Weather Winners

2013-05-23 23:02 EDT
Toronto Island, ON
Category Toronto Island Rank Definition
Hottest summer 9 the highest average afternoon temperature in June, July, and August.
Coldest winter 72 the lowest average night-time temperature in December, January, and February.
Coolest summer 92 the lowest average afternoon temperature in June, July and August.
Mildest winter 26 the highest average afternoon temperature in December, January and February.
Coldest spring 75 the lowest average daily temperature in March, April and May.
Coldest year-round 80 the lowest average of all daily temperatures for the year.
Warmest year-round 21 the highest average of all daily temperatures for the year.
Most freezing days 76 the greatest number of days annually with the lowest temperature at or below 0°C.
Fewest freezing days 25 the fewest number of days annually with the lowest temperature at or below 0 °C.
Most hot days (30°C or above) 17 the greatest number of days annually with a daily high temperature of 30°C or above.
Most cold days (-20°C or less) 73 the greatest number of days annually with a daily low temperature of -20°C or below.
Most hot and cold days 66 the greatest number of days annually with daily highs of 30°C or above and daily lows of -20°C or below.
Warmest spring 26 the highest average daily temperature in March, April and May.
Warmest fall 21 the highest average daily temperature in September, October and November.
Wettest city (rain and snow) 69 the greatest total annual rain and snow.
Driest city 32 the least amount of total annual rain and snow.
Snowiest city 79 the greatest total annual snowfall (cm).
Lowest snowfall 22 the least amount of total annual snowfall (cm).
Snowiest fall 94 the greatest total snowfall in September, October and November.
Snowiest spring 80 the greatest total snowfall in March, April and May.
Snowfall as a % of precipitation 85 the annual total snowfall (cm) as a % of annual total precipitation (mm).
Rainiest city 58 the greatest total annual rainfall (mm).
Most wet days 66 the greatest number of days annually with measurable precipitation at or above 0.2 mm.
Most very wet days (25 mm or more) 58 the greatest number of days annually with precipitation at or more than 25 mm.
Most dry days 35 the greatest number of days annually with no measurable precipitation.
Most snow days 69 the greatest number of days annually with measurable snowfall at or above 0.2 cm.
Fewest snow days 32 the fewest number of days annually with measurable snowfall at or above 0.2 cm.
Most heavy snowfall days (10 cm or more) 74 the greatest number of days annually with a snowfall at or above 10 cm.
Most huge snowfall days (25 cm or more) 99 the greatest number of days annually with a snowfall at or above 25 cm.
Longest snow cover season (days) 82 the greatest number of days annually with snow covering the ground to a depth of at least 1 cm.
Most deep snow cover days (10 cm or more) 85 the greatest number of days annually with snow covering the ground to a depth of at least 10 cm.
Greatest average snow depth January 31 84 the deepest median daily snow depth on January 31.
Most freezing rain days 61 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of freezing rain or drizzle.
Most blowing snow days 65 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of blowing snow.
Most thunderstorm days 13 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of a thunderstorm.
Fewest thunderstorm days 88 the fewest number of days annually with an occurrence of a thunderstorm.
Foggiest city (days) 51 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of fog (fog, ice fog or freezing fog).
Fewest fog days 51 the fewest number of days annually with an occurrence of fog (fog, ice fog, or freezing fog).
Most smoke and haze days 7 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of smoke or haze.
Sunniest year-round 32 the greatest number of hours annually with sunshine.
Least sunshine year-round 69 the fewest number of hours annually with sunshine.
Sunniest winter 50 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in December, January and February.
