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

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

Hottest single moment in Canada

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

  1. Fredericton forecast1FrederictonNB+20°C
  2. Oromocto forecast2OromoctoNB+20°C
  3. Lethbridge forecast3LethbridgeAB+19°C
  4. Milk River forecast4Milk RiverAB+19°C
  5. Taber forecast5TaberAB+19°C
  6. Vauxhall forecast6VauxhallAB+19°C
  7. Grand-Bouctouche forecast7Grand-BouctoucheNB+19°C
  8. Chipman forecast8ChipmanNB+19°C
  9. Grand Manan forecast9Grand MananNB+19°C
  10. Kouchibouguac forecast10KouchibouguacNB+19°C

Coldest single moment in Canada

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

  1. Sachs Harbour forecast1Sachs HarbourNT-23°C
  2. Taloyoak forecast2TaloyoakNU-23°C
  3. Resolute forecast3ResoluteNU-22°C
  4. Cambridge Bay forecast4Cambridge BayNU-21°C
  5. Aklavik forecast5AklavikNT-20°C
  6. Tuktoyaktuk forecast6TuktoyaktukNT-20°C
  7. Ulukhaktok forecast7UlukhaktokNT-20°C
  8. Pond Inlet forecast8Pond InletNU-20°C
  9. Paulatuk forecast9PaulatukNT-19°C
  10. Kugaaruk forecast10KugaarukNU-19°C

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. Brandon forecast1BrandonMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  2. Carberry forecast2CarberryMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  3. Melita forecast3MelitaMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  4. Minnedosa forecast4MinnedosaMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  5. Pilot Mound forecast5Pilot MoundMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  6. Shilo forecast6ShiloMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  7. Shoal Lake forecast7Shoal LakeMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  8. Souris forecast8SourisMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  9. Turtle Mountain (Provincial Park) forecast9Turtle Mountain (Provincial Park)MBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C
  10. Virden forecast10VirdenMBHigh +15°C → Low -8°C23°C

Biggest day-over-day plunge

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

  1. Bas-Caraquet forecast1Bas-CaraquetNBFriday → Saturday-14°C
  2. Bathurst forecast2BathurstNBFriday → Saturday-14°C
  3. Miramichi forecast3MiramichiNBFriday → Saturday-14°C
  4. Miscou Island forecast4Miscou IslandNBFriday → Saturday-14°C
  5. Point Escuminac forecast5Point EscuminacNBFriday → Saturday-14°C
  6. Rogersville forecast6RogersvilleNBFriday → Saturday-14°C
  7. Tracadie-Sheila forecast7Tracadie-SheilaNBFriday → Saturday-14°C
  8. Manicouagan forecast8ManicouaganQCThursday night → Friday night-14°C
  9. Amqui forecast9AmquiQCThursday night → Friday night-13°C
  10. Matapedia forecast10MatapediaQCThursday night → Friday night-13°C

Biggest day-over-day climb

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

  1. Cartwright Junction (Trans-Labrador Hwy) forecast1Cartwright Junction (Trans-Labrador Hwy)NLSaturday night → Sunday night+13°C
  2. Gull Island Rapids (Trans-Labrador Hwy) forecast2Gull Island Rapids (Trans-Labrador Hwy)NLSaturday night → Sunday night+13°C
  3. Happy Valley-Goose Bay forecast3Happy Valley-Goose BayNLSaturday night → Sunday night+13°C
  4. Marathon forecast4MarathonONFriday night → Saturday night+11°C
  5. Terrace Bay forecast5Terrace BayONFriday night → Saturday night+11°C
  6. Hope Slide forecast6Hope SlideBCSunday night → Monday night+10°C
  7. Hornepayne forecast7HornepayneONFriday night → Saturday night+10°C
  8. Grand Forks forecast8Grand ForksBCSunday night → Monday night+9°C
  9. Rock Creek forecast9Rock CreekBCSunday night → Monday night+9°C
  10. Ulukhaktok forecast10UlukhaktokNTSunday night → Monday night+9°C

