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Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data

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Normals Data

The minimum number of years used to calculate these Normals is indicated by a code for each element. A "+" beside an extreme date indicates that this date is the first occurrence of the extreme value. Values and dates in bold indicate all-time extremes for the location.

Data used in the calculation of these Normals may be subject to further quality assurance checks. This may result in minor changes to some values presented here.

PRINCETON A *
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Current Station Operator: CCN

* This station meets WMO standards for temperature and precipitation.

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Normals Station Data
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Temperature
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Temperature
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Daily Average (°C) -5.0 -2.3 2.8 7.1 11.3 14.8 17.9 17.9 13.2 6.8 -0.3 -5.6 6.6 A
Standard Deviation 2.8 2.4 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.7 1.1 2.9 3.1 2.2 A
Daily Maximum (°C) -1.4 2.6 9.1 14.4 18.8 22.3 26.3 26.7 21.7 13.2 3.5 -2.4 12.9 A
Daily Minimum (°C) -8.6 -7.2 -3.4 -0.3 3.7 7.3 9.5 9.0 4.7 0.3 -4.0 -8.9 0.2 A
Extreme Maximum (°C) 13.3 15.2 23.5 31.1 36.3 36.7 41.7 38.7 38.8 30.2 21.1 12.2
Date (yyyy/dd) 1983/ 11 1986/ 24 1994/ 30 1987/ 27 1983/ 29 1961/ 16 1941/ 17 1998/ 04 1988/ 03 1980/ 05 1975/ 04 1941/ 02
Extreme Minimum (°C) -41.1 -33.9 -33.3 -11.1 -8.3 -2.2 0.0 -1.2 -6.7 -23.1 -34.5 -42.8
Date (yyyy/dd) 1950/ 25 1956/ 15 1955/ 04 1951/ 19 1954/ 01 1939/ 01 1952/ 06 1992/ 23 1972/ 25 1984/ 31 1985/ 28 1968/ 30
Precipitation
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Rainfall (mm) 12.1 7.7 8.0 16.7 28.9 37.6 29.6 24.3 23.7 23.5 26.9 6.7 245.7 A
Snowfall (cm) 33.9 16.2 10.2 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.0 21.6 37.7 125.1 A
Precipitation (mm) 39.7 20.5 16.5 18.4 29.6 37.6 29.6 24.3 23.8 26.1 44.5 36.4 346.9 A
Average Snow Depth (cm) 25 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 6 C
Median Snow Depth (cm) 25 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 6 C
Snow Depth at Month-end (cm) 27 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 23 6 C
Extreme Daily Rainfall (mm) 32.7 36.3 19.1 33.0 34.3 30.5 36.8 29.7 22.4 42.5 32.0 121.9
Date (yyyy/dd) 1986/ 18 1949/ 16 1972/ 05 1988/ 17 1957/ 19 1959/ 08 1962/ 08 1948/ 13 1938/ 04 2003/ 20 1949/ 26 1936/ 21
Extreme Daily Snowfall (cm) 40.9 29.0 21.0 11.4 8.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 24.1 40.0 57.2
Date (yyyy/dd) 1972/ 11 1972/ 27 1997/ 15 1968/ 12 1988/ 02 1937/ 01 1937/ 01 1937/ 01 1985/ 06 1945/ 24 1990/ 24 1949/ 27
Extreme Daily Precipitation (mm) 47.1 65.0 35.6 33.0 34.3 30.5 36.8 29.7 22.4 42.5 39.8 121.9
Date (yyyy/dd) 1986/ 18 1949/ 16 1972/ 05 1988/ 17 1957/ 19 1959/ 08 1962/ 08 1948/ 13 1938/ 04 2003/ 20 2003/ 18 1936/ 21
Extreme Snow Depth (cm) 90 89 79 20 5 0 0 0 0 10 43 100
Date (yyyy/dd) 1997/ 01 1972/ 27 1972/ 05 1975/ 01 1955/ 13 1955/ 01 1955/ 01 1955/ 01 1955/ 01 1971/ 30 1990/ 25 1996/ 30
Days with Maximum Temperature
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Maximum Temperature
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
<= 0 °C 16.2 6.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.38 5.9 20.4 50.6 A
> 0 °C 14.8 21.6 29.9 30.0 31.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 30.0 30.6 24.1 10.6 314.6 A
> 10 °C 0.16 0.56 12.4 24.3 29.9 29.8 31.0 31.0 29.7 22.8 2.0 0.0 213.6 A
> 20 °C 0.0 0.0 0.35 3.8 11.2 18.7 26.4 27.0 17.4 3.0 0.0 0.0 107.6 A