Sunniest summer 47 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in June, July and August.
Sunniest spring 43 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in March, April and May.
Sunniest fall 21 the greatest number of hours of sunshine in September, October and November.
Most sunny days year-round 33 the greatest number of days annually with an occurrence of sunshine.
Fewest sunny days year-round 68 the fewest number of days annually with an occurrence of sunshine.
Most sunny days in cold months 52 the greatest number of days from November through March inclusive with an occurrence of sunshine.
Most sunny days in warm months 38 the greatest number of days from May through September inclusive with an occurrence of sunshine.
Most heating degree-days 77 the greatest number of heating degree-days annually (accumulated average daily temperature below 18°C).
Most cooling degree-days 9 the greatest number of cooling degree-days annually (accumulated average daily temperature above 18°C).
Most growing degree-days 14 the greatest number of growing degree-days annually (accumulated average daily temperature above 5°C).
Highest average pressure 21 the highest hourly average sea level pressure (kPa) annually.
Lowest average pressure 64 the lowest hourly average sea level pressure (kPa) annually.
Greatest average pressure difference 68 the greatest difference between highest and lowest monthly average sea level pressure (kPa).
Most hours with low visibility 57 the greatest number of hours per year where the visibility is less than 1 km.
Clearest skies year-round 36 the greatest number of hours annually with total cloud amount between 0 and 2 tenths.
Cloudiest skies year-round 36 the greatest number of hours annually with total cloud amount between 8 and 10 tenths.
Most clear skies in summer 28 the greatest number of hours in June, July and August with total cloud amount between 0 and 2 tenths.
Windiest city year-round 32 the highest average hourly wind speed (km/h) annually.
Lightest wind speed year-round 51 the lowest average hourly wind speed (km/h) annually.
Windiest winter 26 the highest average hourly wind speed (km/h) in December, January and February.
Windiest summer 41 the highest average hourly wind speed (km/h) in June, July and August.
Most days with light wind (5 km/h or less) 49 the greatest number of days with at least one hour's wind speed at or less than 5 km/h.
Most windy days (40 km/h or more) 19 the greatest number of days annually with at least one hour's wind speed above 40 km/h.
Extreme wind chill 59 the highest wind chill in the period between 1952 and 2000.
Most high wind chill days (-30 or less) 58 the greatest number of days with an occurrence of wind chill less than -30.
Humidex days at or above 30 9 the greatest number of days annually with humidex at or above 30.
High humidex days at or above 35 5 the greatest number of days annually with humidex at or above 35.
Most humid summer city 15 the highest average hourly vapour pressure (kPa) in June, July and August.
Driest winter air 60 the lowest average hourly vapour pressure (kPa) in December, January and February.
Driest summer air 68 the lowest average hourly vapour pressure (kPa) in June, July and August.
Wettest city (rain and snow)
City Rank Value
Prince Rupert   BC   1   2593.60 mm  
Port Alberni   BC   2   1910.67 mm  
Chilliwack   BC   3   1787.80 mm  
Abbotsford   BC   4   1573.16 mm  
St. John's   NL   5   1513.69 mm  
Sydney   NS   6   1504.92 mm  
Campbell River   BC   7   1451.51 mm  
Halifax Airport   NS   8   1421.35 mm  
Saint John   NB   9   1390.31 mm  
Corner Brook   NL   10   1270.77 mm  
Québec City   QC   11   1230.32 mm  
Moncton   NB   12   1223.17 mm  
Kentville   NS   13   1210.93 mm  
Truro   NS   14   1202.05 mm  
Gander   NL   15   1201.88 mm  
Vancouver   BC   16   1199.02 mm  
Courtenay   BC   17   1178.96 mm  
Charlottetown   PE   18   1173.34 mm  
Nanaimo   BC   19   1162.67 mm  
Sept-Îles   QC   20   1155.98 mm  
Sherbrooke   QC   21   1144.13 mm  
