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Jan 2
1901 Winnipeg records a low of -38.2C, the lowest low recorded around the British Empire in 1901. By way of comparison, Winnipeg's coldest night in 2001 was about -34C recorded on 11th February and the record low here is -45C recorded on February 18th 1966. Click here to find out how the weather in Winnipeg is getting on today. 66
1999 Snowstorm of the century began in Toronto and would last until the 15th. Snow up to 65cm deep lay at various points during this time. During this time a series of intense snowstorms affected the city dumping in total 118.4cm snow on the city. This is the city's greatest January snowfall. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 2

Jan 3
1913 Calgary's wettest January day on record. 25.4mm precipitation fell. Click here for current Calgary conditions. 40

Jan 4
1878 40cm of snow fell in Montreal and the temperature dropped to -21.1C. Click here to find out what the weather's like there right now. 4
1901 The coldest night of the year in Victoria; lows drop to -4.4C. By way of comparison the coldest nights of the year in 2001 saw lows here drop to around -2C whilst the record low set on 28th January 1950 is -15.6C. Click here to see what the weather's like here right now. 66
1981 -31.3C in Toronto, Toronto's lowest temperature on record. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 1
1998 Ice storm of the century began in Eastern Canada and would run until 9th Jan. $3billion worth of damage was caused. 2

Jan 5
1956 A freezing rain storm affected parts of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick leaving hundreds of people without power and water. 5

Jan 6
1909 Heavy rain on the 5th and 6th damaged roads and bridges in New Brunswick. Close to 100mm rain fell in Saint John and Sussex whilst ice breaking up in the south-west branch of the Miramichi River left ice piled up to 3m high along river banks. 29
1966 Temperatures in Pincher Creek, Alberta rise by 21C in just four minutes as chinook winds set in. 77
1986 The second winter storm in 3 days hit New Brunswick. These storms dumped 91cms snow on Moncton and 30cms snow on Bathurst. 100km/hr winds affected some regions. 78

Jan 7
2001 Prince Edward Island had it's worst storm in 6 years. Beginning on the 6th and ending on the 7th, the storm dumped 43cm snow on Charlottetown and up to 70cm on other parts of the island. Northeasterly winds gusting to 70km/h generated some rather large drifts. The same storm produced a fall of 53cm snow at Moncton, NB. 24

Jan 8
1979 Halifax's mildest January day on record; temperatures reached 13.5C at the airport. Click here to see what the weather's like at the moment. 36

Jan 9
1875 Cold and windy in southern Ontario with temperatures as low as -30C. 5
1899 -52.8C in Norway House, Manitoba, Manitoba's coldest temperature on record.  Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Norway House.1
2002 Some winter warmth affected parts of western Canada. 17 daily temperature records were broken, Lethbridge, AB, Regina, SK and Winnipeg, MB. Highs here reached 16C, 10C and 6C respectively. 78

Jan 10
1982 Lows drop to -39.3C at Sudbury, ON, the coldest night ever recorded here. Click here for the latest Sudbury weather. 53

Jan 11
1911 -61.1C recorded at Fort Vermillion, Alberta and this is Alberta's coldest temperature recorded. Click here to find out what the weather in Fort Vermillion is like at the moment. 1

Jan 12
1987 Heavy snow and strong winds during the night deposited 52cm snow on Moncton, NB whilst in Newfoundland winds gusted to 126km/h. 29

Jan 13
1975 One of Canada's worst wind chills. Temperatures at Hall Beach, NT were -46C and winds 61km/h and at Pelly Bay, NT -51C and 56km/h. The resulting wind chills were -73 and -77 respectively. Use this link to calculate the wind chill where you are now. 29, 77

Jan 14
1995 Temperatures reached 15.6C in Hamilton. ON, breaking a 45 year old daily maximum temperature record here. Pleasant as this warm weather might have been it caused mudslides on construction sites and flooding in some basements. Click here to see what the weather's like there right now. 29
2002 An active storm hit the Martimes. Among the highlights were more than 36cms snow and 100km/h gusts over the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick whilst in Truro, NS winds reached 165km/h. 78

Jan 15
1957 Montreal lowest temperature on record, -37.8C, was recorded. Click here to find out what the weather's like in Montreal at the moment. 1
1972 Alberta's maximum hourly wind, 108km/h, was recorded at Bighorn Dam, Alberta. 1

Jan 16
1952 9.4mm precipitation falls at Whitehorse, YK, the greatest one day January precipitation here. Click here for current Whitehorse weather. 49
2002 A blizzard over Atlantic Canada. Worst of the weather was at Cape Breton, NS where the blizzard dumped 20-40cms snow. 78

Jan 17
1974 118.1cm fell in 24 hours at Lakelse Lake, BC, until 1999 Canada's greatest 24 hour snowfall on record. 1
2000 Nova Scotia's worst blizzard in nearly a decade with 20-35cm snow falling. The same stomr deposited 53cm snow in Saint John, New Brunswick, just 6cm short of their 24 hour snowfall record set in 1960. 5, 10

Jan 18
1982 -30.5C recorded at Charlottetown, PEI, the lowest temperature on record here. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Charlottetown. 1

Jan 19
1901 Toronto's coldest night of the year as lows drop to -28.8C. By way of comparison the coldest night of the year in 2001 occured on 20th January when lows dipped down to -18C whilst January 4th 1981 is the coldest night on record here. Lows dropped to -31.3C then. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 66
1935 A 10 day long cold snap in Vancouver started. First more than 40cm of snow would fall - one of the worst storms in the city's history - then temperatures would drop to -16C before a quick thaw and 267mm rain falling in 4 days caused substantial roof damage in the city. 2, 78
1980 Nova Scotia's maximum hourly wind, 135km/h, was recorded in Halifax. 1

Jan 20
1964 31mm rain falls in less than 24 hours at Montreal/Dorval. 71
1977 On this day barometers in St. Anthony, Newfoundland read 940.2HPa, the lowest sea level pressure ever recorded in Canada. 1
2002 Temperatures dropped to a low of -51.5C in Key Lake, Sask, the lowest minimum temperature recorded in Canada during the whole of January 2002. The night of the 27th/28th was almost as cold here! 67

Jan 21
2000 Winds exceeding 148km/h were recorded in Nova Scotia whilst 54cm snow fell in Bathurst, New Brunswick and 20cm snow fell in Halifax, NS. 10
2001 31.8cm snow fell in Halifax, NS whilst Shearwater, NS received 47.5cm snow. 15

Jan 22
2000 $500,000 damage was caused in the Channel Head area in Newfoundland when a freak wave hit. The wave was 15-18m high and moved at 90-110km/h and was the largest wave to hit Newfoundland since 1929 when a tsunami hit Burin peninsula. 4

Jan 23
1935 -58.3C was recorded at Iroquois Falls, Ontario and this is Ontario's coldest temperature on record. 1
2002 A severe snowstorm over Labrador and Newfoundland generates winds above 100km/h and dumps 25cm snow in St. John's and 18cm snow in Gander.

