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Snowfall Canada February 2013

Published on March 19, 2013 by sunshinehours11 Comment

The data is from the monthly summaries put out by Environment Canada. The Normals are the stations where the anomaly from the 1971-2000 average is calculated by EC.

Snowfall is in cm. About 2.5cm to the inch for the non-metric.

Top 100 Snowfall Stations for February 2013 – Stations Without Calculated Normals show NA for %.

Province	Station	Year	Month	Snowfall(cm)	Snowfall % of Normal
BC	WHISTLER ROUNDHOUSE	2013	2	163.7	NA
QUE	GASPE A	2013	2	140.2	250
ONT	JAMESTOWN	2013	2	135.5	NA
ONT	MUSKOKA A	2013	2	135	256
NB	BATHURST A	2013	2	133	NA
BC	PLEASANT CAMP	2013	2	129.5	NA
BC	MICA DAM	2013	2	125	123
NFLD	MIDDLE ARM	2013	2	118.6	NA
NB	BAS CARAQUET	2013	2	116.6	NA
NFLD	CORNER BROOK	2013	2	111.2	NA
ONT	BARRIE LANDFILL	2013	2	109.3	NA
ONT	BALACLAVA	2013	2	109	NA
ONT	WIARTON A	2013	2	107.6	NA
ONT	WROXETER	2013	2	106.9	290
PEI	ELMWOOD	2013	2	106.2	NA
PEI	ELMWOOD SNOW	2013	2	106.2	NA
NFLD	WHITBOURNE	2013	2	105	NA
ONT	MARKDALE	2013	2	104.8	NA
PEI	MORELL SNOW	2013	2	100.8	NA
BC	BLUE RIVER A	2013	2	100.4	166
ONT	SHANTY BAY	2013	2	98.4	236
NS	SYDNEY A	2013	2	97.7	NA
ONT	TAPLEY	2013	2	95.9	NA
NFLD	BROWNSDALE	2013	2	95.2	NA
BC	VERNON SILVER STAR LODGE	2013	2	94.5	NA
ONT	HALIBURTON 3	2013	2	92.8	NA
QUE	MONT STE-ANNE	2013	2	92.4	NA
NFLD	PORT UNION	2013	2	92	NA
ONT	MOOSONEE UA	2013	2	91.4	NA
NB	AROOSTOOK	2013	2	89.7	175
BC	SUN PEAKS UPPER	2013	2	89.3	NA
NFLD	NAIN A	2013	2	88.4	NA
ONT	THORNBURY 3	2013	2	88.3	NA
PEI	ALLISTON	2013	2	88.2	208
QUE	MONT-JOLI A	2013	2	88	NA
NFLD	GANDER INTL	2013	2	87	NA
NFLD	COW HEAD	2013	2	86	NA
NB	WOODSTOCK	2013	2	85	175
NFLD	LETHBRIDGE	2013	2	85	182
ONT	COLDWATER WARMINSTER	2013	2	84.8	NA
ONT	SANDFIELD	2013	2	83	NA
PEI	ALBERTON SNOW	2013	2	82.9	NA
ONT	ST CATHARINES BROCK U	2013	2	79	NA
NFLD	GOOSE A	2013	2	79	126
ONT	FERGUS SHAND DAM	2013	2	78.2	256
ONT	FOLDENS	2013	2	78.2	339
NS	GREENWOOD A	2013	2	78.2	NA
ONT	SONYA SUNDANCE MEADOWS	2013	2	78	NA
ONT	RAVENSCLIFFE	2013	2	77.2	NA
ONT	FERGUS MOE	2013	2	77	NA
QUE	TROIS-RIVIERES A	2013	2	77	NA
ONT	MOUNTAINVIEW	2013	2	76	NA
NFLD	ST. JOHNS INTL	2013	2	74.7	NA
NFLD	PLUM POINT	2013	2	73.9	99
ONT	COE HILL	2013	2	73.5	NA
PEI	SUMMERSIDE SNOW 2	2013	2	73.2	NA
ONT	TORONTO NORTH YORK	2013	2	72.8	NA
ONT	KINCARDINE	2013	2	72.4	NA
QUE	ILES DE LA MADELEINE A	2013	2	72.4	NA
ONT	DRUMMOND CENTRE	2013	2	72	NA
ONT	TORONTO EAST YORK DUSTAN	2013	2	70.4	NA
ONT	KALADAR	2013	2	69.4	NA
ONT	BLACKSTOCK	2013	2	69.3	NA
ONT	SPRUCEDALE	2013	2	69	NA
ONT	UDORA	2013	2	69	NA
ONT	BROCKVILLE PCC	2013	2	68.7	163
ONT	BELLEVILLE	2013	2	68.7	242
PEI	KINGSBORO SNOW	2013	2	68.6	NA
ONT	WATERLOO WELLINGTON 2	2013	2	68.4	NA
NFLD	CORMACK	2013	2	68.2	116
QUE	RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP / ST-ANT	2013	2	67.6	NA
QUE	QUEBEC/JEAN LESAGE INTL	2013	2	67.1	106
ONT	BALDWIN	2013	2	66.4	NA
ONT	CENTREVILLE	2013	2	66.2	NA
ONT	DORCHESTER	2013	2	66	NA
ONT	THEDFORD	2013	2	65.5	NA
ONT	OTTAWA CDA	2013	2	65	NA
QUE	BLANC-SABLON A	2013	2	64.8	NA
NS	HALIFAX	2013	2	63.9	NA
ONT	TORONTO LESTER B. PEARSO	2013	2	63.5	288
NFLD	POINT LEAMINGTON	2013	2	63	NA
ONT	APPLETON	2013	2	62.6	NA
PEI	NEW GLASGOW	2013	2	62.5	NA
NS	TATAMAGOUCHE	2013	2	62.2	NA
NB	JUNIPER	2013	2	62	NA
ONT	STRATFORD WWTP	2013	2	61.5	NA
NB	OAK POINT, NB	2013	2	60.5	NA
NS	LYONS BROOK	2013	2	60	NA
ONT	PETAWAWA HOFFMAN	2013	2	59.8	NA
ONT	LONDON INTL AIRPORT	2013	2	59.5	156
NB	GAGETOWN A	2013	2	59.3	NA
BC	WHISTLER	2013	2	58	87
ONT	NORTH BAY	2013	2	57.7	NA
ONT	HAMILTON	2013	2	57.4	NA
ONT	WINDSOR A	2013	2	57	NA
QUE	ROBERVAL A	2013	2	53.4	121
ONT	OAKVILLE TWN	2013	2	51.8	NA
PEI	LONG CREEK SNOW	2013	2	51.6	NA
ONT	STIRLING	2013	2	51.4	NA
ONT	TORONTO BUTTONVILLE A	2013	2	51.4	NA

