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Wacky weather stats

Cross-Canada leaderboards mined from the 7-day forecast at 840 stations. Click any station for the full forecast.

Biggest swing Biggest plunge Biggest climb Overnight crash Morning warmup Warming streak Cooling streak Seesaw Crossover Freeze/thaw Variety pack Soggiest Windiest Hottest point Coldest point Most boring

Biggest temperature swing

Difference between the warmest and coldest moment in the 7-day forecast at each station. Continental sites usually dominate; maritime sites rarely make this list.

  1. 1BeaverlodgeAB25°C
    High +25°C → Low 0°C
  2. 2Grande PrairieAB25°C
    High +25°C → Low 0°C
  3. 3Prince GeorgeBC24°C
    High +24°C → Low 0°C
  4. 4EdsonAB23°C
    High +24°C → Low +1°C
  5. 5High LevelAB23°C
    High +23°C → Low 0°C
  6. 6JasperAB23°C
    High +23°C → Low 0°C
  7. 7NordeggAB23°C
    High +24°C → Low +1°C
  8. 8Rainbow LakeAB23°C
    High +23°C → Low 0°C
  9. 9WhitecourtAB23°C
    High +24°C → Low +1°C
  10. 10Puntzi MountainBC23°C
    High +24°C → Low +1°C

Biggest day-over-day plunge

Largest drop between two consecutive same-time-of-day forecast values. The cold-front leaderboard.

  1. 1NordeggAB-13°C
    Wednesday → Thursday
  2. 2Rocky Mountain HouseAB-12°C
    Wednesday → Thursday
  3. 3Pickle LakeON-12°C
    Tuesday → Wednesday
  4. 4WaskaganishQC-12°C
    Wednesday → Thursday
  5. 5AirdrieAB-11°C
    Wednesday → Thursday
  6. 6CochraneAB-11°C
    Wednesday → Thursday
  7. 7SundreAB-11°C
    Wednesday → Thursday
  8. 8AtikokanON-11°C
    Tuesday → Wednesday
  9. 9Lansdowne HouseON-11°C
    Tuesday night → Wednesday night
  10. 10OgokiON-11°C
    Tuesday night → Wednesday night

Biggest day-over-day climb

Largest rise between two consecutive same-time-of-day forecasts. Warm fronts and chinooks land here.

  1. 1TemiscouataQC+13°C
    Tuesday night → Wednesday night
  2. 2Fort AlbanyON+12°C
    Monday night → Tuesday night
  3. 3MoosoneeON+12°C
    Monday night → Tuesday night
  4. 4BadgerNL+11°C
    Wednesday night → Thursday night
  5. 5BuchansNL+11°C
    Wednesday night → Thursday night
  6. 6CartwrightNL+11°C
    Tuesday → Wednesday
  7. 7Cartwright Junction (Trans-Labrador Hwy)NL+11°C
    Tuesday night → Wednesday night
  8. 8Deer LakeNL+11°C
    Wednesday night → Thursday night
  9. 9Grand Falls-WindsorNL+11°C
    Wednesday night → Thursday night
  10. 10Gull Island Rapids (Trans-Labrador Hwy)NL+11°C
    Tuesday night → Wednesday night

Biggest overnight crash

Steepest drop from a daytime high to the immediately following overnight low. Clear-sky radiative cooling country.

  1. 1MerrittBC-21°C
    +26°C → +5°C
  2. 2PrincetonBC-21°C
    +27°C → +6°C
  3. 3Puntzi MountainBC-21°C
    +24°C → +3°C
  4. 4Tatlayoko LakeBC-21°C
    +24°C → +3°C
  5. 5QuesnelBC-18°C
    +25°C → +7°C
  6. 6Salmon ArmBC-18°C
    +27°C → +9°C
  7. 7Williams LakeBC-18°C
    +25°C → +7°C
  8. 8Fort LiardNT-18°C
    +19°C → +1°C
  9. 9Nahanni ButteNT-18°C
    +19°C → +1°C
  10. 10Sambaa K'eNT-18°C
    +19°C → +1°C

Biggest morning warmup

Steepest climb from an overnight low to the immediately following daytime high. Sunny mornings after cold nights.

