)
1955
Ramsey, Ontario & Oliver, British Columbia
39.4 °C (103 °F)
Old Crow, Yukon
−55.6 °C (−68 °F)
1954
Foremost, Alberta
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Frenchman Butte, Saskatchewan & Snag, Yukon
−52.2 °C (−62 °F)
1953
Willow Creek, Saskatchewan
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Elmworth, Alberta
−53.3 °C (−64 °F)
1952
Midale, Saskatchewan
40.6 °C (105 °F)
Snag, Yukon
−60.9 °C (−78 °F)
1951
St Albans, Manitoba & Port Alberni, British Columbia
40.6 °C (105 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories & Isachsen , Nunavut
−52.8 °C (−63 °F)
1950
Lytton & Port Alberni , British Columbia
38.3 °C (101 °F)
Snag, Yukon
−56.2 °C (−69 °F)
1949
Rosetown, Saskatchewan
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Snag, Yukon
−56.2 °C (−69 °F)
1948
Pennant, Saskatchewan
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−52.8 °C (−63 °F)
1947
Semans, Saskatchewan
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Snag , Yukon
−63.0 °C (−81 °F)
1946
Beechy, Saskatchewan
42.8 °C (109 °F)
Mayo, Yukon
−57.2 °C (−71 °F)
1945
Waneta, British Columbia & Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
41.1 °C (106 °F)
St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
−50.0 °C (−58 °F)
1944
Skagit River, British Columbia & Kimberley, British Columbia
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Passe Dangereuse Dam, Quebec
−50.0 °C (−58 °F)
1943
Rosetown, Saskatchewan
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Mayo, Yukon
−55.0 °C (−67 °F)
1942
Cumberland, British Columbia
43.9 °C (111 °F)
Heaslip, Ontario
−50.0 °C (−58 °F)
1941
Lytton, British Columbia , Lillooet, British Columbia & Barriere, British Columbia
44.4 °C (112 °F)
Watson Lake, Yukon
−51.7 °C (−61 °F)
1940
Grand Forks, British Columbia
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Watson Lake, Yukon
−50.6 °C (−59 °F)
1939
Oliver, British Columbia
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Elmworth, Alberta & Watson Lake, Yukon
−52.2 °C (−62 °F)
1938
Barriere, British Columbia
42.8 °C (109 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
−52.2 °C (−62 °F)
1937
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan & Midale, Saskatchewan
45.0 °C (113 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
−51.2 °C (−60 °F)
1936
St Albans (Treesbank), Manitoba & Emerson, Manitoba
44.4 °C (112 °F)
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories
−59.4 °C (−75 °F)
1935
Lillooet, British Columbia
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Iroquois Falls, Ontario
−58.3 °C (−73 °F)
1934
Rock Creek, British Columbia
43.9 °C (111 °F)
Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−57.8 °C (−72 °F)
1933
Leader, Saskatchewan , Outlook, Saskatchewan , Shaunavon, Saskatchewan , Pennant, Saskatchewan , and Lumsden, Saskatchewan
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−57.8 °C (−72 °F)
1932
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Mayo, Yukon
−53.9 °C (−65 °F)
1931
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan and Aneroid, Saskatchewan
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
−49.4 °C (−57 °F)
1930
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Witchekan, Saskatchewan
−53.9 °C (−65 °F)
1929
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan , and Greenwood, British Columbia
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
−53.3 °C (−64 °F)
1928
Lillooet, British Columbia and Greenwood, British Columbia
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Vanderhoof, British Columbia & Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−50.6 °C (−59 °F)
1927
Greenwood, British Columbia
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
−51.7 °C (−61 °F)
1926
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Doucet, Quebec
−48.9 °C (−56 °F)
1925
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Mayo, Yukon
−57.2 °C (−71 °F)
1924
Waneta, British Columbia and Grand Forks, British Columbia
42.8 °C (109 °F)
Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−52.2 °C (−62 °F)
1923
Newgate, British Columbia and Grand Forks, British Columbia
38.9 °C (102 °F)
Doucet, Quebec
−54.4 °C (−66 °F)
1922
St Albans, Manitoba and Grand Forks, British Columbia
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories
−52.8 °C (−63 °F)
1921
St Albans, Manitoba , Bassano Dam, Alberta , and Vauxhall, Alberta
40.6 °C (105 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
−50.6 °C (−59 °F)
1920
Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Stry, Alberta
−52.2 °C (−62 °F)
1919
Dauphin, Manitoba
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−53.9 °C (−65 °F)
1918
Lillooet, British Columbia , London, Ontario , and Chatham, Ontario
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
−53.3 °C (−64 °F)
1917
Jenner, Alberta
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Fort Vermilion, Alberta , Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
−57.2 °C (−71 °F)
1916
Iroquois Falls, Ontario
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
−55.6 °C (−68 °F)
1915
Jenner, Alberta
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
−49.4 °C (−57 °F)
1914
St Albans, Manitoba
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Amos, Quebec
−52.8 °C (−63 °F)
1913
Ashcroft, British Columbia and Fort Frances, Ontario
38.9 °C (102 °F)
Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−54.4 °C (−66 °F)
1912
St Albans, Manitoba
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Dawson, Yukon
−52.2 °C (−62 °F)
1911