Fredericton   NB   22   1143.34 mm  
Edmundston   NB   23   1134.43 mm  
Drummondville   QC   24   1125.00 mm  
Owen Sound   ON   25   1100.06 mm  
Trois-Rivières   QC   26   1099.82 mm  
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu   QC   27   1094.34 mm  
Summerside   PE   28   1078.03 mm  
Shawinigan   QC   29   1068.56 mm  
Midland   ON   30   1067.09 mm  
Stratford   ON   31   1064.18 mm  
Bathurst   NB   32   1058.59 mm  
Saint-Hyacinthe   QC   33   1057.85 mm  
Campbellton   NB   34   1054.02 mm  
Duncan   BC   35   1039.21 mm  
Baie-Comeau   QC   36   1014.35 mm  
North Bay   ON   37   1007.66 mm  
Joliette   QC   38   1006.18 mm  
Cornwall   ON   39   1001.95 mm  
London   ON   40   987.10 mm  
Brockville   ON   41   983.43 mm  
Sorel-Tracy   QC   42   976.08 mm  
Kingston   ON   43   968.19 mm  
Montréal   QC   44   966.76 mm  
Barrie   ON   45   964.09 mm  
Rivière-du-Loup   QC   46   962.89 mm  
Woodstock   ON   47   954.03 mm  
Chicoutimi-Jonquière   QC   48   950.80 mm  
Ottawa   ON   49   943.45 mm  
Guelph   ON   50   923.27 mm  
Windsor   ON   51   918.34 mm  
Rimouski   QC   52   915.00 mm  
Val-d'Or   QC   53   914.02 mm  
Hamilton   ON   54   910.09 mm  
Kitchener-Waterloo   ON   55   907.88 mm  
Sudbury   ON   56   899.33 mm  
Brantford   ON   57   892.26 mm  
Belleville   ON   58   891.64 mm  
Sault Ste. Marie   ON   59   888.71 mm  
Alma   QC   60   886.92 mm  
Victoria   BC   61   883.31 mm  
Oshawa   ON   62   877.92 mm  
St. Catharines   ON   63   873.59 mm  
Sarnia   ON   64   846.77 mm  
Peterborough   ON   65   840.34 mm  
Timmins   ON   66   831.31 mm  
Pembroke   ON   67   816.23 mm  
Rouyn-Noranda   QC   68   793.85 mm  
Toronto Island   ON   69   792.74 mm  
Thunder Bay   ON   70   711.62 mm  
Kenora   ON   71   661.77 mm  
Prince George   BC   72   600.78 mm  
Thompson   MB   73   517.41 mm  
Portage la Prairie   MB   74   514.58 mm  
Winnipeg   MB   75   513.67 mm  
Vernon   BC   76   484.39 mm  
Red Deer   AB   77   482.69 mm  
Edmonton   AB   78   476.85 mm  
Brandon   MB   79   472.01 mm  
Fort St. John   BC   80   465.63 mm  
Fort McMurray   AB   81   455.50 mm  
Yorkton   SK   82   450.94 mm  
Williams Lake   BC   83   450.28 mm  
Grande Prairie   AB   84   446.55 mm  
Estevan   SK   85   433.30 mm  
Cold Lake   AB   86   426.56 mm  
Prince Albert   SK   87   424.31 mm  
Calgary   AB   88   412.57 mm  
Regina   SK   89   388.07 mm  
Lethbridge   AB   90   386.30 mm  
Cranbrook   BC   91   383.40 mm  
Kelowna   BC   92   380.51 mm  
Moose Jaw   SK   93   365.10 mm  
Saskatoon   SK   94   350.00 mm  
Swift Current   SK   95   349.09 mm  
Medicine Hat   AB   96   333.79 mm  
Penticton   BC   97   332.69 mm  
Yellowknife   NT   98   280.72 mm  
Kamloops   BC   99   278.98 mm  
Whitehorse   YT   100   267.41 mm  

From St. John's to Victoria, Canadians love to brag about the weather that they endure (or enjoy!). Surely their community must get the most in the entire country! But which Canadian city really is the rainiest, the snowiest or the windiest? And where is the sunshine capital?

To find the answers, David Phillips, Environment Canada's Senior Climatologist, and the nation's favourite weather guru, has analyzed 30 years of recent weather data for Canada's 100 largest cities. His results will not only provide for entertaining conversations around the dinner table, but will also be of assistance to local governments, Chambers of Commerce, tourism and recreation businesses and those seeking weather havens for retirement or health purposes.

Source: http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/winners/intro_e.html Oct 12, 2010.

The historical weather data, forecast and current conditions graphics are courtesy of Environment Canada. The information presented is combined from multiple Environment Canada data sources and all effort is made to be accurate. However, if you find something missing or incorrect please send feedback. Don't make life or death decisions based on information you find here. :-) Please see the "about" page for links to the official Environment Canada data.