  1. 1MerrittBC+22°C
    +4°C → +26°C
  2. 2PrincetonBC+21°C
    +6°C → +27°C
  3. 3Puntzi MountainBC+21°C
    +3°C → +24°C
  4. 4Tatlayoko LakeBC+21°C
    +3°C → +24°C
  5. 5AirdrieAB+20°C
    +4°C → +24°C
  6. 6CochraneAB+20°C
    +4°C → +24°C
  7. 7SundreAB+20°C
    +4°C → +24°C
  8. 8ClearwaterBC+20°C
    +6°C → +26°C
  9. 9BeaverlodgeAB+19°C
    +6°C → +25°C
  10. 10Grande PrairieAB+19°C
    +6°C → +25°C

Longest warming streak

Most consecutive forecast periods each warmer than the last.

  1. 1Sachs HarbourNT4 periods
    +8°C total
  2. 2PeawanuckON3 periods
    +11°C total
  3. 3MerrittBC2 periods
    +22°C total
  4. 4Puntzi MountainBC2 periods
    +21°C total
  5. 5Tatlayoko LakeBC2 periods
    +21°C total
  6. 6ClearwaterBC2 periods
    +20°C total
  7. 7PrincetonBC2 periods
    +20°C total
  8. 8BeaverlodgeAB2 periods
    +19°C total
  9. 9Grande PrairieAB2 periods
    +19°C total
  10. 10Salmon ArmBC2 periods
    +19°C total

Longest cooling streak

Most consecutive forecast periods each colder than the last.

  1. 1Pickle LakeON4 periods
    -18°C total
  2. 2Wunnummin LakeON4 periods
    -15°C total
  3. 3PeawanuckON3 periods
    -9°C total
  4. 4Fort SevernON3 periods
    -6°C total
  5. 5MerrittBC2 periods
    -21°C total
  6. 6Puntzi MountainBC2 periods
    -21°C total
  7. 7Tatlayoko LakeBC2 periods
    -21°C total
  8. 8PrincetonBC2 periods
    -19°C total
  9. 9QuesnelBC2 periods
    -18°C total
  10. 10Salmon ArmBC2 periods
    -18°C total

Seesaw index

Total temperature path length divided by overall range. Higher = wigglier curve. Frontal-passage chaos.

  1. 1PembertonBC9.15x
    range 13°C
  2. 2WhistlerBC9.15x
    range 13°C
  3. 3LangleyBC8.89x
    range 9°C
  4. 4RichmondBC8.89x
    range 9°C
  5. 5VancouverBC8.89x
    range 9°C
  6. 6White RockBC8.89x
    range 9°C
  7. 7AbbotsfordBC8.79x
    range 14°C
  8. 8AgassizBC8.79x
    range 14°C
  9. 9ChilliwackBC8.79x
    range 14°C
  10. 10EsquimaltBC8.64x
    range 11°C

Warmest night beats coldest day

Forecasts where some overnight low is warmer than some daytime high. Pattern flips in action.

  1. 1DrydenON+6°C
    night +18°C > day +12°C
  2. 2Fort FrancesON+6°C
    night +19°C > day +13°C
  3. 3CardstonAB+5°C
    night +15°C > day +10°C
  4. 4Gods LakeMB+5°C
    night +16°C > day +11°C
  5. 5Island LakeMB+5°C
    night +16°C > day +11°C
  6. 6Oxford HouseMB+5°C
    night +16°C > day +11°C
  7. 7Ear FallsON+5°C
    night +18°C > day +13°C
  8. 8IgnaceON+5°C
    night +17°C > day +12°C
  9. 9KenoraON+5°C
    night +19°C > day +14°C
  10. 10Lansdowne HouseON+5°C
    night +17°C > day +12°C

Most freeze/thaw crossings

Number of times the forecast curve crosses 0°C. Driveway-destroyer index.

