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The Forest fire weather index (FWI) (French: indice forêt météo, IFM) is an estimation of the risk of wildfire computed by Météo France and the Meteorological Service of Canada. It was introduced in France in 1992 but is based on a Canadian empirical model developed and widely used since 1976.
Canada's annual average temperature over land warmed by 1.7 °C (3.1 °F) between 1948 and 2016. The rate of warming is highest in Canada's north, the Prairies, and northern British Columbia. The country's precipitation has increased in recent years and wildfires expanded from seasonal events to year-round threats.
Waneta, British Columbia and Grand Forks, British Columbia: 42.8 °C (109 °F) Fort Vermilion, Alberta: −52.2 °C (−62 °F) 1923 Newgate, British Columbia and Grand Forks, British Columbia: 38.9 °C (102 °F) Doucet, Quebec: −54.4 °C (−66 °F) 1922 St Albans, Manitoba and Grand Forks, British Columbia: 40.0 °C (104 °F)
Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... Wildfires in Canada's Alberta, British Columbia prompt evacuation orders.
These amounts vary across the country due to topographical and climatic considerations. Criteria ranges from 10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 in) in a 12-hour period, with local exceptions for southwestern British Columbia (5 cm (2.0 in) in a 6-hour period) and Haines Skagway roads in British Columbia/Yukon (20 cm (7.9 in) in a 24-hour period).
Concurrently, smoke from fires in British Columbia caused severe air quality issues in Edmonton. [19] By May 15, four neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray (Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace) were ordered to evacuate, displacing 6,000 and causing gridlock on Alberta Highway 63.
Ucluelet Brynnor Mines, British Columbia: October 6, 1967 Greatest Snowfall in one season* 2,446.5 centimetres (963.2 in) [4] Mount Copeland, British Columbia: 1971–1972 Greatest Snowfall in one day: 145 cm (57 in) [5] Tahtsa Lake, British Columbia: Feb 11, 1999 Highest Humidex reading: 52.6 C (126.7 F) [6] Carman, Manitoba: July 25, 2007 ...
Every part of the entire province of British Columbia, including the coastal temperate rain forest and Haida Gwaii, has been in drought throughout the summer months of 2023. Two-thirds of BC's water basins were in extreme to exceptional drought, with the hardest-hit areas being across the south and in the northeast Peace River region.