Scarborough , Ontario and Grimsby, Ontario
40.6 °C (105 °F)
Fort Vermilion, Alberta
−61.2 °C (−78 °F)
1910
St Albans, Manitoba and Moosehorn, Manitoba
41.7 °C (107 °F)
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
−61.7 °C (−79 °F)[ 7] (disputed)[ a]
1909
Cannington, Saskatchewan
40.0 °C (104 °F)
Dawson, Yukon
−53.9 °C (−65 °F)
1908
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta and Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
−48.9 °C (−56 °F)
1907
Kitimat, British Columbia
41.1 °C (106 °F)
Dawson, Yukon
−50.6 °C (−59 °F)
1906
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
42.2 °C (108 °F)
Whitehorse, Yukon
−56.2 °C (−69 °F)
1905
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
40.6 °C (105 °F)
Gleichen, Alberta and Kneehill, Alberta
−47.2 °C (−53 °F)
1904
Enderby, British Columbia
39.4 °C (103 °F)
Dawson, Yukon
−50.0 °C (−58 °F)
1903
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
38.9 °C (102 °F)
Dawson, Yukon
−51.7 °C (−61 °F)
1902
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
38.3 °C (101 °F)
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
−46.7 °C (−52 °F)
1901
St Albans, Manitoba
38.9 °C (102 °F)
Dawson, Yukon
−55.6 °C (−68 °F)
1900
Cannington, Saskatchewan
43.3 °C (110 °F)
Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
−51.7 °C (−61 °F)
1899
Iroquois Falls, Ontario
−55.6 °C (−68 °F)
1893
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
−56.7 °C (−70 °F)
1886
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
−55.0 °C (−67 °F)
1885
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
−51.2 °C (−60 °F)
Occurrences by province
City
Province
Occurrences
Lytton
BC
15
Spences Bridge
BC
8
Osoyoos
BC
8
Fort Qu'Appelle
SK
8
St Albans
MB
8
Boston Bar
BC
6
Lillooet
BC
5
Midale
SK
4
Ashcroft
BC
4
Extreme minimum occurrences by town
City
Province/Territory
Occurrences
Pelly Ranch
YT
19
Fort Good Hope
NT
10
Dawson
YT
8
Mayo
YT
7
Eureka
NU
7
Fort Vermilion
AB
7
Old Crow
YT
7
Ross River
YT
6
Snag
YT
6
Watson Lake
YT
5
Shepherd Bay
NU
4
[ 32]
Yearly Canadian average mean temperatures
Year
Highest Average
Lowest Average
Location
Temperature
Location
Temperature
2023
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia (Sisters Island)
12.3 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.1 °C (1 °F)
2022
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia (Sisters Island)
11.7 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.9 °C (0 °F)
2021
Windsor, Ontario
12.1 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−15.6 °C (4 °F)
2020
Tsawwassen, British Columbia
12.0 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−16.9 °C (2 °F)
2019
Vancouver, British Columbia (Harbour CS station)
11.5 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−16.0 °C (3 °F)
2018
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia (Merry Island Lighthouse)
11.8 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.8 °C (−2 °F)
2017
Windsor, Ontario
11.5 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.7 °C (−2 °F)
2016
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia (Merry Island Lighthouse)
12.2 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−16.7 °C (2 °F)
2015
Howe Sound, British Columbia
12.7 °C (55 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.1 °C (−1 °F)
2014
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia (Sisters Island)
11.9 °C (53 °F)
Resolute, Nunavut
−15.7 °C (4 °F)
2013
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
11.3 °C (52 °F)
Resolute, Nunavut
−15.6 °C (4 °F)
2012
Windsor, Ontario
12.2 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.5 °C (0 °F)
2011
Windsor, Ontario
10.8 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.3 °C (1 °F)
2010
Windsor, Ontario
11.4 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−15.9 °C (3 °F)
2009
Chemainus, British Columbia
10.8 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.7 °C (0 °F)
2008
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia (Merry Island Lighthouse)
10.7 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.1 °C (−1 °F)
2007
Saturna Island, British Columbia
11.8 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−16.7 °C (2 °F)
2006
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
11.5 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−16.7 °C (2 °F)
2005
Saturna Island, British Columbia
12.5 °C (55 °F)
Isachsen, Nunavut
−17.5 °C (0 °F)
2004
Vancouver, British Columbia
11.9 °C (53 °F)
Alert, Nunavut
−19.4 °C (−3 °F)
2003
Victoria, British Columbia
11.8 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.6 °C (0 °F)
2002
Windsor, Ontario
11.13 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.6 °C (0 °F)
2001
Saturna Island, British Columbia
11.9 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.7 °C (−2 °F)
2000
Victoria, British Columbia
11.2 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.0 °C (−2 °F)
1999
Windsor, Ontario
11.3 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.7 °C (−3 °F)
1998
Windsor, Ontario
12.5 °C (55 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.0 °C (1 °F)
1997
Victoria, British Columbia
11.8 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.2 °C (−3 °F)
1996
Vancouver, British Columbia
10.9 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.7 °C (−2 °F)
1995
Vancouver, British Columbia
12.1 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.2 °C (−1 °F)
1994
Vancouver, British Columbia
12.1 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.0 °C (0 °F)
1993
Vancouver, British Columbia