Jan 24
1992 A storm over the Maritimes produced snow, rain, freezing rain and winds gusting to more than 100km/h. Small planes were damaged in the wind and the storm caused a 5 storey building being built in Dartmouth, NS to collapse. 29
1999 The worst snowstorm in 130 years hit Toronto. 78

Jan 25
1905 New Brunswick and Nova Scotia had their worst storm in 20 years. 18-45cm snow fell, blocking roads and railways. 4
1997 Temperartures in Edmonton dropped down to -42.2C. Click here to see what the weather's like there right now. 5

Jan 26
1884 A temperature of -37.2C was recorded at Kilmahumaig, PEI and is the lowest temperature on record in PEI. 1
1971 A 5 day long blizzard in London, Ontario dumps 62cm snow and kills 3. It was the worst blizzard in decades here. Visit this link to find out what the weather's like there today. 4

Jan 27
1962 Chinook winds in Pincher Creek, Alberta caused temperature to rise from -19C to 22C in just one hour. Click here to see what crazy tomfoolery winds are wreaking in Pincher Creek right now. 1
2002 Heavy snow hit the Lower Mainland in British Columbia. 25-30cms snow fell in Vancouver whilst 35-40cms snow hit Nanaimo. 78

Jan 28
1950 The coldest night on record in Victoria, BC. Lows dropped to -15.6C. Click here to see what the weather's like here right now. 35
1977 A 3 day long snowstorm begun to affect southern Ontario. 10cms snow accompanied by 100km/h winds produced huge drifts which left some Niagara Peninsula communities cut off for days. 78
1989 In Pelly Bay, NWT an air temperature of -51C and windchill of -91C was recorded and this might have been Canada's lowest ever windchill. This windchill was calculated using the old windchill formula. 2
2002 Temperatures reached 18.7C in Langara, BC, the highest temperature recorded in Canada in the whole of January 2002. 67

Jan 29
1931 Temperatures reach 18.3C in Medicine Hat, AB, the warmest January day on record here. Click here for current conditions there. 44

Jan 30
1947 A 10 day long blizzard started in the southern Praries and would last until Feb 8th, burying trains and towns from Winnipeg to Calgary. 1,2
1954 A tornado and heavy hail were reported at White Point Beach, NS (near Liverpool). Tornadoes are rare at the best of times in this region. 1, 78

Jan 31
1920 -41.1C in Upper Stewiacke, NS the coldest temperature on record in Nova Scotia. 1
1947 -58.9C in Smith River, BC the coldest temperature on record in British Columbia. 1
1947 -52.2C in Whitehorse, Yukon the coldest temperature on record in Whitehorse. Click here to find out that the weather's doing right now in Whitehorse. At the same time British Columbia records its coldest night on record as lows at Smith Falls drop to -58.9C. 1, 77
1996 Lows dropped to -50.2C at Geraldton, ON, the lowest temperature recorded in Ontario since 5th January 1959. Click here to see what the weather's like there right now. 29

Feb 2 - Groundhog Day.......all eyes to Wiarton Willy!
1916 One of the snowstorms of the century in Victoria, BC with at least 55cm snow falling. 2
1960 A snowstorm in Halifax, NS which lasts until the 3rd deposits 75cm snow downtown and 96cm snow in some suburbs. 1
1976 Belle Island, Labrador measures an hourly wind speed of 138km/h, the highest recorded in Labrador. During the same storm Borden, PEI measures an hourly wind speed of 93km/h, the record higest hourly wind speed in Prince Edward Island. Gusts reaching 188km/h were recorded in parts of Newfoundland and a gust reaching 188km/h was measured at Grand Manan Island, NB. . Meanwhile, in the Bay of Fundy it was the worst storm since the 1969 Saxby Gale with 12m waves and 10m generated. 1,2, 78
1989 Barometers in Eureka, NWT measure 1079.6Hpa, the highest sea level pressure ever measured in Canada. 1
1996 Western and central Canada was in the midst of a deep freeze and on this day temperatures in Winnipeg dipped down to -42C. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 5
2002 Freezing rain, snow and winds gusting to 100km/h affected southern Ontario, knocking out power and toppling trees in Waterloo and Toronto. 67

Feb 3
1947 Snag, Yukon measures an overnight low of -63.0C, the lowest recorded temperature in both Canada and North America. 1

Feb 4
1947 Yellowknife, NWT records -51.2C, the lowest temperature recorded here. Go here to see Yellowknife's current weather. 1
1971 Halifax, NS records -26.1C, the lowest temperature on record here. Visit this link to find out how the weather's getting on in Halifax right now. 1
1975 Woodale Bishop's Fall, Newfoundland records -41.1C, Newfoundland's lowest recorded temperature. 1

Feb 5
1923 Doucet, Quebec records -54.4C, Quebec's lowest temperature on record. 1
2002 30cm snow fell at Sydney, Nova Scotia. 67

Feb 6
1964 Just over 20cms snow falls in Toronto. 71
1978 A blizzard in Regina, Sask leaves the city snowbound for 4 days. Have a look at this link to see what the weather's up to Regina right now. 1
2001 A snowy day in the Atlantic Provinces saw 45cm snow fall in Bathurst, NB and 49cm in Charlo, NB. In general 30-60cm snow fell on New Brunswick. 15, 24

Feb 7
1943 27.9mm precipitation falls at Medicine Hat, Alberta, the greatest February one day precipitation on record here. Click here for the latest Medicine Hat weather. 44

Feb 8
1959 55km/h gales and temperatures as low as -22C affected Nova Scotia. 4
1979 During a blizzard in Iqalait, NWT winds up to 100km/h and temperatures of -40C are recorded. 1

Feb 9
1939 Temperatures dropped to -42.2C in Lethbridge, AB, the coldest February night on record here. This isn't too far off the coldest nights ever recorded here, -42.8C on 29th December 1968 and 23rd January 1969. Click here for current conditions in Lethbridge. 43
1964 Winds at Torbay Airport gusted to 192 km/h. 71

Feb 10
2001 6 people were killed in traffic accidents in southern Quebec during a freezing rain storm. Winds gusting to 120km/h left 300,000 people in Quebec without power. 24

Feb 11
1948 Saint John, New Brunswick records -36.7C, the lowest temperature on record here. Click here for current weather in Saint John. 1
1999 Tahtsa Lake, BC records 145cm snow in 24 hours, Canada's greatest single day snowfall record. The record snowfall was caused by a moist, mild southerly flow overrunning a shallow layer of cold, Arctic air. On the same day 113cm snow fell in Terrace, BC, 14cm more than had ever been recorded here before. 2, 22, 78

Feb 12
1934 Temperatures reached 18.9C in Calgary, the warmest February day on record here. Click here for current conditions in Calgary. 40

Feb 13
1988 The winter olympics started in Calgary. Temperatures were around -5C with winds very close to 75km/h and conditions were partly cloudy. Weatherwise the games would be characterized by above normal winds and temperatures. Visit this site to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 29

Feb 14
1982 The world's largest offshore oilrig sank off Newfoundland killing 84 people. There were no survivors. 78
1995 30cms fell on Victoria and Vancouver, BC on the 13th and 14th. 4 people were killed in Victoria during this storm. 78

Feb 15
1982 A storm 300km east of Newfoundland killed 84 people in what became the world's second biggest disaster involving an offshore drilling rig which sunk in 145km/h winds and 21m seas. 2
1990 Heavy snow isn't particularly common in Vancouver, but on this day 14cm snow fell. 77

Feb 16
1959 Newfoundland's worst ever snowstorm produces snowdrifts up to 7m high in parts of St.John's. 1,2

Feb 17
1973 Esker 2, Labrador records -51.1C, the lowest temperature ever recorded in Labrador. 1

Feb 18
1966 Winnipeg records -45C, the lowest temperature recorded in Winnipeg. Click here to find out how the weather in Winnipeg is getting on today. 1

Feb 19
1972 A blizzard in south-western Quebec produces 80km/h winds and 37cm snow. It's one of the worst blizzards the province has ever had. 1

Feb 20
1879 A winter storm over the Maritimes gave Halifax, Nova Scotia their heaviest snowfall in 5 years and led to 5m high snowdrifts in some places. 5
1974 Bonilla Island, BC records an mean hour wind spead of 143km/h, the highest on record in British Columbia. 1
1979 All 5 of the Great Lakes froze over at the same time for the first time on record; they were more than 90% frozen. 4

Feb 21
1982 A blizzard on Prince Edward Island which lasts until the 22nd produces 80-100km/h winds, 60cm snow and drifts up to 7m high in places. 1

Feb 22
1993 A storm over the Maritimes produced a mixture of freezing rain and ice pellets as well as up to 22cm snow whilst on the west coast of Cape Breton Island winds gusted to 172km/h. 29
2002 123mm rain falls in 24 hours at Hope, BC, the wettest February day on record there. The old record was 105.7mm rain on 9th February 1951. Meanwhile, the average February precipitation is 172mm here. The same storm dumped 71mm rain on Victoria, 60mm of it in just 12 hours, and 68mm rain at West Vancouver.

