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The rapid spread of the 2023 Canadian wildfires was exacerbated by the drought. [4] [5] Vegetation throughout Canada was exceptionally dry, leading to tinder-like conditions. Lightning strikes in Canada's west, the most common cause of wildfires in Canada, were not commonly accompanied by any significant rain. [6]
Greatest Rainfall (in 24 hours) 489.2 mm (19.26 in) [2] ... 2023-7 Prince Edward Island Charlottetown 164 1942-9 Newfoundland & Labrador Red Harbour 199 2005-3
May 31 – North Bay, Ontario, was struck by two weak tornadoes. June 23 – a weak tornado touched down in Ottawa between Kanata and Barrhaven.; July 28 – severe thunderstorms over Northern Ontario produced a tornado over Halfway Lake Provincial Park (70 km (43 mi) north of Sudbury) where 800 people were camping at the time, fallen trees injure 4 campers.
The 2023 Nova Scotia floods were a series of floods in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. [2] [3] Areas in Nova Scotia received 250mm (9.8 inches) of rain in a 24 hour period, causing flash floods. [4] On July 22, 2023, a state of emergency was declared in the province
From Oct. 1, 2022 through March 1, 2023, about 15.07 inches have been recorded. Wilson said rain and snow storms moving though the area including stratiform precipitation and isolated showers are ...
This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by Environment Canada and the University of Western Ontario's Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) in Canada throughout 2023. Based on statistical modelling by Sills et al. (2012), an average of 230 tornadoes likely occur across the country each year; however, only 61 of these are actually documented annually based on 1980–2009 averages. [1]
The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2023. The year saw a transition from La Niña to El Niño , with record high global average surface temperatures . The several weather events which had a significant impact were blizzards , cold waves , droughts , heat waves , wildfires , floods , tornadoes , and ...
The warm front moved northeastward, affecting Quebec City, the southern Maritimes and New England, while precipitation became snow with a small amount of freezing rain during its progression. [ 4 ] On April 6, once it had passed through the warm sector of the depression that had reached northern Quebec, temperatures rose well above 0 °C, which ...