11.5 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.8 °C (−2 °F)
1992
Vancouver, British Columbia
12.4 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.5 °C (−5 °F)
1991
Agassiz, British Columbia
11.3 °C (52 °F)
Mould Bay, Northwest Territories
−17.7 °C (0 °F)
1990
Pelee Island, Ontario
11.1 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.4 °C (−3 °F)
1989
Chilliwack, British Columbia
11.0 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.6 °C (−5 °F)
1988
Chilliwack, British Columbia
10.9 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.3 °C (−1 °F)
1987
Chilliwack, British Columbia
11.9 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−21.2 °C (−6 °F)
1986
Chilliwack, British Columbia
11.2 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.8 °C (−5 °F)
1985
Windsor, Ontario
10.4 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.0 °C (−4 °F)
1984
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
10.4 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−21.3 °C (−6 °F)
1983
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
11.0 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.3 °C (−3 °F)
1982
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
10.5 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.4 °C (−5 °F)
1981
Powell River, British Columbia
11.0 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−17.6 °C (0 °F)
1980
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
10.6 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.9 °C (−4 °F)
1979
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
11.0 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−21.5 °C (−7 °F)
1978
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
10.7 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.3 °C (−3 °F)
1977
Vancouver, British Columbia
10.4 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.8 °C (−4 °F)
1976
Chilliwack, British Columbia
10.3 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.6 °C (−5 °F)
1975
Pelee Island, Ontario
10.3 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.5 °C (−5 °F)
1974
Vancouver, British Columbia
10.7 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−21.3 °C (−6 °F)
1973
Pelee Island, Ontario
11.5 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.0 °C (−4 °F)
1972
Surrey, British Columbia
10.2 °C (50 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−21.8 °C (−7 °F)
1971
Windsor, Ontario
10.3 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.0 °C (−4 °F)
1970
Surrey, British Columbia
10.6 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.2 °C (−4 °F)
1969
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
10.6 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.5 °C (−3 °F)
1968
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
10.6 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.8 °C (−4 °F)
1967
Lytton, British Columbia
11.6 °C (53 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.5 °C (−3 °F)
1966
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
10.8 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.2 °C (−4 °F)
1965
Chilliwack, British Columbia
10.9 °C (52 °F)
Isachsen, Nunavut
−18.8 °C (−2 °F)
1964
Saltspring Island, British Columbia
10.1 °C (50 °F)
Isachsen, Nunavut
−20.5 °C (−5 °F)
1963
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
11.2 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.3 °C (−3 °F)
1962
Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
10.7 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.3 °C (−1 °F)
1961
Chilliwack, British Columbia
11.3 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.4 °C (−5 °F)
1960
Victoria, British Columbia
10.8 °C (51 °F)
Isachsen, Nunavut
−18.3 °C (−1 °F)
1959
Victoria, British Columbia
10.6 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.6 °C (−3 °F)
1958
Victoria, British Columbia
12.1 °C (54 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.0 °C (0 °F)
1957
Nanaimo, British Columbia
11.0 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.9 °C (−4 °F)
1956
Duncan, British Columbia
10.6 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−20.2 °C (−4 °F)
1955
Chatham, Ontario
10.8 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.3 °C (−3 °F)
1954
Chatham, Ontario
10.2 °C (50 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.6 °C (−1 °F)
1953
Lytton, British Columbia
11.2 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.4 °C (−3 °F)
1952
Chatham, Ontario
10.6 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−18.4 °C (−1 °F)
1951
Nanaimo, British Columbia
11.1 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.4 °C (−3 °F)
1950
Nanaimo, British Columbia
10.2 °C (50 °F)
Isachsen, Nunavut
−19.8 °C (−4 °F)
1949
Chatham, Ontario
11.2 °C (52 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.6 °C (−3 °F)
1948
Nanaimo, British Columbia
10.4 °C (51 °F)
Eureka, Nunavut
−19.9 °C (−4 °F)
Occurrences by province
Extreme warmest year occurrences by location
City
Province
Occurrences
Halfmoon Bay
BC
13
Windsor
ON
10
Vancouver
BC
9
Chilliwack
BC
7
Victoria
BC
6
Qualicum Beach
BC
4
Nanaimo
BC
4
Chatham
ON
4
Pelee
ON
3
Saturna Island
BC
3
Lytton
BC
2
Port Coquitlam
BC
2
Extreme coldest year occurrences by location
City
Territory
Occurrences
Eureka
NU
67
Isachsen
NU
5
Resolute
NU
2
Alert
NU
1
Mould Bay
NT
1
See also
Notes
^ a b c Recorded by Father Houssais on December 31, 1910 it was called into question as a reading error by him 11 days later[ 7] [ 33]
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