Weather Winners

2013-05-22 20:07 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.
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City Rank Value
Windsor   ON   1   421.73  
St. Catharines   ON   2   330.66  
Cornwall   ON   3   300.72  
Belleville   ON   4   292.87  
Brantford   ON   5   283.60  
Sarnia   ON   6   275.35  
Saint-Hyacinthe   QC   7   265.49  
Kamloops   BC   8   261.41  
Toronto Island   ON   9   251.98  
Sorel-Tracy   QC   10   251.49  
Hamilton   ON   11   249.61  
Ottawa   ON   12   244.62  
Drummondville   QC   13   243.40  
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu   QC   14   242.05  
Woodstock   ON   15   241.85  
London   ON   16   235.66  
Montréal   QC   17   235.48  
Brockville   ON   18   230.59  
Midland   ON   19   223.89  
Joliette   QC   20   222.62  
Penticton   BC   21   212.96  
Stratford   ON   22   197.73  
Portage la Prairie   MB   23   196.29  
Oshawa   ON   24   195.57  
Barrie   ON   25   192.95  
Owen Sound   ON   26   190.40  
Kitchener-Waterloo   ON   27   187.80  
Medicine Hat   AB   28   186.61  
Winnipeg   MB   29   185.71  
Kingston   ON   30   184.00  
Guelph   ON   31   180.50  
Trois-Rivières   QC   32   177.76  
Moose Jaw   SK   33   177.32  
Estevan   SK   34   175.75  
Kenora   ON   35   169.94  
Shawinigan   QC   36   152.42  
Peterborough   ON   37   151.17  
Vernon   BC   38   149.10  
Kentville   NS   39   148.27  
Regina   SK   40   145.71  
Fredericton   NB   41   142.89  
Bathurst   NB   42   141.00  
Pembroke   ON   43   140.08  
Sudbury   ON   44   138.21  
Kelowna   BC   45   133.91  
Québec City   QC   46   133.26  
Swift Current   SK   47   129.63  
North Bay   ON   48   119.27  
Brandon   MB   49   118.57  
Saskatoon   SK   50   116.93  
Alma   QC   51   115.73  
Cranbrook   BC   52   114.04  
Summerside   PE   53   112.19  
Lethbridge   AB   54   107.60  
Chilliwack   BC   55   106.04  
Moncton   NB   56   103.17  
Chicoutimi-Jonquière   QC   57   102.06  
Sherbrooke   QC   58   100.65  
Charlottetown   PE   59   100.10  
Edmundston   NB   60   97.61  
Yorkton   SK   61   94.63  
Rimouski   QC   62   94.04  
Truro   NS   63   91.98  
Timmins   ON   64   89.57  
Sault Ste. Marie   ON   65   87.93  
Val-d'Or   QC   66   86.68  
Sydney   NS   67   84.37  
Rivière-du-Loup   QC   68   82.19  
Campbellton   NB   69   80.19  
Rouyn-Noranda   QC   70   80.00  
Nanaimo   BC   71   77.01  
Edmonton   AB   72   76.46  
Halifax Airport   NS   73   72.76  
Prince Albert   SK   74   70.52  
Thunder Bay   ON   75   70.03  
Abbotsford   BC   76   68.28  
Corner Brook   NL   77   63.37  
Port Alberni   BC   78   62.33  
Courtenay   BC   79   56.05  
Fort McMurray   AB   80   54.36  
Cold Lake   AB   81   53.71  
Campbell River   BC   82   53.37  
Vancouver   BC   83   44.22  
Gander   NL   84   43.29  
Duncan   BC   85   41.82  
Thompson   MB   86   41.82  
Yellowknife   NT   87   41.36  
Calgary   AB   88   40.26  
Saint John   NB   89   36.89  
Williams Lake   BC   90   32.69  
St. John's   NL   91   32.08  
Fort St. John   BC   92   26.98  
Grande Prairie   AB   93   26.65  
Red Deer   AB   94   25.05  
Victoria   BC   95   24.03  
Prince George   BC   96   22.43  
Baie-Comeau   QC   97   11.18  
Sept-Îles   QC   98   9.35  
Whitehorse   YT   99   7.68  
Prince Rupert   BC   100   0.25  

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.