Top 50 Snowfall Stations With Calculated Normals (anomalies)

Province	Station	Year	Month	Snowfall(cm)	Snowfall % of Normal
ONT	FOLDENS	2013	2	78.2	339
ONT	WROXETER	2013	2	106.9	290
ONT	TORONTO LESTER B. PEARSO	2013	2	63.5	288
SASK	LEROY	2013	2	27	268
ONT	MUSKOKA A	2013	2	135	256
ONT	FERGUS SHAND DAM	2013	2	78.2	256
QUE	GASPE A	2013	2	140.2	250
ONT	BELLEVILLE	2013	2	68.7	242
NWT	FORT SIMPSON A	2013	2	50.4	238
ONT	SHANTY BAY	2013	2	98.4	236
ONT	NEW GLASGOW	2013	2	35.7	230
SASK	QUAPPELLE 1	2013	2	25.1	222
PEI	ALLISTON	2013	2	88.2	208
SASK	DUVAL	2013	2	20.6	197
ONT	TORONTO	2013	2	51.3	193
SASK	ROCK POINT	2013	2	18.2	184
NFLD	LETHBRIDGE	2013	2	85	182
NB	AROOSTOOK	2013	2	89.7	175
NB	WOODSTOCK	2013	2	85	175
NU	RANKIN INLET A	2013	2	16.2	174
ONT	TILLSONBURG WWTP	2013	2	46	172
BC	BLUE RIVER A	2013	2	100.4	166
NWT	HAY RIVER A	2013	2	25.2	164
ONT	BROCKVILLE PCC	2013	2	68.7	163
ALTA	LLOYDMINSTER A	2013	2	16.6	156
SASK	PRINCE ALBERT A	2013	2	20.2	156
ONT	LONDON INTL AIRPORT	2013	2	59.5	156
ALTA	HIGH LEVEL A	2013	2	30.6	149
ALTA	COLD LAKE A	2013	2	23.2	141
MAN	COWAN	2013	2	27.5	140
MAN	FLIN FLON	2013	2	20	135
SASK	KINDERSLEY A	2013	2	11.4	131
SASK	PELLY	2013	2	25.6	127
NFLD	GOOSE A	2013	2	79	126
BC	MICA DAM	2013	2	125	123
SASK	ESTEVAN A	2013	2	19.8	122
QUE	ROBERVAL A	2013	2	53.4	121
QUE	KUUJJUAQ A	2013	2	35.2	121
NFLD	CORMACK	2013	2	68.2	116
BC	SPOKIN LAKE 4E	2013	2	23	110
QUE	QUEBEC/JEAN LESAGE INTL	2013	2	67.1	106
BC	HOPE SLIDE	2013	2	46	105
ONT	KAPUSKASING A	2013	2	36.6	101
NFLD	PLUM POINT	2013	2	73.9	99
SASK	REGINA GILMOUR	2013	2	11	98
SASK	KELLIHER	2013	2	14.5	97
MAN	INDIAN BAY	2013	2	18	93
ALTA	PEACE RIVER A	2013	2	16.5	91
MAN	GILBERT PLAINS	2013	2	14.7	90
MAN	THE PAS A	2013	2	16.6	89

