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 |
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Monday, February 3, 1947 | Snag, Yukon | −63.0 °C |
Wednesday, January 11, 1911 | Fort Vermilion, Alberta | −60.6 °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 |
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 |
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 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Extreme Temperatures In Canada
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