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  2. Frost line - Wikipedia

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    The frost line—also known as frost depth or freezing depth—is most commonly the depth to which the groundwater in soil is expected to freeze. The frost depth depends on the climatic conditions of an area, the heat transfer properties of the soil and adjacent materials, and on nearby heat sources.

  3. Temperature in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030 under the Paris Agreement. In July 2021, Canada enhanced the Paris Agreement plans with a new goal of reducing emissions by 40–45% below 2005 levels by 2030, [62] enacting the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. [60]

  4. List of extreme temperatures in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Location Temperature Location Temperature 2024 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.5 °C (109 °F) Keg River, Alberta and Old Crow, Yukon: −51.5 °C (−61 °F) 2023 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.2 °C (108 °F) Rabbit Kettle, Northwest Territories: −53.4 °C (−64 °F) 2022 Lytton, British Columbia: 42.2 °C (108 °F) Pelly Ranch, Yukon

  5. January 1998 North American ice storm - Wikipedia

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    The North American Ice Storm of 1998 (also known as the Great Ice Storm of 1998 or the January Ice Storm) was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms in January 1998 that struck a relatively narrow swath of land from eastern Ontario to southern Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, and bordering areas from northern New York to central Maine in the United States.

  6. December 2017–January 2018 North American cold wave

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    Canada, East Coast of the United States, Midwestern United States Part of the 2017–18 North American winter The December 2017–January 2018 North American cold wave was an extreme weather event in North America in which record low temperatures gripped much of the Central , Eastern United States , and parts of Central and Eastern Canada.

  7. Severe weather terminology (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    Freezing Drizzle Advisory – Issued when freezing drizzle is expected to last for at least eight hours. Frost Advisory – Issued during the growing season in southern portions of Canada (except British Columbia) where formation of frost is expected due to surface temperatures falling to near 0 °C (32 °F) in the overnight hours.

  8. February 2021 North American cold wave - Wikipedia

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    In the city of Saltillo, temperatures reached as low as −4.5 °C (23.9 °F) early on February 16 as bitterly cold air surged south from Canada and the United States into the country of Mexico. [29] It was the coldest temperature reported in the city since a cold wave in 2014. [citation needed]

  9. Weather extremes in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Extreme Rainfall Location Maximum Daily Rainfall (mm) Date British Columbia Ucluelet 489 1967-10 Yukon Quiet Lake 91 1972-7 Alberta Eckville 213 1970-6 Northwest Territories Fort Liard 100 1986-7 Saskatchewan Cypress Hill 193 1998-6 Nunavut Coral Harbour 128 1973-10 Manitoba Rivers 239 2020-6 Ontario Harrow 264 1989-7 Quebec Barrage des Quinze 172