Biggest overnight crash

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

  1. Puntzi Mountain forecast1Puntzi MountainBC+14°C → -6°C-20°C
  2. Tatlayoko Lake forecast2Tatlayoko LakeBC+14°C → -6°C-20°C
  3. Brandon forecast3BrandonMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C
  4. Carberry forecast4CarberryMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C
  5. Melita forecast5MelitaMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C
  6. Minnedosa forecast6MinnedosaMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C
  7. Pilot Mound forecast7Pilot MoundMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C
  8. Shilo forecast8ShiloMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C
  9. Shoal Lake forecast9Shoal LakeMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C
  10. Souris forecast10SourisMB+12°C → -7°C-19°C

Biggest morning warmup

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

  1. Airdrie forecast1AirdrieAB-4°C → +14°C+18°C
  2. Cochrane forecast2CochraneAB-4°C → +14°C+18°C
  3. Drumheller forecast3DrumhellerAB-3°C → +15°C+18°C
  4. Sundre forecast4SundreAB-4°C → +14°C+18°C
  5. Three Hills forecast5Three HillsAB-3°C → +15°C+18°C
  6. Lethbridge forecast6LethbridgeAB-3°C → +14°C+17°C
  7. Milk River forecast7Milk RiverAB-3°C → +14°C+17°C
  8. Taber forecast8TaberAB-3°C → +14°C+17°C
  9. Vauxhall forecast9VauxhallAB-3°C → +14°C+17°C
  10. Biggar forecast10BiggarSK-4°C → +13°C+17°C

Longest warming streak

Most consecutive forecast periods each warmer than the last.

  1. Sachs Harbour forecast1Sachs HarbourNT+12°C total5 periods
  2. Kugluktuk forecast2KugluktukNU+7°C total5 periods
  3. Lutselke forecast3LutselkeNT+5°C total5 periods
  4. Chatham-Kent forecast4Chatham-KentON+5°C total5 periods
  5. Leamington forecast5LeamingtonON+5°C total5 periods
  6. Rondeau (Provincial Park) forecast6Rondeau (Provincial Park)ON+5°C total5 periods
  7. Windsor forecast7WindsorON+5°C total5 periods
  8. Paulatuk forecast8PaulatukNT+14°C total4 periods
  9. Atikokan forecast9AtikokanON+13°C total4 periods
  10. Upsala forecast10UpsalaON+13°C total4 periods

Longest cooling streak

Most consecutive forecast periods each colder than the last.

  1. Fort Severn forecast1Fort SevernON-11°C total6 periods
  2. Pontiac forecast2PontiacQC-10°C total6 periods
  3. Baker Lake forecast3Baker LakeNU-15°C total5 periods
  4. Rankin Inlet forecast4Rankin InletNU-15°C total5 periods
  5. Whale Cove forecast5Whale CoveNU-15°C total5 periods
  6. Arviat forecast6ArviatNU-14°C total5 periods
  7. Chipman forecast7ChipmanNB-13°C total5 periods
  8. Fredericton forecast8FrederictonNB-13°C total5 periods
  9. Oromocto forecast9OromoctoNB-13°C total5 periods
  10. Quispamsis forecast10QuispamsisNB-13°C total5 periods

Seesaw index

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

  1. Chatham-Kent forecast1Chatham-KentONrange 10°C7.30x
  2. Leamington forecast2LeamingtonONrange 10°C7.30x
  3. Rondeau (Provincial Park) forecast3Rondeau (Provincial Park)ONrange 10°C7.30x
  4. Windsor forecast4WindsorONrange 10°C7.30x
  5. Airdrie forecast5AirdrieABrange 18°C7.28x
  6. Cochrane forecast6CochraneABrange 18°C7.28x
  7. Sundre forecast7SundreABrange 18°C7.28x
  8. Masset forecast8MassetBCrange 4°C7.25x
  9. Sandspit forecast9SandspitBCrange 4°C7.25x
  10. Rocky Mountain House forecast10Rocky Mountain HouseABrange 18°C7.00x

