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Weather Records

Weather Records in Canada

(Although Canada holds NO world weather records, here are some internal records)

• Highest Recorded Windchill: -92°C (Temperature: -51°C, Wind: 56km/h). Pelly Bay, NWT, 13 January 1975.

• Highest Recorded Temperature: 45°C. Midale, Saskatchewan, 5 July 1937.

Weather Records from Around the World

• Lowest Recorded Temperature: -89.2°C. Vostok, Antartica, 21 July 1983.

• Lowest Recorded Temperature for a permanently inhabited place: -68°C. Oymyakon, Siberia, 1933.

• Greatest Temperature Rise: 27°C (-20°C to 7°C) in TWO minutes. Spearfish, South Dakota, 27 January 1943.

• Greatest Temperature Drop in One Day: -56°C (from 7°C to -49°C). Browning, Montana, 23-24 January 1916.

• Most Intense Rainfall: 38.1 mm in ONE minute. Barst, Guadeloupe, 26 November 1970

• Largest Single Hailstone: 1 kg. Gopalganj, Bangladesh, 14 April 1996.

LINKS for weather statistics:

Canadian Climate Stuff - Complete climate details for most Canadian cities and towns. This collection is very detailed, every stat from number of days with fog, to average wind speed and direction. Or, you can view past weather for ANY DAY! So now you can re-live "the big storm", or "that snowy winter", or resolve bets with friends.

Australian Climate Info - Extensive climate information for Australia. You get view tons of data, plus graphical displays of the stats too. There is also a lot of other interesting related information, so it is worth a look for sure.

World Climate Stats - Limited details, usually only temperature stats, but includes most cities worldwide.

Want HELP predicting the weather?????

I think many of these suggestions are useful, but only if you pay close attention to them and the corresponding weather conditions. Of course, nothing beats a regular Environment Canada forecast, ( weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca ) if you ask me, but these tips are very effective if used in conjuction with an EC forecast.

SHORT RANGE:

• Generally look for rain or snow if clouds, especially altostratus or altocumulus, lower, darken and thicken.

• The more cloud types in the sky, the more likely there is to be precipitation.

• Look for showers if cumulus clouds develop skyward rapidly on a spring or summer afternoon. The faster the cumulus climbs, the more likely it will rain.

LONG RANGE:

• If cirrus clouds stay thin, fair weather should follow. If they thicken and spread, expect rain or snow within 48 hours.

• A halo around the sun or moon, characterisic of cirrostratus, means wet weather coming soon. The brighter the halo, the sooner the rain.

• Short-lived contrails behind high-flying aircraft imply dry air in the upper atmosphere and continued fair weather. Long-lasting contrails imply high moisture and approaching rain.

• A mackerel sky, patterned like the markings on a mackerel's back and seen in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, indicates deteriorating weather ahead.

SOURCE: Canadian Geographic ( www.canadiangeographic.com ) - March/April 2000

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LAST UPDATED: February 27, 2006