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Climate data for Toronto WMO ID: 71266; coordinates ; elevation: 112.5 m (369 ft); 1991 ... Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada [1] [2] Notes
The following tables show the average maximum and minimum temperatures of Canada of various cities across Canada, based on the climate period from 1981 to 2010 for the months of January and July (generally the lowest and highest average temperature months, but not in every case).
The coldest place in Canada based on average yearly temperature is Eureka, Nunavut, where the temperature averages at −19.7 °C or −3.5 °F for the year. Date Recorded Location
Within twelve days, the downtown Toronto weather station at the University of Toronto (Trinity College near Queen's Park) recorded an average season's worth of 118.4 cm (46.61 in) of snow, much of it lake effect from Lake Ontario and a monthly record for January, but fell short of the snowiest month overall March 1870, with 158.5 cm (62.40 in ...
The Toronto observatory ended in 1853, but the colonial government of the province of Canada took over the service and continued collecting climate data. On May 1, 1871, the new Dominion of Canada established the Meteorological Service of Canada by providing a $5000 grant to Professor G. T. Kingston of the University of Toronto to establish a ...
Thousands of wildfires in Canada this year have incinerated an area larger than Florida, releasing into the atmosphere more than three times the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by Canada ...
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada "warming over the 20th century is indisputable and largely due to human activities" [25] adding "Canada's rate of warming is about twice the global rate: a 2° C increase globally means a 3 to 4 °C increase for Canada". [26] ECCC lists impacts of climate change consistent with global changes.
Canada is described as one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, especially Northern Canada. [13] During the past several summers, Canada's wildfires have increased in size and quantity. The most damaging wildfire season was recorded recently, in the summer of 2023, with high temperatures; 6623 fires destroyed 18.4 million hectares ...