> 30 °C 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.04 1.3 2.7 8.5 9.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.2 A
> 35 °C 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.15 0.12 1.4 1.3 0.15 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 A
Days with Minimum Temperature
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Minimum Temperature
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
> 0 °C 0.96 1.7 4.5 13.4 26.0 29.7 31.0 30.9 26.8 16.5 5.6 0.35 187.4 A
<= 2 °C 31.0 28.2 30.0 22.4 10.2 1.5 0.04 0.27 7.0 20.2 27.5 31.0 209.2 A
<= 0 °C 30.0 26.5 26.5 16.6 5.0 0.27 0.0 0.08 3.2 14.5 24.4 30.7 177.8 A
< -2 °C 25.7 22.5 18.8 9.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 8.7 17.6 27.6 133.4 A
< -10 °C 10.5 7.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.35 3.2 10.7 33.6 A
< -20 °C 2.5 1.3 0.04 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.04 0.73 1.9 6.4 A
< - 30 °C 0.42 0.04 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.12 0.35 0.93 A
Days with Rainfall
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Rainfall
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
>= 0.2 mm 3.7 3.4 5.7 8.4 11.0 11.0 8.2 7.1 7.8 10.0 8.0 2.5 86.8 A
>= 5 mm 0.69 0.37 0.27 0.85 1.6 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.7 0.50 14.8 A
>= 10 mm 0.42 0.04 0.04 0.19 0.54 0.96 1.0 0.69 0.50 0.31 0.73 0.04 5.5 A
>= 25 mm 0.04 0.04 0.0 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.0 0.04 0.04 0.0 0.36 A
Days With Snowfall
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days With Snowfall
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
>= 0.2 cm 11.6 6.9 4.7 1.6 0.42 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.04 1.3 7.2 11.4 45.1 A
>= 5 cm 2.1 0.89 0.46 0.04 0.04 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.19 1.1 2.1 6.9 A
>= 10 cm 0.88 0.15 0.23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.04 0.42 0.81 2.5 A
>= 25 cm 0.04 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.15 0.15 0.34 A
Days with Precipitation
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
>= 0.2 mm 13.5 9.2 9.2 9.5 11.3 11.0 8.2 7.1 7.8 10.8 13.4 12.6 123.5 A
>= 5 mm 2.5 1.0 0.73 0.92 1.6 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.4 2.7 2.2 20.6 A
>= 10 mm 1.1 0.22 0.19 0.23 0.58 0.96 1.0 0.69 0.50 0.35 1.0 0.85 7.7 A
>= 25 mm 0.08 0.04 0.0 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.0 0.04 0.12 0.04 0.52 A
Days with Snow Depth
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Snow Depth
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
>= 1 cm 31.0 27.0 13.1 0.36 0.04 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.41 9.4 27.1 108.4 D
>= 5 cm 30.3 26.3 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.05 4.2 22.5 94.7 D
>= 10 cm 27.8 23.7 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 17.5 81.1 D
>= 20 cm 20.7 15.5 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.74 7.6 50.0 D
Wind
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Wind
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Maximum Hourly Speed (km/h) 56 64 46 56 64 56 56 53 80 59 56 78
Date (yyyy/dd) 1989/ 30 1961/ 21 1982/ 09 2002/ 22 1976/ 17 1976/ 06 1977/ 17 1975/ 29 1996/ 04 1990/ 10 1989/ 07 1979/ 14
Direction of Maximum Hourly Speed SW W SW SW W SE NW NW S N SW N
Maximum Gust Speed (km/h) 67 59 57 74 70 67 78 67 59 56 54 100
Date (yyyy/dd) 1980/ 12 1979/ 13 1979/ 12 1981/ 05 1979/ 26 1981/ 10 1981/ 17 1979/ 22 1978/ 30 1978/ 11 1978/ 08 1979/ 14
Direction of Maximum Gust W W W SW W W SW SW W W NE N
Degree Days
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Degree Days
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Above 24 °C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 0.7 0 0 0 0 2.3 C