Once Upon A Time – 667 Hours of Bright Sunshine in A Month

Published on March 17, 2013March 17, 2013 by sunshinehours12 Comments

Once upon a time Environment Canada used to collect bright sunshine data for well over 250 weather stations. Now they are down to 7.

One commenter told us about experiencing over 500 hours of sunshine in one month when he was up in Eureka Nunavut (it was NWT when he was there).

I thought I would post the top 50 sunniest months (total hours of bright sunshine) ever in Canada. Of course they are all in the far north of Canada.

The winner is Eureka. 667 hours of bright sunshine in May of 1987. Sadly Eureka no longer collects bright sunshine data (it stopped around May 2005)

The highest sunshine total for a weather station not in the north is VICTORIA GONZALES HTS. 425 hours of bright sunshine for July 1958. See table at bottom for non-northern stations.

Province	Station	Year	Month	Bright Sunshine Hours	Bright Sunshine % of Normal
NU	EUREKA	1987	5	667	134
NU	EUREKA	1989	5	632	127
NU	EUREKA	1973	5	621	125
NU	EUREKA	1991	5	593	120
NU	EUREKA	1997	6	586	NA
NU	ALERT	2003	7	576	196
NWT	INUVIK UA	2004	6	574	NA
NU	EUREKA	2005	5	574	116
NU	EUREKA	1976	5	573	115
NU	EUREKA	2002	5	567	114
NU	EUREKA	1981	6	565	141
NU	EUREKA	1998	5	564	114
NU	EUREKA	1988	7	563	156
NU	EUREKA	1975	5	554	112
NU	EUREKA	1981	5	548	111
NU	ALERT	1981	5	547	131
NU	EUREKA	1974	5	544	110
NU	EUREKA	1972	5	543	109
NU	ISACHSEN	1973	5	543	NA
NU	EUREKA	1979	5	543	109
NU	RESOLUTE CARS	1970	5	536	172
NU	EUREKA	1988	5	535	108
NU	EUREKA	1985	5	532	107
NU	EUREKA	1990	6	531	133
NWT	SACHS HARBOUR A	1958	6	529	146
NU	ALERT	1985	5	529	126
NWT	AKLAVIK A	1959	6	526	NA
NU	EUREKA	1980	5	521	105
NU	ALERT	1972	5	514	123
NU	EUREKA	2001	5	512	103
NWT	SACHS HARBOUR A	1984	6	510	141
NWT	INUVIK UA	2003	6	508	NA
NU	EUREKA	2003	7	506	139
NU	EUREKA	2004	4	506	144
NU	ALERT	1987	4	503	146
NU	ALERT	2000	5	503	120
NU	EUREKA	1978	7	498	138
NU	EUREKA	1971	6	495	124
NU	EUREKA	2000	6	495	124
NU	RESOLUTE CARS	1988	7	492	166
NU	EUREKA	1970	5	491	99
NU	ALERT	1971	5	491	117
NU	EUREKA	1996	5	490	99
NU	EUREKA	1977	6	489	122
NU	EUREKA	1995	5	488	98
NU	ALERT	1974	6	487	151
NU	EUREKA	1969	5	486	98
NU	EUREKA	1987	7	486	135
NU	EUREKA	1983	5	484	98
NU	ALERT	1979	5	483	115