Feb 23
1985 34.4mm precipitation falls at Kingston, ON, the greatest February one day precipitation here. Click here for current Kingston conditions. 46
2003 A major winter storm affected southern and eastern Ontario on the 22 and 23 February. 15 to 30cms snow fell across many parts of regions extending from Windsor across Barrie-Huronia and Ski Country into the Ottawa area. Locally as much as 30 to 40cms snow fell and drifts up to 60cms deep were reported. On the morning of the 23rd snow depths included 20cms in Windsor, 17cms in Hamilton, 10-15cms in Kitchener, 26cms in Grand Valley, 28cm in Vaughan, 20-30cm in Maple, Northern Toronto, 20 to 25cms in Barrie, 34cms in Orillia, 25cms in Brampton, 27cm in Minden and 20-37cm in the Ottawa area. The greatest snow depth was 37cm recorded in Franktown, southwest Ottawa. Freezing rain and ice pellets also affected the Niagara region and the north shore of Lake Ontario. Ice accretions as high as 2-4cms were reported in Prince Edward County. 68

Feb 24
1961 St. John's Newfoundland records an overnight low of -27.2C, the lowest on record here. Visit this site to see how the weather's getting on in St. John's at the moment. 1

Feb 25
1958 Winnipeg reaches 11.8C, the record high for the month here. The next day winter struck back when icing and strong winds caused power outages from Winnipeg south to the US border. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 29
1965 Toronto's wettest February day on record as 55.9cm precipitation falls at Pearson Airport. Click here to see what the weather's doing there right now. 30
2002 Temperature peak at 15.1C in Windsor, Ontario, the highest temperature recorded in the whole of Canada in the whole of February 2002. 67

Feb 26
1988 Temperatures in Calgary reached 18.1C, one of the highest late February temperatures recorded here. Rather irritatingly (one would imagine) the winter olympics were being held in Calgary at the time. On the same day Miami, Florida was only just over 1C warmer than Calgary! Click here to check out Calgary's current weather. 2
2000 Temperatures in London, ON reached 17.8C whilst in Windsor temperatures topped 20C for the first time on record in February. 10
2002 25cm snow falls during a winter storm in Sudbury, just a week after another storm dumped 52cm on the town. Click here to see what the weather's doing there right now.

Feb 27
1946 A storm between the 25th and 27th dumped 20-30cms snow on London, ON.  78
1997 110km/h winds affected the Windsor, ON area damaging buildings, smashing windows and uprooting trees. 5
2000 Ottawa's warmest February day on record at 12C. Sherbrooke, Quebec reached 15C and it was 11C in Montreal. 4

Feb 28
1986 100 head of cattle drowned when the St. Mary and Oldman rivers in Alberta burst their banks during a record breaking spell of mild weather which saw temperatures reach 18C. 29

Feb 29
2000 For the second day in a row Nova Scotia was Canada's hotspot. On the 28th Sydney reached 18C, breaking a daily maximum temperature record dating back to 1908, whilst Greenwood peaked at 17.8C. Meanwhile on the 29th Truro and Amherst were top of the pops reaching 15C and 14C respectively. 65

March 2
1990 The Gulf of St. Lawrence had its worst ice jam in a decade. The jam left 22 ships trapped between Cape Breton and Newfoundland and the ice was up to 7m thick in places. 29
2002 It snowed over northeastern Ontario. Among the worst affected places were Sault Ste Marie with 25cm snow and Manitoulan Island with 40cm snow. 69

March 3
1868 A minimum temperature of -26.7C was recorded in downtown Toronto.. 65
1947 One of Ottawa's biggest snowstorms of the century started on the 2nd and ended on this day. 73cm snow fell. Click here to see what the weather's doing there now. 29
2002 Temperatures in Lansdowne House, northwestern Ontario reached a sizzling -41.3C. The average March maximum temperature here is -4.6C and the average March minimum temperature is -19.7C.
2003 A cold start across Ontario. Overnight lows fell to -24.7C at Pearson Airport, Toronto, -30.5 at Wiarton, -29.4C at Kitchener, -24.6C at Hamilton, -34.7C at Sudbury, -32.3C at Gore Bay, -31.0C at Petawawa, -19.7C at Windsor, -29.2C at Peterborough and -22.3C at Sarnia. 65

March 4
1950 A minimum temperature of -28.9C was recorded at Pearson Airport, Toronto. 65
1966 Snowstorm of the century in Winnipeg. 35cms snow fell and winds reached 120 km/h. The city was paralyzed for 2 days. 1,2
1971 Snowstorm of the century in Montreal; 47cms snow fell and winds reached 110km/h causing huge snowdrifts. 1,5,77

March 5
1910 An avalanche 2km west of Rogers Pass, BC killed 62 people when it hit a train and pushed it 500 metres into Bear Creek. 2

March 6
1951 The coldest March night on record in Lethbridge, AB; temperatures dropped down to -37.8C. Click here for current conditions here. 43

March 7
1966 A tornado appears to have affected Ucluelet, British Columbia which is perhaps rather more renowned for recording Canada's highest 24 precipitation total in October 1967. Anyway, the tornado drove a metal spike through a classroom window into a blackboard. 1
1999 Moncton in New Brunswick is Canada's snowiest city and on this day its one day snowfall record was set when 116cm snow fell. 77
2000 Temperatures exceeded 25C in Windsor, Sarnia, Petrolia and Strathroy (all in Ontario). Records show that this is the earliest temperatures over 25C have been reached here, beating the old record by more than 3 weeks. 9
2002 Bitterly cold across the western Praries with lows down to -28.8C at Calgary and -35C at Edmonton International Airport, Leduc. Here this was a new March 7th record low, and on the 6th lows dropped to -32.8C also a new daily record low.

March 8
1943 Temperatures in Windsor, ON drop to -19.4C, the coldest March night on record here. Click here for Windsor weather right now. 41
2002 A storm producing high winds, freezing rain and snow moved from Ontario into Quebec and New Brunswick. Among the worst affected places was Timmins, ON where 34cm fell, at times at a rate of 5cm/hour. Meanwhile, in Edmonton it was a cold start to the day. The overnight low here was -38.2C. 69

March 9
1974 49.3mm rain fell at Vancouver, the wettest March day on record here. Click here to see what Vancouver's weather's like at the moment. 34
1988 Central Newfoundland copped its worst blizzard of the winter. 38cms snow fell on Gander, NF and winds reached 87km/h in some places. 78
2002 A storm moving across Ontario led to rain, snow, ice pellets, freezing rain and high winds. Among the worst hit places were Dryden and Pickle Lake where 19 and 15cm snow fell respectively. Meanwhile, Sioux Lookout and Sault Ste Marie had more than 20cm snow. In the evening after a cold front had passed the Hamilton and Toronto areas had snow accompanied by temperatures close to freezing, near gale or gale force winds and gusts to 90-100km/h. Before the cold front passed it was springlike in southern Ontario with temperatures up to 21C in St. Catherines and 18.1C in Toronto. The passage of the cold front saw temperatures drop by 18 degrees in some places. By Saturday night temperatures in Toronto had dropped as low as -5C. Meanwhile, across the border in Quebec Schefferville recorded a low of -42C, 21 degrees below the average March low here and just 3 degrees short of the record March low, -45C set on 10 March 1964.

March 10
2001 60-70km/h winds and 30-60cm snow affected southern New Brunswick. 24
2002 38mm of rain equivalent snow fell in just 12 hours at Inukjuak, Quebec. The average March precipitation here is 14mm! Meanwhile, a day after registering their warmest early March weather since at least 1997 temperatures in Toronto rose no higher than -4C, some 22 degrees down on the high the previous day.