Warmest night beats coldest day

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

  1. Baker Lake forecast1Baker LakeNUnight -2°C > day -15°C+13°C
  2. Sachs Harbour forecast2Sachs HarbourNTnight -8°C > day -20°C+12°C
  3. Rankin Inlet forecast3Rankin InletNUnight -1°C > day -13°C+12°C
  4. Whale Cove forecast4Whale CoveNUnight -1°C > day -13°C+12°C
  5. Paulatuk forecast5PaulatukNTnight -5°C > day -16°C+11°C
  6. Aklavik forecast6AklavikNTnight -6°C > day -16°C+10°C
  7. Churchill forecast7ChurchillMBnight +2°C > day -7°C+9°C
  8. York Factory forecast8York FactoryMBnight +2°C > day -7°C+9°C
  9. Eskasoni forecast9EskasoniNSnight +13°C > day +4°C+9°C
  10. Fourchu Head forecast10Fourchu HeadNSnight +13°C > day +4°C+9°C

Most freeze/thaw crossings

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

  1. Fort Chipewyan forecast1Fort ChipewyanABrange -6°C to +7°C11 crossings
  2. Garden Creek forecast2Garden CreekABrange -6°C to +7°C11 crossings
  3. High Level forecast3High LevelABrange -9°C to +10°C11 crossings
  4. Rainbow Lake forecast4Rainbow LakeABrange -9°C to +10°C11 crossings
  5. Attawapiskat forecast5AttawapiskatONrange -5°C to +5°C10 crossings
  6. Gaspésie (Parc national) forecast6Gaspésie (Parc national)QCrange -3°C to +13°C10 crossings
  7. Manicouagan forecast7ManicouaganQCrange -9°C to +5°C10 crossings
  8. Murdochville forecast8MurdochvilleQCrange -3°C to +13°C10 crossings
  9. Waskaganish forecast9WaskaganishQCrange -5°C to +4°C10 crossings
  10. Edson forecast10EdsonABrange -6°C to +12°C9 crossings

Most variety

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

  1. Greenstone (Geraldton) forecast1Greenstone (Geraldton)ONrange 14°C11 icons
  2. Greenstone (Nakina) forecast2Greenstone (Nakina)ONrange 14°C11 icons
  3. Hornepayne forecast3HornepayneONrange 17°C11 icons
  4. Armstrong forecast4ArmstrongONrange 18°C10 icons
  5. Greenstone (Beardmore) forecast5Greenstone (Beardmore)ONrange 18°C10 icons
  6. Gull Bay forecast6Gull BayONrange 18°C10 icons
  7. Bissett forecast7BissettMBrange 19°C9 icons
  8. Pinawa forecast8PinawaMBrange 19°C9 icons
  9. Pine Falls forecast9Pine FallsMBrange 19°C9 icons
  10. Sprague forecast10SpragueMBrange 19°C9 icons

Soggiest forecast

No qualifying stations for this category right now.

Windiest forecast

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

  1. Bella Bella forecast1Bella BellaBC110 km/h
  2. Prince Rupert forecast2Prince RupertBC110 km/h
  3. Cardston forecast3CardstonAB100 km/h
  4. Claresholm forecast4ClaresholmAB100 km/h
  5. Crowsnest forecast5CrowsnestAB100 km/h
  6. High River forecast6High RiverAB100 km/h
  7. Okotoks forecast7OkotoksAB100 km/h
  8. Pincher Creek forecast8Pincher CreekAB100 km/h
  9. Stavely forecast9StavelyAB100 km/h
  10. Waterton Park forecast10Waterton ParkAB100 km/h

Most boring forecast

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

  1. Dempster (Highway) forecast1Dempster (Highway)YTseesaw 3.50x4°C range
  2. Rock River forecast2Rock RiverYTseesaw 3.50x4°C range
  3. Kitimat forecast3KitimatBCseesaw 4.75x4°C range
  4. Terrace forecast4TerraceBCseesaw 4.75x4°C range
  5. Stewart forecast5StewartBCseesaw 5.25x4°C range
  6. Bella Bella forecast6Bella BellaBCseesaw 5.75x4°C range
  7. Prince Rupert forecast7Prince RupertBCseesaw 5.75x4°C range
  8. Masset forecast8MassetBCseesaw 7.25x4°C range
  9. Sandspit forecast9SandspitBCseesaw 7.25x4°C range
  10. Igloolik forecast10IgloolikNUseesaw 2.80x5°C range