Top 50 Non-Northern Bright Sunshine Stations

Province	Station	Year	Month	Bright Sunshine Hours	Bright Sunshine % of Normal
BC	VICTORIA GONZALES HTS	1958	7	425	130
BC	VICTORIA INTL A	1985	7	422	131
ALTA	MANYBERRIES CDA	1985	7	414	115
BC	CRANBROOK A	1985	7	413	130
ALTA	MEDICINE HAT A	1991	7	413	118
BC	VICTORIA GONZALES HTS	1960	7	411	125
MAN	RIVERS A	1960	7	410	NA
BC	SATURNA ISLAND CS	1985	7	410	NA
BC	SAANICHTON CDA	1958	7	406	139
SASK	SWIFT CURRENT CDA	1967	7	403	130
ALTA	MANYBERRIES CDA	1988	7	401	111
QUE	INUKJUAK UA	1996	7	401	177
BC	NANAIMO A	1958	7	400	137
SASK	MOOSE JAW A	1967	7	400	121
BC	VICTORIA GONZALES HTS	1984	7	400	122
BC	COWICHAN BAY CHERRY POIN	1958	7	398	NA
BC	PRINCETON A	1985	7	398	131
MAN	THE PAS A	1964	6	397	139
SASK	ESTEVAN A	1967	7	397	119
MAN	DAUPHIN A	1974	6	397	145
BC	NANAIMO A	1985	7	397	136
BC	ANAHIM LAKE 5 MILE RANCH	1985	7	397	NA
BC	VERNON	1985	7	397	127
BC	CASTLEGAR A	1985	7	397	134
ALTA	SUFFIELD A	1953	7	396	120
SASK	ESTEVAN A	1964	7	396	118
MAN	DELTA MARSH CS	1974	6	396	141
SASK	MOOSE JAW A	1985	7	396	119
ALTA	MEDICINE HAT A	1953	7	395	112
ALTA	VAUXHALL CDA	1960	7	395	NA
ALTA	BROOKS AHRC	1969	8	395	133
ALTA	LETHBRIDGE CDA	1973	7	395	118
SASK	BAD LAKE IHD 102	1984	7	395	NA
BC	WILLIAMS LAKE A	1985	7	395	133
ALTA	MEDICINE HAT A	1985	7	395	112
SASK	SWIFT CURRENT A	1994	7	395	116
ALTA	VAUXHALL CDA	1959	7	394	NA
SASK	SASKATOON U OF S	1959	7	394	NA
ALTA	LETHBRIDGE CDA	1967	7	394	118
SASK	WEYBURN	1967	7	394	112
BC	ABBOTSFORD A	1985	7	394	139
BC	TRAIL TADANAC	1985	7	394	NA
BC	KAMLOOPS A	1985	7	394	127
SASK	REGINA A	1967	7	393	119
SASK	SASKATOON U OF S	1960	7	392	NA
ALTA	LETHBRIDGE CDA	1969	8	392	134
BC	SAANICHTON CDA	1985	7	392	134
SASK	WEYBURN	1985	7	392	111
ALTA	SUFFIELD A	1963	7	391	119
ALTA	SUFFIELD A	1967	7	391	119

Precipitation Canada February 2013

Published on March 16, 2013March 16, 2013 by sunshinehours16 Comments

The data is from the monthly summaries put out by Environment Canada. The Normals are the station where the anomaly from the 1971-2000 average is calculated by EC.

Precipitation is in mm of rain equivalent. Some of it would be snow. About 25mm to the inch for the non-metric.

Boat Bluff’s 677mm is about 27 inches. In one month. Toronto had 328% of normal. Triple.

Top 10 Wettest Stations in Canada by % of Normal. (Only stations with EC Normals)

Province	Station	Year	Month	Precipitation (mm)	Precipitation % of Normal
ONT	TORONTO	2013	2	165.4	328
SASK	LEROY	2013	2	27	244
ONT	TORONTO LESTER B. PEARSO	2013	2	92	216
SASK	QUAPPELLE 1	2013	2	25.1	212
ONT	WROXETER	2013	2	117.9	211
QUE	GASPE A	2013	2	121.8	206
ONT	FOLDENS	2013	2	98.4	192
SASK	DUVAL	2013	2	20.6	186
NU	RANKIN INLET A	2013	2	16.2	183
NWT	FORT SIMPSON A	2013	2	31.6	181

Top 10 Wettest Stations by amount of precipitation. Any station is eligible. NA means EC does not calculate normals.

Province	Station	Year	Month	Precipitation (mm)	Precipitation % of Normal
BC	BOAT BLUFF	2013	2	677.2	147
BC	ZEBALLOS MURAUDE CREEK	2013	2	473.9	NA
BC	TOFINO A	2013	2	469.6	NA
BC	ESTEVAN POINT	2013	2	430.8	125
BC	PRINCE RUPERT MONT CIRC	2013	2	430.7	NA
BC	ADDENBROKE ISLAND	2013	2	425.4	NA
BC	LENNARD ISLAND	2013	2	419.5	120
BC	BELLA BELLA	2013	2	396	NA
BC	PORT ALICE	2013	2	387.2	101
BC	TAHSIS VILLAGE NORTH	2013	2	370.5	NA

Canada Feb 2013

Published on March 9, 2013 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

According to the Environment Canada “Normals”, Canada was warmer than the 1971-2000 average in Feb 2013.

