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Canada March 2013 – The Cold Stations

Published on April 4, 2013April 3, 2013 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

The data is from the monthly summaries put out by Environment Canada.

These are the “Normals” stations (the stations EC calculates anomalies for) with a temperature anomaly colder than -1.0C.

254 stations are part of the Normals. 92 were colder than -1C below the 1970-2001 average. 64 were warmer.

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Stn Name	Prov	Year	Month	Anomaly
ESTEVAN A	SASK	2013	3	-8.5
KINDERSLEY A	SASK	2013	3	-7.6
LAST MOUNTAIN CS	SASK	2013	3	-7.5
OUTLOOK PFRA	SASK	2013	3	-7.4
REGINA INTL A	SASK	2013	3	-7.3
ROCANVILLE	SASK	2013	3	-7.3
LEROY	SASK	2013	3	-6.9
CORONACH	SASK	2013	3	-6.9
BEECHY	SASK	2013	3	-6.8
BROADVIEW	SASK	2013	3	-6.7
STEWART VALLEY	SASK	2013	3	-6.7
INDIAN HEAD CDA	SASK	2013	3	-6.6
MUENSTER	SASK	2013	3	-6.2
SWIFT CURRENT CDA	SASK	2013	3	-6.1
GILBERT PLAINS	MAN	2013	3	-6.1
CRAIGMYLE	ALTA	2013	3	-6
LANGENBURG	SASK	2013	3	-6
SCOTT CDA	SASK	2013	3	-5.8
FORT SIMPSON A	NWT	2013	3	-5.7
DUVAL	SASK	2013	3	-5.7
ROCK POINT	SASK	2013	3	-5.7
PILOT MOUND (AUT)	MAN	2013	3	-5.7
MCCREARY	MAN	2013	3	-5.6
KELLIHER	SASK	2013	3	-5.5
BALDUR	MAN	2013	3	-5.4
STRATHCLAIR	MAN	2013	3	-5.4
FORESTBURG PLANT SITE	ALTA	2013	3	-5.1
VEGREVILLE	ALTA	2013	3	-5.1
COWAN	MAN	2013	3	-5.1
ORANGEVILLE MOE	ONT	2013	3	-5.1
MANKOTA	SASK	2013	3	-4.9
BUTTE ST PIERRE	SASK	2013	3	-4.8
LLOYDMINSTER A	ALTA	2013	3	-4.7
CAMPSIE	ALTA	2013	3	-4.7
QUAPPELLE 1	SASK	2013	3	-4.6
KIPLING	SASK	2013	3	-4.5
WASAGAMING	MAN	2013	3	-4.5
PRINCE ALBERT A	SASK	2013	3	-4.2
MAYO ROAD	YT	2013	3	-4.1
WASECA	SASK	2013	3	-4
BARWICK	ONT	2013	3	-4
QUEENSTOWN	ALTA	2013	3	-3.9
MARQUETTE	MAN	2013	3	-3.9
PINAWA WNRE	MAN	2013	3	-3.7
CAMROSE	ALTA	2013	3	-3.6
KEY LAKE	SASK	2013	3	-3.6
EDMONTON WOODBEND	ALTA	2013	3	-3.5
TOFIELD NORTH	ALTA	2013	3	-3.4
WHITECOURT A	ALTA	2013	3	-3.4
ATLIN	BC	2013	3	-3.3
THE PAS A	MAN	2013	3	-3.3
RED DEER	ALTA	2013	3	-3.1
FORT ST JAMES	BC	2013	3	-3
DAKOTA WEST	ALTA	2013	3	-3
RED DEER A	ALTA	2013	3	-3
GRANDE PRAIRIE A	ALTA	2013	3	-3
PELLY	SASK	2013	3	-3
STONY MOUNTAIN	MAN	2013	3	-3
FORT SASKATCHEWAN	ALTA	2013	3	-2.9
SIMONETTE	ALTA	2013	3	-2.9
CLAYDON	SASK	2013	3	-2.9
GRAND RAPIDS HYDRO	MAN	2013	3	-2.9
PLEASANT CAMP	BC	2013	3	-2.8
COLD LAKE A	ALTA	2013	3	-2.8
HODGSON 2	MAN	2013	3	-2.8
HIGH LEVEL A	ALTA	2013	3	-2.7
MACKENZIE A	BC	2013	3	-2.6
FORT SMITH A	NWT	2013	3	-2.6
PEACE RIVER A	ALTA	2013	3	-2.6
RANKIN INLET A	NU	2013	3	-2.5
FLIN FLON	MAN	2013	3	-2.5
VANDERHOOF	BC	2013	3	-2.4
HAY RIVER A	NWT	2013	3	-2.3
EDMONTON STONY PLAIN	ALTA	2013	3	-2.3
FABYAN	ALTA	2013	3	-2.2
TREELON	SASK	2013	3	-2.2
LA RONGE A	SASK	2013	3	-2.2
CROSS LAKE JENPEG	MAN	2013	3	-2.2
KANANASKIS	ALTA	2013	3	-2
INDIAN BAY	MAN	2013	3	-2
CHATHAM WPCP	ONT	2013	3	-2
GERMANSEN LANDING	BC	2013	3	-1.9
YELLOW GRASS	SASK	2013	3	-1.7
SMITHERS A	BC	2013	3	-1.5
PRINCE GEORGE STP	BC	2013	3	-1.5
ARBORG	MAN	2013	3	-1.5
THOMPSON A	MAN	2013	3	-1.5
ST THOMAS WPCP	ONT	2013	3	-1.5
TABER	ALTA	2013	3	-1.4
CHETWYND A	BC	2013	3	-1.3
PUGWASH	NS	2013	3	-1.3
KANANASKIS POCATERRA	ALTA	2013	3	-1.1

