Weather Winners

2013-05-22 10:19 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.
Most dry days
City Rank Value
Medicine Hat   AB   1   265.98 days  
Lethbridge   AB   2   263.24 days  
Kamloops   BC   3   258.12 days  
Moose Jaw   SK   4   256.08 days  
Saskatoon   SK   5   253.38 days  
Swift Current   SK   6   253.15 days  
Calgary   AB   7   251.69 days  
Brandon   MB   8   251.19 days  
Estevan   SK   9   250.83 days  
Regina   SK   10   250.71 days  
Penticton   BC   11   249.42 days  
Cranbrook   BC   12   246.44 days  
Yellowknife   NT   13   246.35 days  
Red Deer   AB   14   245.16 days  
Fort St. John   BC   15   244.35 days  
Yorkton   SK   16   244.23 days  
Whitehorse   YT   17   243.05 days  
Prince Albert   SK   18   242.65 days  
Cold Lake   AB   19   242.01 days  
Winnipeg   MB   20   241.78 days  
Portage la Prairie   MB   21   241.59 days  
Edmonton   AB   22   239.40 days  
Grande Prairie   AB   23   237.00 days  
Joliette   QC   24   235.01 days  
Kelowna   BC   25   230.15 days  
Vernon   BC   26   228.68 days  
Williams Lake   BC   27   228.44 days  
Sorel-Tracy   QC   28   226.65 days  
Thunder Bay   ON   29   225.74 days  
Brantford   ON   30   224.60 days  
Oshawa   ON   31   223.18 days  
Fort McMurray   AB   32   222.67 days  
Thompson   MB   33   222.56 days  
Shawinigan   QC   34   221.80 days  
Toronto Island   ON   35   219.71 days  
Belleville   ON   36   218.98 days  
Windsor   ON   37   218.57 days  
Kenora   ON   38   218.28 days  
Sarnia   ON   39   218.14 days  
Duncan   BC   40   218.12 days  
Cornwall   ON   41   215.79 days  
St. Catharines   ON   42   214.24 days  
Woodstock   ON   43   211.76 days  
Edmundston   NB   44   211.44 days  
Victoria   BC   45   211.08 days  
Brockville   ON   46   210.80 days  
Fredericton   NB   47   208.65 days  
Trois-Rivières   QC   48   208.50 days  
Saint-Hyacinthe   QC   49   208.23 days  
Kingston   ON   50   207.80 days  
Hamilton   ON   51   207.53 days  
Bathurst   NB   52   207.08 days  
Drummondville   QC   53   206.92 days  
Midland   ON   54   205.57 days  
Peterborough   ON   55   204.50 days  
Rouyn-Noranda   QC   56   203.24 days  
Saint John   NB   57   202.97 days  
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu   QC   58   202.91 days  
Campbellton   NB   59   202.62 days  
Ottawa   ON   60   202.61 days  
Kentville   NS   61   201.66 days  
Sudbury   ON   62   201.30 days  
Kitchener-Waterloo   ON   63   200.85 days  
Montréal   QC   64   200.25 days  
Pembroke   ON   65   200.03 days  
Rimouski   QC   66   199.94 days  
Halifax Airport   NS   67   199.57 days  
Prince George   BC   68   199.24 days  
Vancouver   BC   69   199.18 days  
Guelph   ON   70   198.75 days  
Stratford   ON   71   195.87 days  
Alma   QC   72   195.42 days  
Courtenay   BC   73   194.93 days  
Baie-Comeau   QC   74   194.93 days  
London   ON   75   194.84 days  
Sept-Îles   QC   76   192.41 days  
Nanaimo   BC   77   191.57 days  
Moncton   NB   78   190.79 days  
Truro   NS   79   190.58 days  
Sault Ste. Marie   ON   80   189.94 days  
North Bay   ON   81   188.77 days  
Abbotsford   BC   82   188.08 days  
Summerside   PE   83   187.96 days  
Owen Sound   ON   84   186.86 days  
Barrie   ON   85   185.99 days  
Port Alberni   BC   86   185.15 days  
Timmins   ON   87   184.57 days  
Campbell River   BC   88   183.88 days  
Rivière-du-Loup   QC   89   183.65 days  
Québec City   QC   90   183.30 days  
Charlottetown   PE   91   181.03 days  
Chilliwack   BC   92   180.67 days  
Sydney   NS   93   175.14 days  
Sherbrooke   QC   94   173.05 days  
Val-d'Or   QC   95   168.96 days  
Chicoutimi-Jonquière   QC   96   165.31 days  
Corner Brook   NL   97   159.04 days  
St. John's   NL   98   149.63 days  
Gander   NL   99   144.60 days  
Prince Rupert   BC   100   125.53 days  

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.