The warmth was concentrated in the far west and the far east.

The middle was slightly warmer or slightly cooler. And the Arctic was mostly cooler than normal.

The anomaly map for Feb 2013 and an animated gif of Jan 2012 to Feb 2013. Click to make them bigger.

Extreme Weather In Canada – 1936 is tops using +10C or -10C

Published on January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by sunshinehours12 Comments

As a follow up to yesterdays post about monthly anomalies in Canada of +15C or higher and -15C and colder, I thought I would take a look what happens if I set the bar at +10C or -10C.

I am using Environment Canada Normals from their monthly summaries. The values are the anomaly from the 1971-2000 average (the Normals).

In 1936, 3.6% of the monthly anomalies were -10C or colder than normal.

A -10C or lower deviation from normal for a whole month is definitely extreme!

And notice 1982 is the most recent year to make the top 25.

Top 25 Cold Anomaly Months in a Year (by %)

Year	Anomaly_Count	Cold_Anomalies	Hot_Anomalies	Pct_Cold_Anomalies	Pct_Hot_Anomalies
1936	2281	82	0	3.595	0
1907	555	17	0	3.063	0
1899	433	13	0	3.002	0
1950	3868	116	0	2.999	0
1896	374	11	0	2.941	0
1916	1332	36	0	2.703	0
1890	277	7	0	2.527	0
1904	525	10	0	1.905	0
1937	2361	40	0	1.694	0
1969	9771	159	5	1.627	0.051
1917	1349	21	1	1.557	0.074
1893	327	5	0	1.529	0
1979	13984	196	4	1.402	0.029
1891	272	3	0	1.103	0
1897	373	4	0	1.072	0
1982	14928	154	0	1.032	0
1933	2172	20	0	0.921	0
1939	2658	20	1	0.752	0.038
1922	1557	11	0	0.706	0
1966	8479	58	0	0.684	0
1911	674	4	1	0.593	0.148
1951	4120	24	0	0.583	0
1955	4756	27	0	0.568	0
1954	4592	26	1	0.566	0.022
1930	2025	11	2	0.543	0.099

Hot Anomalies are much rarer.

Only .688% of the anomalies were 10C or higher in 2006. Thats less than 1/5th of the largest percentage of cold anomalies. It was also 6 years ago.

Top 25 Hot Anomaly Months in a Year (by %)

Year	Anomaly_Count	Cold_Anomalies	Hot_Anomalies	Pct_Cold_Anomalies	Pct_Hot_Anomalies
2006	6979	12	48	0.172	0.688
1931	2054	0	12	0	0.584
2001	9869	1	37	0.01	0.375
2010	5367	0	18	0	0.335
1981	14717	0	46	0	0.313
1926	1832	0	4	0	0.218
1947	3376	0	7	0	0.207
1977	13502	8	27	0.059	0.2
1943	3175	1	5	0.031	0.157
1911	674	4	1	0.593	0.148
1919	1403	2	2	0.143	0.143
1998	10503	0	15	0	0.143
1942	2977	1	4	0.034	0.134
1985	15582	84	20	0.539	0.128
2004	8159	0	9	0	0.11
2002	9206	42	10	0.456	0.109
1930	2025	11	2	0.543	0.099
1944	3280	1	3	0.03	0.091
1960	5870	0	5	0	0.085
2012	3750	2	3	0.053	0.08
2005	7581	0	6	0	0.079
1917	1349	21	1	1.557	0.074
1958	5466	0	4	0	0.073
1997	10891	2	8	0.018	0.073
1949	3693	11	2	0.298	0.054

-15C Cold Anomalies 12x More Likely Than +15C Hot Anomalies in Canada

Published on January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 by sunshinehours13 Comments

Update: Clarified these are monthly average anomalies – not daily anomalies.

Environment Canada has Normals for some of its stations. They get a calculated anomaly in relation to the 1971-2000 average.

193 stations have had a monthly anomaly of -15C or lower. 51 of those occurred in 1936.