Above 18 °C 0 0 0 0 2.9 10.5 40.8 39.6 4.2 0 0 0 97.8 C
Above 15 °C 0 0 0 0.2 12.7 38.8 101.2 99.4 23.1 0.2 0 0 275.6 C
Above 10 °C 0 0 0.1 9.8 69.1 148 245.8 244.4 109 12.7 0.1 0 838.9 C
Above 5 °C 0.1 0.3 13.3 77.8 195.7 295.3 400.8 399.3 246.3 80.5 5.1 0 1714.5 C
Above 0 °C 9.4 22.7 102.9 214.5 349.9 445.3 555.8 554.3 396.1 214.1 51.1 5 2920.9 C
Below 0 °C 160.9 87 15.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 59.1 179.4 505.7 C
Below 5 °C 306.5 205.7 80.8 13.3 0.8 0 0 0 0.3 25.4 163.2 329.4 1125.4 C
Below 10 °C 461.5 346.5 222.5 95.3 29.2 2.7 0.1 0.2 12.9 112.6 308.1 484.4 2075.9 C
Below 15 °C 616.5 487.6 377.4 235.7 127.8 43.5 10.5 10.1 77 255 458 639.4 3338.7 C
Below 18 °C 709.5 572.3 470.4 325.5 211 105.2 43 43.3 148.1 347.9 548 732.4 4256.6 C
Bright Sunshine
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Bright Sunshine
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Total Hours 59.0 99.8 159.9 199.6 247.3 255.5 300.2 285.3 219.3 146.9 66.6 48.2 2087.5 C
Days with measurable 20.8 24.3 29.4 28.7 30.0 29.3 30.3 30.4 29.2 28.9 22.1 19.6 323.2 C
% of possible daylight hours 21.9 35.0 43.5 48.5 52.0 52.6 61.2 63.9 57.8 43.8 24.2 18.8 43.6 C
Extreme Daily 8.3 10.0 11.0 13.3 15.2 15.0 15.0 14.1 12.1 10.6 8.3 7.3
Date (yyyy/dd) 1988/ 31 2001/ 26 1979/ 19 1989/ 30 1988/ 30 1978/ 20 1998/ 01 1992/ 02 1988/ 01 1979/ 02 1978/ 10 1994/ 04
Humidex
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Humidex
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Extreme Humidex 11.8 13.5 22.8 30.3 37.4 40.8 45.5 39.1 39.1 30.1 23.8 10.2
Date (yyyy/dd) 1983/ 11 1986/ 24 1994/ 30 1987/ 27 2010/ 15 1955/ 11 2010/ 08 2008/ 16 1988/ 02 1980/ 06 1975/ 04 1980/ 26
Wind Chill
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Wind Chill
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Extreme Wind Chill (°C) -37 -35 -34 -15 -8 -3 0 -1 -6 -27 -38 -40
Date (yyyy/dd) 1957/ 26 1989/ 01 1955/ 04 2008/ 21 1954/ 01 1954/ 02 1953/ 01 1992/ 23 1957/ 19 1984/ 31 1985/ 27 1964/ 16
Humidity
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Average Relative Humidity - 1500LST (%) 80.7 69.1 50.3 40.4 39.8 40.1 35.8 34.1 37.6 50.6 73.1 81.7 52.8 A
Frost-Free
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Frost-Free
Date/Days Code
Average Date of Last Spring Frost May 23 C
Average Date of First Fall Frost Sept 17 C
Average Length of Frost-Free Period 116 Days C
1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Frost-Free
Probability of last temperature in spring of 0 °C or lower on or after indicated dates 10% 25% 33% 50% 66% 75% 90%
Date Jun 19 Jun 11 Jun 05 May 30 May 22 May 18 May 11
Probability of first temperature in fall of 0 °C or lower on or before indicated dates 10% 25% 33% 50% 66% 75% 90%
Date Aug 31 Sep 06 Sep 07 Sep 14 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 28
Probability of frost-free period equal to or less than indicated period (Days) 10% 25% 33% 50% 66% 75% 90%
Days 78 90 96 109 115 119 128

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  • A = WMO "3 and 5 rule" (i.e. no more than 3 consecutive and no more than 5 total missing for either temperature or precipitation)
  • B = At least 25 years
  • C = At least 20 years
  • D = At least 15 years
Station / Element Metadata

Statistics listed below are provided as a guide to determine the validity of Normals and Extremes calculations. For example, a station with 30 years of record between 1981 and 2010 with no missing years would be a more reliable normal than a station with 15 years of record and 2 missing years. Less than 100% possible observations indicates that out of the total number of observations used, some records were missing.

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