March 11
1954 33.8mm precipitation falls at Medicine Hat, AB, the greatest March one day precipitation on record here. Click here for the latest Medicine Hat weather. 44

March 12
1870 A major snowstorm (the first of a series of 3) hit southern Ontario dumping 23 to 63cms over a region stretching from Hamilton to Markham. 78
1984 A low of -25.9C proves to be the coldest March night on record in Kingston, ON. Click here for current Kingston conditions. 46

March 13
1897 Temperatures in Medicine Hat, AB dropped to -38.9C, the coldest March night ever recorded here. Click here for current Medicine Hat weather. 44

March 14
1927 Saskatoon, SK had their worst blizzard in decades and drifts 1-2m high were reported. Visit this link to see what the weather's doing there right now. 5
1995 Record breaking warmth across Ontario as temperatures ranged from 9.0C in Thunder Bay to 22.4C in Sarnia. 29

March 15
1891 Up to 42cm snow fell over New Brunswick and winds gusting to 200km/h affected Cape Breton Island. 29
1943 Manitoba had one of its worst blizzards in years. More than 30cm snow fell and in some places snow drifted up to 3m high. 4

March 16
1870 A major snowstorm (the second of a series of 3) hit southern Ontario dumping 45 to 63cms over a region stretching from Hamilton to Markham. 78
1979 A 126 spell of sub-zero temperatures in southern Manitoba, the longest such spell on record here, came to an end. 1
1999 More than 35cms snow hit the Upper Saint John River Valley in New Brunswick. 78

March 17
1987 Cumberland, Nova Scotia was affected by a 3 day long blizzard which produced 61cm snow and drift up to 2m high. 5
1998 A two day spell of snow ended in Calgary leaving 32cm snow on the ground at the airport and 38-45cm elsewhere around the city, the greatest snow depth in the city since records began in 1880 and the worst mid-March storm in 113 years. 19, 77, 78

March 18
1993 The Maritimes were in the grip of a stormy month. Their fifth major storm of the month produced heavy rain, snow and strong winds. Among the highlights were an 18 hour temperature of 25 degrees in northern New Brunswick and a daily record fall of 58.6cm snow in Gander, Newfoundland. 29

March 19
1964 Quebec's greatest one day snowfall. 99.1cm fell at Cape Whittle. 29

March 20
1975 Quebec City's greatest March one day precipitation total on record. 63.5mm precipitation fell, 56.9mm of it rain, the rest probably snow. Click here to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 31

March 21
1876 Just over a metre snow falls at Montreal. 77
1913 The area between Windsor and Cobalt in Ontario was affected by winds gusting up to 150km/h. 7 people were killed during the storm which also damaged buildings and uprooted trees. 5
2002 In New Brunsiwck and Nova Scotia the first day of spring dawned rathery wintry after overnight snow dumped more than 20cm snow. Schools were closed and transport disrupted. Moncton was one of the snowiest places with 26cm snow whilst 22cm fell in Fredericton and 19cm in Saint John.

March 22
1998 A spell of snow over southern Ontario from Windsor to the Ottawa Valley that began on the evening of the 20th came to an end. Generally 15-25cm snow fell and in the Niagara Peninsula more than 35cm snow fell. 19

March 23
1972 Halifax's wettest March day on record. 90.2mm precipitation fell at the airport, the vast majority of it as rain. Click here to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 36

March 24
1904 A 3 day blizzard on the southern Praries saw 30cm of snow fall and winds reach 100 km/h. 1

March 25
1960 Temperatures reach 19.4C at Vancouver, the warmest March day on record there. Visit this link to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 34

March 26
1963 47mm rain falls at Sudbury, ON, the wettest March day on record here. Click here for more Sudbury weather. 53
2002 An early Spring storm brought snow to much of southern Ontario, and some freezing rain to the St. Catherine's/Hamilton area. Among the storm snowfall totals was 24.5cm in Cornwall, 15cm in Kitchener, 13cm in Peterborough, 12cm in Barrie, 11cm in Windsor, between 7 and 12cm snow fell in Toronto and 8cm in Hamilton.

March 27
1870 A major snowstorm (the third in a series of 3) hit southern Ontario dumping up to 90cms over a region stretching from Hamilton to Markham. 78
1875 Buildings in Nanaimo, BC were destroyed during gales, heavy rain and about 10cm snow. 4
1946 Record high March temperatures were recorded in Winnipeg when highs reached 23.3C. Click here to see what the weather's doing here now. 29

March 28
2000 Winds reaching 106km/h affected Quebec City killing one person and blowing the roof off a large building. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 4

March 29
1946 Ottawa's warmest March day on record. Temperatures rose to 26.7C. Click here to see what the weather's like here now. 29

March 30
1884 Early birds at the Niagara Falls on the 30th will have enjoyed a sight which is no longer possible! During the night low over both the Canadian Falls as well as the Horseshoe Falls stopped when an ice jam formed on Lake Erie blocking the flow of water over the falls. Since 1964 a boom has been put in place to prevent this from ever happening again. Killjoys!
1922 30-40mm freezing rain affected south Ontario from the Windsor area to an area just north of Toronto. 5

March 31
1962 Temperatures at St. John's, Newfoundland reached 18.3C, the warmest recorded March day on record here. Click here to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 37
2002 Highs in Osoyoos reach 21C, nationally the warmest day in March 2002. 69

April 2
1979 -26.3C in Winnipeg, the coldest April night on record here. Visit this link to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 38
1997 An intense winter storm over the Maritimes causes power outages in 4,000 homes on Prince Edward Island. 77

April 3
1974 A tornado in Windsor, Ontario killed 9 people, injured 30 others and caused $1 billion damage. This tornado was just one of many which struck 11 US states and Ontario during an 8 hour period. 1,2
2002 A cold start in Regina, Sask. where overnight lows had dropped to -27.6C, breaking a daily record set in 1899. 69
2003 A late season winter storm hit the southern Praries. Regina, SK was worst affected with 30cms snow falling and virtually shutting the city down. Further east the same storm dumped 20cms snow on Winnipeg, 14cms snow on Portage la Prairie and 12cms Brandon. 65
2003 Chaos in the GTA as 30mm freezing rain and ice pellets hit Toronto in a 35 hour span on the 3rd and 4th April. Most flights at Pearson Airport, Toronto were cancelled as the airport ran out of de-icing fluids. A month's supply was used up in just 24 hours. At least 2 people died as a result of the storm. 65

April 4
1995 In just 4 minutes of mayhem in Barrie, ON 70 vehicles were damaged and 4 people were killed in accidents caused by a sudden snowstorm. 4

April 5
1999 69cm snow and 90km/h winds ravanged St. John's, Newfoundland during a winter storm which affected the whole province. Visit this link to find out what the weather's like there today. 4
2003 Between 0600 GMT on the 4th and 0600 GMT on the 5th heavy snow hit Outlook, SK. with a rain-equivalent of 46mm falling. The average April precipitation here is just 22mm.

April 6
1980 Marble sized hailstones fell in Winnipeg whilst 40mm rain, hail up to 13cm deep and a small tornado were observed at Altona, MB. 29
1981 Winds gusting to 110km/h in southern Saskatchewan. Schools are closed, topsoil is blown away and power lines are downed. A local farme claims that it's the worst storm in 20 years. 77
1997 Winnipeg, MB had one of its worst storms on record when up to 65cms snow fell. 78

April 7
1985 Southern Ontario was affected by winds gusting up to 110km/h. Among the consequences were power failures from Windsor to Belleville, 7 people being stranded in a lift at the Skylon Tower at the Niagara Falls when the lift cables were twisted in the wind and the wind combined with pack ice on the Wellend Canal to block the canal stopping shipping traffic. 4

April 8
1962 76.7mm rain fell at Halifax, the wettest April day on record here. Visit this link to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 36
2001 Temperatures in Toronto reach 25-26C, almost 20 degrees higher than the previous day when the mercury climbed no higher than 6C. Sadly this warmth was a one day only offer and on the 9th temperatures rose no higher than 8C. Click here to see what the weather's like there now.