Only 16 stations have had a monthly anomaly of +15C or higher. None of those have occurred since 1994. (See below)

-15C and colder Anomalies

Stn_Name	Prov	Year	Month	Anomaly in C
SION	ALTA	1936	2	-21.5
KANANASKIS	ALTA	1950	1	-20.9
WABASCA RS	ALTA	1976	5	-20.7
MEDICINE HAT A	ALTA	1936	2	-20.4
MAYO A	YT	1933	12	-20.2
ST CASSIEN DES CAPS	QUE	1992	3	-19.7
VIKING	ALTA	1936	2	-19.6
FORT MACLEOD	ALTA	1936	2	-19.4
BEAVER MINES	ALTA	1936	2	-19.4
GLEICHEN	ALTA	1936	2	-19.3
LETHBRIDGE CDA	ALTA	1936	2	-19.3
ATLIN	BC	1917	12	-19.2
VAVENBY	BC	1950	1	-19.2
PRINCE GEORGE A	BC	1950	1	-19.1
CALMAR	ALTA	1936	2	-19
CARDSTON	ALTA	1936	2	-18.9
BEECHY	SASK	1936	2	-18.9
PENNANT	SASK	1936	2	-18.7
HIGH RIVER	ALTA	1950	1	-18.7
CARDSTON	ALTA	1950	1	-18.5
BEAVER MINES	ALTA	1950	1	-18.5
CALGARY INTL A	ALTA	1936	2	-18.4
PEKISKO	ALTA	1950	1	-18.4
LETHBRIDGE CDA	ALTA	1950	1	-18.3
HIGH RIVER	ALTA	1936	2	-18.2
ANEROID	SASK	1936	2	-18.2
GRAVELBOURG	SASK	1936	2	-18.2
QUESNEL A	BC	1950	1	-18.1
FORT MACLEOD	ALTA	1950	1	-18.1
MANYBERRIES CDA	ALTA	1936	2	-18
MAYO A	YT	1979	2	-18
VIKING	ALTA	1950	1	-17.9
DAWSON A	YT	1979	2	-17.9
FORT ST JAMES	BC	1936	2	-17.8
OLDS	ALTA	1936	2	-17.8
PEKISKO	ALTA	1936	2	-17.7
TABER	ALTA	1950	1	-17.7
JASPER	ALTA	1950	1	-17.7
GLEICHEN	ALTA	1914	2	-17.6
WESTWOLD	BC	1950	1	-17.6
DAWSON CREEK A	BC	1969	1	-17.6
BROOKS AHRC	ALTA	1936	2	-17.5
LETHBRIDGE A	ALTA	1950	1	-17.5
ELMWORTH CDA EPF	ALTA	1979	2	-17.5
TUGASKE	SASK	1936	2	-17.4
SCOTT CDA	SASK	1936	2	-17.4
MEDICINE HAT A	ALTA	1950	1	-17.4
EMPRESS	ALTA	1917	2	-17.3
YELLOW GRASS	SASK	1936	2	-17.3
BANFF	ALTA	1950	1	-17.3
ENTRANCE	ALTA	1950	1	-17.3
BABINE LAKE PINKUT CREEK	BC	1968	12	-17.3
BEAVERLODGE CDA	ALTA	1936	2	-17.2
CHAPLIN	SASK	1936	2	-17.2
BALDONNEL	BC	1969	1	-17.2
WANHAM CDA	ALTA	1969	1	-17.2
ATLIN	BC	1933	12	-17.1
ATLIN	BC	1936	2	-17.1
PIERSON	MAN	1936	2	-17.1
ENTRANCE	ALTA	1969	1	-17.1
LACOMBE CDA	ALTA	1936	2	-17
BIG CREEK	BC	1950	1	-17
TATLAYOKO LAKE	BC	1950	1	-17
MAYO A	YT	1966	1	-17
PELLY RANCH	YT	1979	2	-17
REGINA A	SASK	1936	2	-16.9
WASECA	SASK	1936	2	-16.9
GRANDE PRAIRIE A	ALTA	1969	1	-16.8
FORT MACLEOD	ALTA	1916	1	-16.7
MAYO A	YT	1936	2	-16.7
CAMPSIE	ALTA	1936	2	-16.7
SMITHERS A	BC	1950	1	-16.7
CALDWELL	ALTA	1950	1	-16.7
MAYO A	YT	1925	1	-16.6
BALDONNEL	BC	1936	2	-16.6
FAIRVIEW	ALTA	1936	2	-16.6
HARRIS	SASK	1936	2	-16.6
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY	ALTA	1969	1	-16.6
ROBB RS	ALTA	1969	1	-16.6
PEACE RIVER A	ALTA	1969	1	-16.6
RANFURLY	ALTA	1936	2	-16.5
MIDALE	SASK	1936	2	-16.5
KLINTONEL	SASK	1936	2	-16.5
CASSIAR	BC	1969	1	-16.5
MAYO A	YT	1980	12	-16.5
FAIRVIEW	ALTA	1933	12	-16.4
ENTRANCE	ALTA	1936	2	-16.4
CALGARY INTL A	ALTA	1950	1	-16.4
CARWAY	ALTA	1950	1	-16.4
PENNANT	SASK	1950	1	-16.4
SION	ALTA	1969	1	-16.4
CLARESHOLM WATERWORKS	ALTA	1969	1	-16.4
BRAEBURN	YT	1982	1	-16.4
