List of extreme temperatures in Canada

The following is a list of the most extreme temperatures recorded in Canada.

Province or Territory Record high
temperature 		Date Place(s) Record low
temperature 		Date Place(s)
Alberta 43.3 °C
(110 °F)[1] 		July 21, 1931 Bassano Dam −61.2 °C
(−78 °F) 		January 11, 1911 Fort Vermilion
British Columbia 49.6 °C
(121 °F)[2] 		June 29, 2021 Lytton −58.9 °C
(−74 °F) 		January 31, 1947 Smith River
Manitoba 44.4 °C
(112 °F) 		July 11 and 12, 1936[3][4] Emerson and
St. Albans (Treesbank) 		−52.8 °C
(−63 °F) 		January 9, 1899 Norway House
New Brunswick 39.4 °C
(103 °F) 		August 18, 1935 Nepisiguit Falls, Rexton, and Woodstock[5] −47.2 °C
(−53 °F) 		February 1, 1955 Sisson Dam[6]
Newfoundland and Labrador 41.7 °C
(107 °F) 		August 11, 1914 North West River (Labrador) −51.2 °C
(−60 °F) 		February 17, 1973 Esker (Labrador)
Northwest Territories 39.9 °C
(104 °F) 		June 30, 2021 Fort Smith −61.7 °C
(−79 °F) 		December 31, 1910 Fort Good Hope
Nova Scotia 38.3 °C
(101 °F) 		August 19, 1935 Collegeville −41.1 °C
(−42 °F) 		January 31, 1920 Upper Stewiacke
Nunavut 34.9 °C
(95 °F) 		July 15, 1989 Kugluktuk −57.8 °C
(−72 °F) 		February 13, 1973 Shepherd Bay
Ontario 42.8 °C
(109 °F) 		July 31, 1975 Turbine −58.3 °C
(−73 °F) 		January 23, 1935 Iroquois Falls
Prince Edward Island 36.7 °C
(98 °F) 		August 19, 1935 Charlottetown −37.2 °C
(−35 °F) 		January 26, 1884 South Kildare
Quebec 40.0 °C
(104 °F) 		July 6, 1921 Ville-Marie −54.4 °C
(−66 °F) 		February 5, 1923 Doucet
Saskatchewan 45.0 °C
(113 °F) 		July 5, 1937 Yellow Grass and
Midale 		−56.7 °C
(−70 °F) 		February 1, 1893 Prince Albert
Yukon 36.5 °C
(98 °F) 		June 25, 2004 Takhini −63.0 °C
(−81 °F) 		February 3, 1947 Snag
  1. ^ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (October 31, 2011). "Daily Data Report for July 1931 - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca.
  2. ^ "Lytton B.C. sets all-time Canadian heat record for third day in a row". Global News. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2011-10-31). "Daily Data Report for July 1936 - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  4. ^ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2011-10-31). "Daily Data Report for July 1936 - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". climate.weather.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  5. ^ CBC.ca (10 August 2020). "2020 brings lots of days above 30 C but no records broken". www.cbc.ca. CBC. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ Environment Canada (31 October 2011). "Daily Data Report for January 1925 Chipman NB". climate.weather.gc.ca. Environment Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2020.