April 9
1895 A blizzard over Cape Breton Island left 3-4m snowdrifts. 5
2000 Record April snow in Montreal; 37cm falls. The best bit is that the city gets brought to a standstill because snow removal contracts ended on 1 April. 77
2002 Heavy rain on the 8th and 9th (mainly on the 8th) over parts of Ontario knocks out power to 4,000 customers in Muskoka. Among the wettest places were Windsor with 31mm and Hamilton with 22mm rain; here it was the wettest weather since January 31st. Meanwhile, in Wiarton, conditions were much wetter and 41mm rain fell. 65
2003 Some very warm weather affected parts of the Praries. Portage la Prarie in Manitoba was Canada's hotspot with a high of 26C, which is 18 degrees above average for the time of year. In Winnipeg temperatures reached 25C after an overnight low of 2C and here the hot weather affected the ice being used for the World Curling Championships so much that de-humidifiers had to be used. Further west in Saskatchewan, Estevan also hit 25C, 16 degrees above the April norm, just one week after 30cms snow fell! 65

April 10
2000 A snowstorm over Ontario and Quebec dumped 37cm snow in Montreal, setting a new April 24 hour snowfall record here. The old record, set on April 1st in 1993, was 31.2cm. Click here to see what the weather's like in Montreal now. 9
2000 Winds close to 100km/h over Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Near Fredericton, NB cottages were damaged as the winds blew chunks of ice inland. 9

April 11
1968 A tornado hit Watson, SK destroying a car shed amongst other things. 78
1984 A 3 day spell of freezing rain at St. John's, Newfoundland lasted 3 days and ice 15mm thick was observed in some places. Click here to see what the weather here's like at the moment. 1
2002 Temperatures peak at 20.5C in London and 20.7C in Windsor, the warmest weather here since 25th October 2001 when temperatures topped 20C for the last time. Meanwhile Medicine Hat reached 17.5C, the warmest weather here since the first half of November 2001 whilst 17.9C in Saskatoon was their warmest weather since early October 2001.

April 12
1951 Toronto recorded its wettest April day on record when 41.7mm fell at Pearson Airport. Click here to see what the weather's like there now. 30
2000 Winds gusting to nearly 100km/h hit southern Ontario. 78

April 13
1984 A two day long ice storm covered all of south-eastern Newfoundland with 25mm glaze. On the Avalon Peninsula ice 15cm in diameter formed on some overhead wires leaving residents without electricty. 2
2003 Very warm in southern Manitoba with several daily temperature records being set. Gretna was the hotspot reaching 27C whilst Sprague with 26.8C and Winnipeg and Pilot Mound, both with 25.7C, weren't far behind. Daily maximum temperature records were set in all these 4 places. 65

April 14
1966 7.6cm snow falls at Victoria, BC. 77
1980 Winds gusted to 139km/h during a thunderstorm at Kelowna, BC. During the storm temperatures also dropped by 10 degrees in 15 minutes. Click here to see what the weather's doing here at the moment. 29

April 15
1915 Much to the consternation of the owners who'd advertised it as unsinkable but to the considerable delight of movie makers the Titan collided with an iceberg 700km south-east of Newfoundland. 1500 people died in what remains the world's worst iceberg accident. 2
1984 Stormy weather at Terrace, BC capsizes boats, damages powerlines and buildings and fans forest fires as winds gust up to 124 km/h. 77
2002 23.7cm snow falls in 24 hours in Edmonton. 69

April 16
1958 A tornado at Watrous, Saskatchewan destroying a large barn and scattering pigs up to 5km from the barn. 77
1963 43.2mm precipitation fell, most of it as rain, at Dauphin, MB, the wettest April day on record here. Click here for the weather in Dauphin at the moment. 56
2002 Temperatures in an area extending from Windsor and London northeastwards across the Barrie, Hamilton and Toronto areas to Ottawa reached 28-30C, the hottest weather in this area since 9th September 2001. Meanwhile, in Sault Ste Marie it was the hottest day since 11th August 2001. In Toronto temperatures hit 30C, the earliest this has happened in the year since at least 1997. The first 30C day in Toronto usually falls in May, and in 2000 and 2001 fell in the first week of May but didn't occur until 10th June in 1997! The record April high in Toronto is 31.1C, recorded on 25th April 1990. Meanwhile, the high of 31.4C in Petewawa is the highest temperature recorded in Canada in April 2002. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto.

April 17
1967 Blizzards in southern Alberta between the 17th and 20th and again between the 27th and 29th April would produce 175cm snow. 2
1967 A tornado tracking between Hensall and Dublin in Ontario killed one person. 4

April 18
1855 An area between Collingwood and Niagara-on-the-Lake in southern Ontario was affected by tornadoes, one of which lifted a saloon up into the air. 4

April 19
1985 31.4mm rain falls at Regina, SK, the wettest April day on record here. Click on this link to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 39

April 20
1996 Severe thunderstorms produced 2 tornadoes in Ontario. One, near Williamsford, flung a man 150m from his kitchen into a field. 78
2000 94.6mm rain fell in Windsor, Ontario, well above the total average precipitation for the whole month of April (74.9mm). London and Sarnia were also really wet, recording 66.4mm and 51.2mm rain respectively. 9

April 21
1980 Temperatures reached 35.3C in Dauphin, MB, the hottest April day on record here. Click here for current Dauphin weather. 56

April 22
1980 108.9mm rain fell at Gaspe, PQ. 78
1985 Toronto Pearson Airport recorded a high of 30.3C, at the time a new monthly record and incredibly also the warmest day of the year there. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 29
2002 Just a few days after reaching 30C for the first time in 2002, a light dusting of snow falls in Toronto. Who said April isn't fickle! 69

April 23
1980 144.2mm rain fell at Gaspe, PQ, making for a total of 253.1mm rain in 2 days. In the whole of April 1980 a total of 350.7mm fell here. 78
1985 51.8mm rain fell at Pickle Lake, ON, making it the wettest April day on record here. Click here for current weather here. 61
2003 Hot across the Praries with 9 new daily high temperature records set in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Among the hot spots were Drumheller, Brooks and Cold Lake in Alberta with highs of 26.1C, 25.2C and 24.6C respectively. Edmonton, meanwhile, reached 24.1C and in Medicine Hat temperatures reached 25C. In Saskatchewan Meadow Lake reached 24.2C, Hudson Bay peaked at 24.0C whilst Saskatoon reached 23C. La Ronge reached 22.2C and Key Lake reached 19.5C. In Manitoba Brandon reached 25C and it was 24C in Winnipeg - the April average in these cities is 13C. Further north temperatures reached 8.7C in Kugluktuk which was higher than Toronto got on this day!. 65

April 24
1985 High winds and 30cm snow falls on the Avalon peninsula. 77
1986 Temperatures in St. John's, Newfoundland reached 24.1C, the hottest April day on record here. Visit this site to see what the weather's like there now. 37
2002 The night of the 23/34 April saw a late winter snowstorm dump 38cm snow on St. John's, Newfoundland. During the storm snow fell at a rate of up to 10cm/hour at times and 60km/h winds on the morning of the 24th caused the snow to drift and blow around. Click here to see what the weather's like in St. John's right now. 65
2002 13cm snow fell in 24 hours at Gillam, Manitoba. Whilst this doesn't sound like a huge amount of snow, the equivalent rainfall total was 21mm just under the total April average rainfall of 22mm.

April 25
1954 A tornado near Nanaimo, BC destroyed a garage yet left the car inside the garage completely untouched (wierd how tornadoes can do this sort of thing isn't it!!!). 78
1990 Temperatures reached 31.1C at Toronto Pearson Airport, the highest ever April reading here. Visit this site to see what the weather's like there now. 30

April 26
1910 Temperatures reach 35.6C in Medicine Hat, AB, the hottest April day here. Click here for current conditions. 44
2002 In the 18 hours up to around 6am local time 74mm of rain equivalent snow fell at Churchill, Manitoba, more than 3 times the average April precipitation of just 23mm. This may also be the wettest April day on record here; the wettest April day here between 1943 and 1990 was April 28th 1984 when 34.4mm precipitation fell. Click here to see what the weather's like there now.