EMPRESS	ALTA	1950	1	-16.3
PEKISKO	ALTA	1916	1	-16.2
CALDWELL	ALTA	1936	2	-16.2
WISTARIA	BC	1950	1	-16.2
LETHBRIDGE A	ALTA	1969	1	-16.2
EDMONTON CITY CENTRE A	ALTA	1950	1	-16.1
HARRIS	SASK	1950	1	-16.1
VIKING	ALTA	1969	1	-16.1
LETHBRIDGE CDA	ALTA	1969	1	-16.1
SHINING BANK	ALTA	1969	1	-16.1
NOTIKEWIN EAST	ALTA	1969	1	-16.1
MUNCHO LAKE	BC	1979	2	-16.1
WRECK COVE BROOK	NS	2008	8	-16.1
ELK POINT	ALTA	1936	2	-16
NOKOMIS	SASK	1936	2	-16
SASKATOON A	SASK	1936	2	-16
ELK POINT	ALTA	1950	1	-16
OLDS	ALTA	1950	1	-16
BRIGHTVIEW	ALTA	1969	1	-16
HIGH RIVER	ALTA	1969	1	-16
SIMONETTE	ALTA	1979	2	-16
BANFF	ALTA	1916	1	-15.9
BALDONNEL	BC	1933	12	-15.9
RANFURLY	ALTA	1950	1	-15.9
BIGGAR	SASK	1950	1	-15.9
ATLIN	BC	1969	1	-15.9
BROOKS AHRC	ALTA	1969	1	-15.9
CARWAY	ALTA	1916	1	-15.8
FORT ST JAMES	BC	1950	1	-15.8
BALDONNEL	BC	1950	1	-15.8
MANYBERRIES CDA	ALTA	1950	1	-15.8
TABER	ALTA	1969	1	-15.8
FORT ST JOHN A	BC	1979	2	-15.8
FARO A	YT	1982	1	-15.8
BIGGAR	SASK	1936	2	-15.7
CALMAR	ALTA	1950	1	-15.7
LACOMBE CDA	ALTA	1950	1	-15.7
PELLY RANCH	YT	1955	11	-15.7
EDMONTON INTL A	ALTA	1969	1	-15.7
CALGARY INTL A	ALTA	1969	1	-15.7
PEKISKO	ALTA	1969	1	-15.7
BEAVERLODGE CDA	ALTA	1969	1	-15.7
WRECK COVE BROOK	NS	2008	7	-15.7
CAMROSE	ALTA	1950	1	-15.6
GLEICHEN	ALTA	1950	1	-15.6
SWIFT CURRENT A	SASK	1950	1	-15.6
SCOTT CDA	SASK	1950	1	-15.6
CAMPSIE	ALTA	1969	1	-15.6
FAIRVIEW	ALTA	1969	1	-15.6
MAYO A	YT	1982	1	-15.6
DAVIDSON	SASK	1936	2	-15.5
LUMSDEN	SASK	1936	2	-15.5
DELORAINE	MAN	1936	2	-15.5
CORONATION A	ALTA	1950	1	-15.5
FORT MACLEOD	ALTA	1969	1	-15.5
BEAVERLODGE CDA	ALTA	1933	12	-15.4
MUENSTER	SASK	1936	2	-15.4
CHAPLIN	SASK	1950	1	-15.4
FORT ST JOHN A	BC	1969	1	-15.4
FOREMOST	ALTA	1969	1	-15.4
EUREKA RIVER	ALTA	1969	1	-15.4
VALLEYVIEW RS	ALTA	1969	1	-15.4
BALDONNEL	BC	1979	2	-15.4
CHAPLIN	SASK	1904	2	-15.3
INDIAN HEAD CDA	SASK	1936	2	-15.3
RED DEER A	ALTA	1950	1	-15.3
TUGASKE	SASK	1950	1	-15.3
GRAVELBOURG	SASK	1950	1	-15.3
WASECA	SASK	1950	1	-15.3
EDMONTON NAMAO A	ALTA	1969	1	-15.3
OLDS	ALTA	1969	1	-15.3
MEDICINE HAT A	ALTA	1969	1	-15.3
ADEN	ALTA	1969	1	-15.3
DAWSON CREEK A	BC	1979	2	-15.3
SION	ALTA	1916	1	-15.2
OLDS	ALTA	1916	1	-15.2
REGINA CDA	SASK	1936	2	-15.2
GRANDE PRAIRIE A	ALTA	1950	1	-15.2
SASKATOON A	SASK	1950	1	-15.2
LACOMBE CDA	ALTA	1969	1	-15.2
JASPER	ALTA	1969	1	-15.2
CLEARDALE	ALTA	1969	1	-15.2
PINE PASS MT LEMORAY	BC	1979	2	-15.2
WONOWON	BC	1979	2	-15.2
KAYBOB 3	ALTA	1979	2	-15.2
BEAVERLODGE CDA	ALTA	1979	2	-15.2
CHAPLIN	SASK	1899	3	-15.1
LUMSDEN	SASK	1950	1	-15.1
CHOICELAND	SASK	1950	1	-15.1
CALMAR	ALTA	1969	1	-15.1
BALDONNEL	BC	1982	1	-15.1
HIGH RIVER	ALTA	1907	1	-15
LETHBRIDGE CDA	ALTA	1916	1	-15
PILGER	SASK	1936	2	-15
SEMANS	SASK	1937	1	-15
GOLDEN A	BC	1950	1	-15
NOKOMIS	SASK	1950	1	-15
OOTSA L SKINS L SPILLWAY	BC	1969	1	-15
WHITEHORSE A	YT	1969	1	-15
CLEARWATER	ALTA	1969	1	-15