Canada March 2013 – Really Cold in the Middle

Published on April 3, 2013April 3, 2013 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

According to the Environment Canada “Normals” (the stations EC calculates anomalies for) , Canada was colder than the 1971-2000 average in March 2013.

The mean of all the “Normals” was -.55C colder than 1971-2000 average.

If you look in the top left corder of the anomaly map and note the black circle represents 5C anomalies. Blue is colder than normal. Red is warmer.

The middle of the country was really, really cold. The warmth was concentrated in the far east and a couple of arctic stations.

And many of the stations had values too small to really show up on the map.

The anomaly map for Mar 2013 follows. Click to make it bigger.

Where do I get the data? From Environment Canada monthly summaries.

The URL for March 2013 BC data is here. You can replace BC with ALL or SASK of MAN etc.

I use the data with a D column value because EC calculates the anomalies for me. And because they are supposed to be better/long stations.

Nunavut (Canada’s Arctic) Temperature Falling From -8C to -12C Per Decade For Last 3 years

Published on March 21, 2013March 21, 2013 by sunshinehours110 Comments

Yes Canada’s Arctic has warmed. I blogged about it most recently here. Many stations have a big spike around 2010.

What has happened since then?

I looked at Nunavut stations with Normals (anomalies) calculated by Environment Canada that have data for the last 3 years. (Most recent Nunavut Data Here. I’m looking at stations with data in column D)

Temperature is falling. From -8C to -12C per decade. Amazing.

Sure. Only 3 years. But did anyone else tell you this news? (Click to make bigger)

Warming In The Arctic Has Happened Before – Cambridge Bay Nunavut

Published on March 21, 2013 by sunshinehours12 Comments

Some blogger named David Appell was sounding the AGW alarm yesterday (for the millionth time I think) about dangerous Arctic Greening.

Aside from the fact that greening is probably a good thing and that greening may be caused by more CO2 (a plant food) and not necessarily warming I also thought I would take a look at some Environment Canada weather stations in the north.

One of the stations with a long data record is Cambridge Bay Airport in Nunavut. The temperature anomalies are in relation to the 1971 – 2000 average.

The temperature in the boxes is the 5 year average. While it is true the temperature is 2.5C or so warmer than around 1980, it is also true it is only 1.2C warmer than around 1940. And who knows if the 20s or 30s were warmer or colder? Not enough data.

Do note that around 1965 it was 1.8C colder than the 1930s/40s.

Click to enlarge.

Since the latest data is from February, I thought I would show the warmest and coldest February’s for Cambridge Bay Airport.

Notice that 1931 was 4th warmest. 1941 and 1940 and 1929 made the top 11. etc/

Top 25 Warmest February’s

year	Anomaly
1989	7.5
2006	7.2
1980	6.2
1931	6
1978	5.7
2012	5.3
2010	5
1941	3.8
1940	3.4
1969	3.2
1929	2.5
1986	2.5
2011	2.5
1935	2.4
1953	2.4
1984	2.1
2001	2.1
1963	2
2000	1.8
1981	1.7
1996	1.7
2007	1.7
1999	1.6
1945	1.5
2009	1.4

February 2013 was 3.1C below the 1971-2000 average. And 17th coldest.