April 27
1854 A severe snowstorm over south-western Ontario caused some boats to sink on Lakes Michigan and Huron. 29
1993 Snow, freezing rain and ice pellets affected the southern Maritimes. 18cms snow fell on Greenwood, NS and 3 people died in an traffic accident near New Glasgow. 78
2003 40 to 65cms snow fell on the 26th and 27th across southern Alberta.  80cms snow fell at Banaff and 10-15cms snow was reported at Edmonton and Grand Prarie. On the 27th this storm affected Saskatchewan and Manitoba and Yorkton, SK was one of the worst affected places receiving 35cms snow. 65

April 28
1999 Prince Edward Island was affected by a snowstorm and 100km/h winds. The Confederation Bridge recorded a gust of 112km/h. 4
2003 Summery over southern Ontario and Quebec with temperatures up to 26.4C in Toronto, 26.1C in Windsor, 25.1C in Ottowa, 25.5C in Sarnia and 24.3C in London. Montreal reached 23.7C, Sherbrooke reached 24.3C and Maniwaki reached 25.1C. 65

April 29
1967 A 3 day snowstorm starting on the 27th produced Lethbridge, AB's record 24 hour snowfall when 53cms snow fell. 78
1980 Temperatures reached 28.2C in Churchill, MB, the hottest April day on record there. Click here to see what the weather's like here now. 33

April 30
1997 An unseasonable snowstorm produced 12 to 15cm snow over the Maritimes and Newfoundland. The storm was accompanied by winds up to 98km/h, and in St. John's, Newfoundland 21cm snow fell, followed by a spell of freezing rain. 4

May 2
1967 The coldest May night on record in Regina, SK. The low dropped down to -13.3C. Click here to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 39

May 3
1998 Winds gusting to 110km/h affected parts of Saskatchewan killing one person near Regina and damaging airplanes at Cessna. 5

May 4
1971 Heavy rain in St.Jean-Vianney, Quebec opened a 600m wide, 30m deep sinkhole which swallowed 35 homes and killed 31. 2

May 5
1986  60.4mm rain in Regina, SK, the wettest May day on record here. Click here to see what the weather's doing here at the moment. Elsewhere in Saskatchewan, a small tornado affected Lampman, SK. 39, 78

May 6
1896 40.6mm precipitation falls at Medicine Hat, Alberta, the greatest May one day precipitation on record here. Click here for the latest weather here. 44
2002 Snow, ice pellets and soft hail plagued the souith coast of BC and at Vancouver airport it was the first time in 30 years that snow was reported on this date.

May 7
1966 Ottawa's coldest May night on record. Lows drop to -5.6C. Click here to see what the weather's doing in Canada's capital now. 32
2002 A spring storm dumped more than 30cms snow over southern Alberta as far north as Red Deer. In Calgary 40cms snow fell and a 63 year old man died of a heart attack while shoveling snow.

May 8
1895 It rained black ants the size of wasps in Winnipeg, MB. 78
1999 A tornado over Hull, Quebec caused $2m damage and tore roofs off buildings. 5

May 9
1971 Temperatures dropped to a low of -2.2 at Terrace, BC, the coldest May night on record here. Click here for current weather there. 58

May 10
1966 Lows drop to -2.8C in Windsor, ON, the coldest May night on record here. Click here for Windsor weather at the moment. 41

May 11
1963 Freezing temperatures and 10-12cm snow affected Halifax, NS. Click here for the latest weather conditions here. 5

May 12
1991 A storm over eastern Quebec saw winds gusting to 106km/h as well as flash flooding on the Gaspe Peninsula and in the lower St. Lawrence. 29
2000 A two minute long downburts at Niagara on the Lake produces hail, 140 km/h winds and 40-50mm rain and disrupts a performance at the Shaw Festival (and presumably everything else in the vicinity!!!). 77

May 13
1986 One of southern Alberta's worst spring storms produced blizzards and 80km/h winds. 1

May 14
1986 A blizzard with 80km/h winds produced knee deep snow over south-central Alberta. It was one of the province's worst spring snowstorms. 29
2001 98.7mm rain fell over Hailfax, NS as a storm lingered over the Maritimes. This was the wettest May day on record in Halifax, where records started way back in 1871. The same storm dumped 98.2mm rain on Moncton, NB. 24

May 15
1884 A tornado half a kilometre wide destroyed barns, fences and stables at Elora, ON. and damaged a church and cemetery in Goldstone, ON. 29

May 16
1985 Temperatures reached 27.6C at Tofino, BC, the hottest May day on record there. Click here for the latest weather at Tofino. 59
2002 The average May maximum temperature in Big Trout Lake, Ontario is 9C but on this day snowy weather conditions prevented temperatures from climbing any higher than -1.8C.

May 17
1998 83.1mm rain fell in 24 hours at St. John's, Newfoundland, the heaviest 24 hour May rainfall here since 1916. 20

May 18
1950 The Red River in Winnipeg crests at 9.2m above its normal level causing 100,000 people to be evacuated from their homes and damaging 5,000 homes and buildings. 77
1962 Ottawa's hottest May day on record. Temperatures reached 32.8C. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 32
1999 Three tornadoes touch down close to the western limits of Saskatoon. 77

May 19
1860 Homes, fences and trees were demolished by a 500m wide tornado near Aurora, ON. Hailstones up to 8cm in diameter also fell. 29

May 20
1995 11.4cm snow fell in 10 hours at Calgary, more than the total average snowfall for the whole month of May. Click here to see what the weather's like in Calgary right now. 29

May 21
1930 Temperatures just under freezing and more than 10cm of snow affected south-eastern New Brunswick and northern Nova Scotia. In Truro, Nova Scotia it was among the latest incindences of snow in the season here. 4
1953 5 were killed and 41 injured when a series of tornadoes affected south-western Ontario. 29
2002 62mm rainfall equivalent snow falls in 18 hours in Churchill, Manitoba. This is nearly twice the monthly average rainfall of 34mm. Here it was the wettest day since 25 April 2002 when 60-65mm precipitation fell. However, no day in the whole of 2001 was as wet as these two days this year! For the record 10 August was the wettest day of 2001 with around 40mm falling, followed by 35mm the next day.

May 22
1980 Winnipeg's warmest May day on record. Temperatures reached 37.0C. Click here to see what the weather's like here right now. 38
2002 Southern Alberta had a late does of winter; widespread snow was reported, including in the Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat areas. Areas north and west of Lethbridge were the worst affected by the snow with up to 45cm snow falling whilst in Lethbridge itself 15-20cm snow fell and winds gusted to 85km/h. Some of this snow also affected Saskatchewan where just short of 10cm snow fell in Moose Jaw and 5-8cm snow fell at Swift Current. Needless to say maximum temperatures in southern Alberta were also really low; just 5C in Medicine Hat, 2C in Calgary and 0C in Lethbridge. The days before (the 20th and 21st) in Medicine Hat, however, were the hottest days so far this year there - maximum temperatures on the 20th and 21st were around 28C. 65

May 23
1977 Temperatures in Chatham, NB reached 35.3C, a record high here. It was also the highest temperature measured anywhere in Canada in May 1977. 4
2001 Light snow fell on parts of northern Ontario and eastern Manitoba. 16

May 24
1953 Prince Edward Island was affected 90km/h winds which damaged lobster trap and fishing equipment. 4

May 25
1896 A thunderstorm in Guelph-Elora, Ontario flooded streets and nearly every cellar. 5

May 26
1965 Highs reach 32.2C in Killaloe, the highest temperature recorded in Canada in May 1965. Meanwhile, golf ball size hail falls at Montreal/Dorval. 72
1972 Temperatures reach 33.3C at Moossonee, ON, the warmest May day on record here. The hottest day on record here is 31st July 1975 when highs reached 37.8C. Click here for current conditions here. 52

May 27
1948 38.1mm rain fell at Victoria, BC, the wettest May day on record here. Visit this site to see what the weather's like there right now. 35

May 28
1983 Victoria's hottest May day on record; temperatures reached 31.5C. Click here to see what the weather's like here right now. 35