+15C and Hotter Anomalies

Stn_Name	Prov	Year	Month	Anomaly in C
FOX FIVE	NU	1958	2	20.2
PELLY RANCH	YT	1981	1	18.5
WATSON LAKE A	YT	1993	12	18.3
MAYO A	YT	1981	1	18.1
SHINGLE POINT A	YT	1994	12	18
FOX FIVE	NU	1958	1	17.5
BURWASH A	YT	1981	1	16.5
MAYO A	YT	1985	1	16.3
WANHAM CDA	ALTA	1985	1	16.2
MOOSONEE UA	ONT	1993	1	16
IQALUIT A	NU	1947	2	15.7
KUUJJUARAPIK A	QUE	1947	2	15.6
SHINGLE POINT A	YT	1989	2	15.5
MAYO A	YT	1926	1	15.2
DAWSON A	YT	1981	1	15.2
PELLY RANCH	YT	1985	1	15

Canada – Grid Square Choices – 5×5 = Warming and 1×1 = Cooling

Published on December 9, 2012December 9, 2012 by sunshinehours11 Comment

Update: There are 54 5×5 grid squares in Canada with EC normals with 170 datapoints in the last 15 years. 29 are warming and 25 are cooling.

There are 199 1×1 grid squares using the same data. 116 are cooling and 83 are warming.

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Previously I have looked at the 15 year trend for Environment Canada data up to Nov 2012 using 1×1 grids here, and 5×5 grids here.

Using 1×1 grid squares, Canada is cooling at -0.089C / decade.

Using 5×5 grid squares, Canada is warming at 0.053C / decade.

Don’t the big guys like to use 5×5 grids? What a shock.

Maps for 5×5 and 1×1 below.

Canada Nov 2012 15 Year Trend by 5×5 Grid Square

Published on December 9, 2012December 9, 2012 by sunshinehours11 Comment

This map is the 15 year temperature trend for Canada by 5×5 grid squares up to November 2012.

The data comes from Environment Canada Stations that are part of the “normals” and have 170 or more datapoints in the last 180 months (15 years).

The color of the square indicates warming or cooling.

The square size is Not proportional to the amount of warming or cooling.

Here is the same map where the square size is proportional to warming cooling.

Canada Nov 2012 15 Year Trend by 1×1 Grid Square

Published on December 9, 2012December 9, 2012 by sunshinehours11 Comment

This map is the 15 year temperature trend for Canada by 1×1 grid squares up to November 2012.

The data comes from Environment Canada Stations that are part of the “normals” and have 170 or more datapoints in the last 180 months (15 years).

The color of the square indicates warming or cooling.

The square size is Not proportional to the amount of warming or cooling.

Here is the same map where the square size is proportional to warming cooling.

Canada October 2012 – 15 Year Trends (A lot of cooling)

Published on November 22, 2012 by sunshinehours17 Comments

This is a map of Environment Canada Stations that are part of the “normals” and have 170 or more datapoints in the last 180 months (15 years) as of October 2012.

The circle size is proportion to the warming or cooling.

When some people say Canada is “warming”, I would disagree and say Western Canada is definitely cooling for 15 years and a small part of Eastern Canada clustered around the big cities and a couple of arctic stations are warming.