Top 25 Coldest February’s

year	Anomaly
1958	-6.3
1972	-5.8
1955	-5.2
1979	-5.2
1990	-5.2
1949	-5
1936	-4.9
1965	-4.6
1983	-4.4
1946	-4.3
1951	-4.2
1967	-3.9
1962	-3.7
1985	-3.6
1942	-3.5
1957	-3.1
2013	-3.1
1974	-2.8
1977	-2.8
1952	-2.7
1956	-2.7
2008	-2.7
1950	-2.3
1966	-2.3
1937	-2

Snowfall Records Canada February 2013

Published on March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 by sunshinehours11 Comment

The data is from the monthly summaries put out by Environment Canada.

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

Many of these stations are new and only 2 or 4 years of data. Foldens Ont does have 49 years of data and broke the old record by 19.2cm.

New Snowfall Records for February 2013 = Most Average Snow in February

Stn_Name	Prov	New Record (cm)	Previous Record (cm)	Difference	Previous Record Year	Years of Data
BARRIE LANDFILL	ONT	109.3	37	72.3	2012	2
SUMMERSIDE SNOW 2	PEI	73.2	28	45.2	2012	2
PUKASKWA (AUT)	ONT	37	10.7	26.3	1997	4
OTTAWA INTL	ONT	32.4	10.2	22.2	2012	2
JAMESTOWN	ONT	135.5	113.9	21.6	2007	7
MORELL SNOW	PEI	100.8	79.6	21.2	2012	2
FOLDENS	ONT	78.2	59	19.2	1985	49
OAKVILLE TWN	ONT	51.8	34.1	17.7	2011	6
KINGSBORO SNOW	PEI	68.6	53.6	15	2012	2
GASPE A	QUE	140.2	125.9	14.3	2008	42
ST CATHARINES BROCK U	ONT	79	65.3	13.7	2011	10
OAK POINT, NB	NB	60.5	50	10.5	2012	2
REGINA RCMP SNOW	SASK	22	13.5	8.5	2009	8
SONYA SUNDANCE MEADOWS	ONT	78	69.6	8.4	2008	11
THUNDER BAY BURWOOD	ONT	23	15	8	2011	8
TAPLEY	ONT	95.9	88	7.9	2008	8
WROXETER	ONT	106.9	99.4	7.5	1968	39
FERGUS MOE	ONT	77	72.4	4.6	1972	45
ELMWOOD SNOW	PEI	106.2	101.8	4.4	2012	2
ESK	SASK	25.4	21.2	4.2	2009	28
REGINA CO-OP UPGRADER SN	SASK	14.5	11.6	2.9	2012	8
BEACON HILL	SASK	34	32	2	2008	28
BLACKSTOCK	ONT	69.3	67.7	1.6	2008	12

Top 10 Snowfall (all time) in February in Canada

Prov	Stn Name	Year	Month	Snowfall (cm)
BC	MT WASHINGTON RESORT	1999	2	689.5
BC	MT WASHINGTON UPPER	1999	2	648
BC	KEMANO KILDALA PASS	1954	2	514.5
BC	CYPRESS BOWL UPPER	1999	2	506.5
BC	TAHTSA LAKE WEST	1999	2	487.5
BC	GALORE CREEK	1967	2	481.3
BC	GLACIER	1954	2	463.9
BC	REVELSTOKE MT COPELAND	1972	2	453.9
BC	MT WASHINGTON UPPER	1998	2	448
BC	WHISTLER ROUNDHOUSE	1999	2	443

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

Bright Sunshine Canada February 2013

Published on March 16, 2013March 17, 2013 by sunshinehours15 Comments

Once upon a time, there were over 250 weather stations collecting bright sunshine data in Canada each month.

Alas we are now down to 7 stations. In 3 provinces. And only 5 of the 7 are considered reliable enough or old enough to have “% of Normals” calculated.

February 2013 was pretty gloomy in BC where sunshine was around 60% of normal (the 1971-2000 average).

Goose Airport in NFLD was 3% sunnier than normal. Wiarton Airport in Ontario was gloomiest at 54% of normal.

Province	Station	Year	Month	Bright Sunshine Hours	Bright Sunshine % of Normal
BC	VICTORIA INTL A	2013	2	55	61
BC	COMOX A	2013	2	53	62
BC	VANCOUVER INTL A	2013	2	50	59
ONT	WIARTON A	2013	2	50	54
ONT	TORONTO LESTER B. PEARSO	2013	2	82	NA
NFLD	CARTWRIGHT	2013	2	102	NA
NFLD	GOOSE A	2013	2	130	103

Update: Eureka Top 15 Sunshine Months From the Past (See comment)

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	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	EUREKA	1974	5	544	110
NU	EUREKA	1972	5	543	109
NU	EUREKA	1979	5	543	109

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.