May 29
1914 Shallow fog in the St. Lawrence River Valley 300km seaward from Quebec City caused 2 ships to collide killing 1,024 people. 2
1983 Temperatures reached 33.4C in Port Hardy, BC, the hottest day on record here. Click here for current weather in Port Hardy. 55
1986 Hail up to 8cm in diameter fell on Montreal causing $65 million damage. Visit this link to see what the weather in Montreal's doing at the moment. 1

May 30
1961 Canada had one of it's most intense rainstorms on record; 250mm rain fell in under one hour at Buffalo Gap, SK. 29
1985 Golf ball size hail in the Windsor and Leamington areas of Ontario causing $30-40 million damage. Visit this link to see what the weather is like in Windsor at the moment. 1

May 31
1985 A tornado in Barrie, Ontario killed 8 people, injured another 155 and caused $100 million damage. This tornado also had a 200km long track, the longest on record in Canada. Tornadoes were also reported in Grand Valley, Orangeville and Tottenham in central Ontario killing a further 3 people. 13 tornadoes were reported over Ontario on this day. 1,2,28
2002 Two weak tornadoes touched down at North Bay, Ontario. 65

June 2
1829 A tornado hit Guelph, ON destroying buildings and leaving the town inactive for the next 3 years. 78
1970 Temperatures reached 30.6C in Vancouver, the warmest June day on record here. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 34

June 3
1970 Edmonton (Municpal Airport) records a high of 34.4C, the record maximum temperature here. Go here to see current conditions in Edmonton. 1
1990 Severe thunderstorms over southern Ontario blew down trees and set a record peak gust of 107km/h at Pearson Airport, Toronto. 29
1996 Almost 175mm rain fell at Halkirk, AB during an hour long storm which destroyed crops, flooded raods and ditches and left the landscape pock-marked bvy gullies. 25

June 4
1976 A storm lasting an hour and a half affecting an area between Swift Current and Lanigan in Saskatchewan produces hail, heavy rain and winds touching 160km/h. Almost every signpost in the area was broken during the storm. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Swift Current. 4

June 5
1979 Heavy rain and hail in Montreal caused lots of damage. Visit this site to see what the weather's doing in Montreal right now. 1

June 6
1816 Between June 6th and 10th Quebec City was snow covered. In some places snow was up to 30cm deep. Click here for current conditions in Quebec City. 1
1888 A tornado affected an area between Montreal and Cornwall, Ontario killing 3 and destroying 500 farms, barns and outbuildings. 4
1959 A tornado destrpyed a garage in La Salle, MB, yet the car inside the garage wasn't damaged. The tornado could be seen 15km away in Winnipeg. 27

June 7
1885 Houses and orchards at Parkhill, ON and St. Thomas, ON were damaged when a tornado touched down and hail up to 10cm in diameter fell. 29

June 8
1999 White Rock, British Columbia was affected by a storm which produced jelly bean sized hail and a dumping of 68.4mm rain in less than 6 hours. 4

June 9
1980 Ottawa's coldest June night on record. Temperatures dropped just under freezing to -0.1C. Click here to see what the weather's like there now. 32

June 10
1880 A 200m wide tornado touches down at Listowel, Ontario lifting a man up into the air. He grabs on to a bridge to save himself. 77
1967 87mm rain falls in just one hour at Fergus, Ontario. 77
1975 Halifax's coldest June night on record. Temperatures at the airport dropped down to 0.6C. Click here to see what the weather's like there now. 36
1990 The remnants of Tropical Storm Boris brought 54mm rain in 3 days to central British Columbia and double this amount in the Peace River area of British Columbia and Alberta, killing 9 people. 78

June 11
1939 A tornado touching down at St John, Quebec topples trees and rips of roofs. 77
2000 More than 82mm rain fell in London, Ontario flooding more than 280 homes, some of them with sewage as sewers couldn't cope with the rain. The average June rainfall here is 81.9mm. Click here to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 8
2002 Between 9 and 11 June up to 400mm rain fell in the Rainy River and Kenora areas of Ontario causing flooding. Streets and homes were turned into lakes and islands. 65

June 12
1878 Egg sized hailstones fell at Lachute, Quebec delaying trains. 29
2002 In the twelve hours ending 1200gmt (about 0800 am local time!) thunderstorms deposited 74mm rain on Peterborough, Ontario causing serious flooding and mudslides. On the 11th and 12th June a total of 200mm rain ended up falling on Peterborough. On average 70mm falls in the whole of June here, and this is wettest weather Peterborough's had since at least late October 1999 (when the rain that fell then probably wasn't as heavy but simply lasted longer!). Bancroft, Ontario also had problems with flooding. Meanwhile, thunderstorms led to some very wet weather in Ottawa too - here around 60mm rain fell causing their wettest weather since at least the summer of 2001.65

June 13
1979 Temperatures reached 37.3C in Dauphin, MB, the hottest June day on record here. The hottest day on record here, however, is 22nd May 1980 when the mercury peaked at 39.2C. Click here for the latest Dauphin weather. 56

June 14
1892 6 people die and a further 26 are injured when a tornado touches down at St Rose, Quebec. 77
1969 Mayo, Yukon records the highest temperature on record in Yukon reaching a high of 36.1C. On the same day Whitehorse, Yukon records it's record maximum reaching 34.4C. Click here for current conditions in Whitehorse. 1
1982 A tornado in St.Rose, Montreal kills 6 and injures another 26 as hundreds of homes and barns are flattened. 1, 3
2001 Severe afternoon thunderstorms over Bonavista, Newfoundland. Cars and other property are damaged by hail 30-40mm in diameter. 76

June 15
1887 160.3mm rain falls at Regina, the wettest day ever recorded here. Click on this link to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 39
2001 Fillmore, SK was hit by a storm which generated winds up to 100km/h and as much as 50mm rain fell in just a quarter of an hour. 26

June 16
1863 An 18 hour long snowstorm accompanied by north-easterly gales plagued St. John's, Newfoundland. Snowdrifts more than 2 metres high blocked streets by the morning of the 17th. Click here to see what the weather's doing in St. John's right now. 4
2001 A girl was killed by a lightning bolt near Wakefield, Ontario. The bolt struck after the storm had passed. The same storm injured 11 people at a soccer match in Montreal. On average 6-12 people are killed per year by lightning in Canada, and an estimated 8 million lightning bolts hit the country every year. 24

June 17
1946 A tornado tracking from near Detroit, Michigan, USA via Windsor to Tecumseh, Ontario kills 17 and injures hundreds more. 400 homes in Windsor were damaged or destroyed. This is Canada's third worst killer tornado. 1,2,28
2002 24mm rain fell in the 12 hours to 12 GMT on the 17th in Fort St. John, BC. This a little more than a third of the average June rainfall of 63mm here. It was also the wettest day here since April 14th 2002 when 24mm also fell, but before that you'd have to go back to July 16th and 17th 2001 to find similarly wet days here. Interestingly, before the rain came there was a stark change in temperature; highs peaked at 28C on the 15th, the hottest day here since August 16th 2001, but Sunday was much cooler at 14th. And then came the rain!

June 18
1927 A tornado picked up a house in Elfros, SK killing one person. The tornado cut an 11km path of damage. 78
1973 A storm over eastern Nova Scotia produced around 10cm snow over the higher ground west of Sydney. High winds caused some damage as well, the worst of which was over Cape Breton Island. 5
1995 Temperatures reach 39C in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the hottest June day recorded here. 77
2002 The average June rainfall in Fort Nelson, British Columbia is 64.3mm, but in just 6 hours in the late afternoon and evening 22mm rain fell as a depression moved over the region. The 6 and 7 June 2002 were just as wet, but then you'd have to go back to 26 September 2001 to find a day as wet here.