  1. 1PangnirtungNU8 crossings
    range -7°C to +4°C
  2. 2Pond InletNU8 crossings
    range -1°C to +4°C
  3. 3SanirajakNU8 crossings
    range -2°C to +6°C
  4. 4Arctic BayNU7 crossings
    range -2°C to +5°C
  5. 5Grise FiordNU7 crossings
    range -5°C to +4°C
  6. 6NanisivikNU7 crossings
    range -2°C to +5°C
  7. 7Clyde RiverNU6 crossings
    range 0°C to +6°C
  8. 8Gjoa HavenNU5 crossings
    range -1°C to +7°C
  9. 9ResoluteNU5 crossings
    range -7°C to 0°C
  10. 10TaloyoakNU5 crossings
    range -1°C to +9°C

Most variety

Number of distinct condition icons across the 7-day forecast. Higher = "every kind of weather in one week."

  1. 1100 Mile HouseBC9 icons
    range 18°C
  2. 2ClintonBC9 icons
    range 18°C
  3. 3CranbrookBC9 icons
    range 18°C
  4. 4CrestonBC9 icons
    range 18°C
  5. 5InvermereBC9 icons
    range 18°C
  6. 6Salmon ArmBC9 icons
    range 19°C
  7. 7SpragueMB9 icons
    range 18°C
  8. 8EngleeNL9 icons
    range 12°C
  9. 9St. AnthonyNL9 icons
    range 12°C
  10. 10BeaucevilleQC9 icons
    range 15°C

Soggiest forecast

No qualifying stations for this category right now.

Windiest forecast

Highest single gust value extracted from forecast prose ("gusting to N").

  1. 1Haines JunctionYT80 km/h
  2. 2BrandonMB70 km/h
  3. 3CarberryMB70 km/h
  4. 4MelitaMB70 km/h
  5. 5Pilot MoundMB70 km/h
  6. 6ShiloMB70 km/h
  7. 7Turtle Mountain (Provincial Park)MB70 km/h
  8. 8L'Anse-au-LoupNL70 km/h
  9. 9SanikiluaqNU70 km/h
  10. 10CarlyleSK70 km/h

Hottest single moment in Canada

Warmest forecast value anywhere in the country during the 7-day window.

  1. 1LillooetBC+30°C
  2. 2Chatham-KentON+30°C
  3. 3LeamingtonON+30°C
  4. 4Rondeau (Provincial Park)ON+30°C
  5. 5WindsorON+30°C
  6. 6LyttonBC+29°C
  7. 7Cache CreekBC+28°C
  8. 8KamloopsBC+28°C
  9. 9Lambton ShoresON+28°C
  10. 10SarniaON+28°C

Coldest single moment in Canada

Coldest forecast value anywhere in the country during the 7-day window.

  1. 1PangnirtungNU-7°C
  2. 2ResoluteNU-7°C
  3. 3Grise FiordNU-5°C
  4. 4Sachs HarbourNT-2°C
  5. 5Arctic BayNU-2°C
  6. 6NanisivikNU-2°C
  7. 7SanirajakNU-2°C
  8. 8Cambridge BayNU-1°C
  9. 9Coral HarbourNU-1°C
  10. 10Gjoa HavenNU-1°C

Most boring forecast

Smallest 7-day range with the smoothest curve. Usually a coastal station.

  1. 1Pond InletNU5°C range
    seesaw 5.80x
  2. 2Clyde RiverNU6°C range
    seesaw 7.83x
  3. 3Arctic BayNU7°C range
    seesaw 3.43x
  4. 4NanisivikNU7°C range
    seesaw 3.43x
  5. 5ResoluteNU7°C range
    seesaw 4.00x
  6. 6ChesterfieldNU7°C range
    seesaw 4.43x
  7. 7IvujivikQC7°C range
    seesaw 4.57x
  8. 8QuaqtaqQC7°C range
    seesaw 4.86x
  9. 9IgloolikNU7°C range
    seesaw 5.00x
  10. 10Fort SevernON7°C range
    seesaw 5.29x