June 19
1989 8 tornadoes touched down over central Saskatchewan. Winds gusted up to 130km/h and hail shredded crops at Blaine Lake. 29
2001 Alma in the Lac St Jean, Quebec was struck by a weak tornado which lasted about half a minute and destroyed two houses, a barn and a garage as well as uprooting trees and damaging roofs. A second funnel cloud affected the same region just 3 weeks later. 24

June 20
1874 Seven people were killed in an eight hour long thunderstorm in Manitoba. 78
1959 A north-easterly gale off Esuminac, NB which suddenly sprung up sank 22 boats killing more than 30 fishermen in what is the Gulf of St.Lawrence fishing fleets worst disaster. 2
1995 Thunderstorms rumbled for 7 hours over Mantioba producing 90 km/h winds which blew trees and power lines over. The storm even produced a weak tornado. 4

June 21
1984 69.8mm rain falls in Winnipeg, the wettest June day on record there. Click here to see what the weather's like there at the moment. 38
2002 Two people are injured by lightning during a thunderstorm in Toronto. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 65

June 22
1922 A multiple tornado outbreak over southern Manitoba killed 5 and injured more. Portage La Prarie was one of the places affected. 1,2

June 23
1941 Temperatures reached 38.3C at Lethbridge, AB, the hottest June day on record here and just short of the hottest day on record here, 39.4C recorded on July 10th 1973. Click here for current conditions in Lethbridge. 43
2001 An evening thunderstorm over Maugerville, New Brunswick causes localized damage as hail ranging from pea to golf ball size falls and winds gusts to more than 80km/h. 76
2002 A weak tornado touched down at Fallowfield, Ontario. 65

June 24
1992 Tornadoes, large hail and torrential downpours affected southern Manitoba. Tennis ball sized hail fell near Morden and winds gusting to 154km/h were recorded at Pilot Mound. There were also five confirmed tornado touchdowns and numerous funnel clouds. The region had been affected by severe weather the day before too. 27
2001 Humidex values of 46C affected Winnipeg, MB producing sauna like conditions. 78

June 25
1988 Temperatures reach 40.2C in Windsor, ON, the hottest day ever recorded here. At 38.2C it was also the hottest day on record in London, ON. 41, 42
2000 46.4mm rain fell in Ottawa flooding basements and stranding motorists. Click here to see what the weather's like here at the moment. 8
2001 Temperatures reach 38.9C in Lethbridge, Alberta, the hottest June day on record here. The old record - 38.3C - was set on 23rd June 1943. Click here for current conditions in Lethbridge.

June 26
1930 Lightning striking a drillship in the St.Lawrence River ignite dynamite on board. The ensuing explosion killed 30 and injured 11. 2
1999 It was very hot in Newfoundland and Labrador. Goose Bay was the hot spot, both provincially and nationally, reaching 35C. 5
2002 A squall line crossing southwestern Ontario produced gusts up to 100km/h in London, a funnel cloud in West Garafaxa, 49mm rain in just 2 hours in Bancroft and 17mm rain in just 20 minutes in Guelph. 68

June 27
1901 The hottest day of the year in Toronto. Temperatures reached 36.2C. By way of comparison August 8th was the hottest day of the year here in 2001 and temperatures then reached around 38C. Meanwhile, Toronto's hottest day on record is 38.3C recorded on 25th August 1948. Click here to find out what the weather's doing right now in Toronto. 66
2001 More than 125mm fell in just 6 hours in Neepawa, MB forcing the evacuation of 35 people during a flash flood emergency. 24
2002 The squall line that crossed southwestern Ontario on the 26th affected south central and eastern Ontario on the 27th. In the Ottawa area there were reports of funnel clouds, hail and rainfall rates close to 50mm/h. In Burlington winds gusted to 85km/h, pea sized hail fell in Nepean, in Fallowfield funnel clouds were seen, in Ottawa 48mm rain fell in just 67 minutes whilst in Cornwall dime sized hail fell, as well as 75mm rain in 2 hours. Meanwhile marble sized hail fell in Thorold. 68

June 28
1965 In an otherwise dry month thunderstorms deposit more than 75mm rain in just a few hours in parts of the Toronto metropolitan area. 72
1988 33.6mm rain falls at Yellowknife, NT, the wettest June day on record here. Click here for current Yellowknife weather. 50

June 29
1897 A tornado in London, Ontario destroyed barns and orchards. Click here to see how the weather's getting on here today. 4
1963 111.8cms snow fell in 24 hours at Livingstone Ranger Station in Alberta. Until January 1974 this was Canada's biggest 24 hour snowfall. 1, 78

June 30
1792 The first recorded tornado in Canadian history affected the Niagara peninsula between Fonthill and Fort Robinson. 3
1912 A late afternoon tornado in Regina, SK became Canada's deadliest tornado when during 3 minutes of mayhem 40 people were killed, another 300 were injured and 500 buildings were destroyed leaving a quarter of the population homeless. The city didn't finish paying for the damage from this tornado until 1958. Click here to see what the weather's up to in Regina right now. 2
2001 Severe afternoon thunderstorms over Fredericton, New Brunswick produce microbursts which damage and fell trees. A gust of 96 km/h is measured at the airport whilst damage suggests gusts may have topped 120km/h. On the same day storms affected the O'Leary and Wellington area of western Prince Edward Island dumping 30mm rain in a very short time causing some localized flooding. 76
2002 66mm rain fell in the 18 hours up to mid-morning in Argentia, Newfoundland. The average June rainfall here is 61.2mm. This was also the wettest weather here since 4th May 2002 when 60-70mm rain fell.

July 2
1991 Prince George, BC was affected by a severe thunderstorm which dumped 15.4mm rain in 25 minutes on the airport. Downtown hail fell, there was flooding and at Clucluz Lake a tornado uprooted trees. Click here to find out what the weather's like in Prince George right now. 29
2002 Severe thunderstorms affected Quebec's Eastern Townships region causing heavy flooding in many towns. Among the worst affected places was Sherbrooke where 20mm rain fell in about an hour whilst in Bromptonville some streets flooded up to a metre deep. It was the wettest weather in Sherbrooke since August 31st in 2001 when close to 50mm rain fell.

July 3
2000 Vanguard, SK recorded 375mm rain in just 8 hours. Normally conditions are pretty dry here but this storm turned out to be the greatest 8 hour storm ever recorded in the Prairies. 5

July 4
1998 Calgary had its heaviest one day July rainfall since 1966 when 43mm rain fell in just 6 hours. Records began here in 1909. 6, 77
1999 On the 3rd and 4th 65cm snow fell at Saskatchewan Crossing, high in the mountains between Lake Louise and Jasper. 4
2001 Quebec and southeastern Ontario had some severe weather. There was heavy rain, strong winds and 2cm hail. Tornadoes touched down in Ayr, Argyle, Campbellville and Fenelon Falls (all in Ontario). 17

July 5
1936 Canada's deadliest heatwave, which would last until July 17th, began. Temperatures of more than 44C in Manitoba and Ontario would kill 1180 people. Around one-third of these deaths were caused by people drowning tyring to escape the heat. 2
1937 Canada's hottest day on record! Midale and Yellowgrass in southern Saskatchewan both recorded highs of 45.0C. In Regina the mercury hit 43.3C, the highest temperature ever recorded here. 2
1998 A storm over Calgary saw heavy rain and golf ball sized hailstones cause some heavy flooding. As much as 50mm rain fell in just one hour over the north-western suburbs of the city and hail several centimetres deep covered the ground. 6

July 6
1921 Temiscamingue, Quebec record's a high of 40.0C, Quebec's hottest day on record. 1
1975 A hailstone weighing 249g fell during  a 13 minute long hailstorm at Wetaskiwin, AB. This is one of Canada's heaviest recorded hailstones and it weighed about the same as an empty bottle of beer. 29
1985 A tornado in Mississauga, ON injured 10 and caused $400,000 damage. 29

July 7
1949 St. John's registers Newfoundland's hottest day on record as the mercury peaks at 30.6C. 1
1967 63.5mm rain falls in 5 hours in Winnipeg. 74
1999 A tornado left 4,000 without power and 200 in need of temporary shelter in Bertheirville, Yamaska and Drummondville (all in Quebec). 23
2002 104mm rain fell in the 2 days up to the morning of the 7th in St. Antony, Newfoundland. The average July rainfall here is 76mm.

July 8
1988 Temperatures at Niagara Falls reach 37C, the hottest July