Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data

Temperature and Precipitation Graph

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Temperature and Precipitation Graph for 1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals
KANANASKIS

Symbol	Description
	Daily Maximum Temperature (°C)
	Daily Average Temperature (°C)
	Daily Minimum Temperature (°C)
	Precipitation (mm)

Normals Data

The minimum number of years used to calculate these Normals is indicated by a code for each element. A "+" beside an extreme date indicates that this date is the first occurrence of the extreme value. Values and dates in bold indicate all-time extremes for the location.

Data used in the calculation of these Normals may be subject to further quality assurance checks. This may result in minor changes to some values presented here.

KANANASKIS *
ALBERTA
Current Station Operator: CCN

51°01'39.080" N

115°02'05.060" W

1,391.10 m

3053600

* This station meets WMO standards for temperature and precipitation.

Temperature

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Temperature
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
Daily Average (°C)	-6.1	-4.7	-1.6	3.2	7.7	11.4	14.5	13.8	9.4	4.5	-2.3	-6.2	3.6	A
Standard Deviation	3.9	3.6	2.9	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.9	1.5	3.5	4.2	1.1	A
Daily Maximum (°C)	-0.3	1.3	4.5	9.4	14.4	18.3	22.1	21.6	16.5	10.4	2.8	-1.0	10.0	A
Daily Minimum (°C)	-11.7	-10.7	-7.7	-3.1	0.9	4.5	6.8	6.0	2.2	-1.5	-7.3	-11.4	-2.7	A
Extreme Maximum (°C)	19.0	18.0	20.5	26.1	29.5	31.1	34.5	33.3	31.0	27.2	19.5	16.1
Date (yyyy/dd)	1981/ 21	1992/ 27	2004/ 30	1977/ 25	1986/ 30	1941/ 23	2002/ 13	1940/ 12	1981/ 18+	1943/ 04	1980/ 04	1939/ 04
Extreme Minimum (°C)	-45.6	-43.5	-40.6	-31.1	-21.7	-8.3	-2.5	-4.0	-14.0	-29.0	-37.0	-42.2
Date (yyyy/dd)	1950/ 02+	1989/ 01	1951/ 05	1954/ 02	1954/ 01	1976/ 06	1999/ 16	1992/ 24	1984/ 27	1984/ 31	1985/ 22+	1968/ 29

Precipitation

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Precipitation
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
Rainfall (mm)	1.2	0.3	2.9	13.9	60.5	118.2	64.9	70.2	56.6	11.2	3.4	1.1	404.6	A
Snowfall (cm)	22.0	23.7	41.4	44.9	29.2	1.2	0.0	0.6	16.3	29.6	28.4	19.2	256.5	A
Precipitation (mm)	21.2	21.0	40.7	55.4	88.5	119.4	64.9	70.8	72.8	39.0	26.7	18.9	639.4	A
Average Snow Depth (cm)	8	9	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	6	4	C
Median Snow Depth (cm)	7	8	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	3	C
Snow Depth at Month-end (cm)	7	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	7	7	3	C
Extreme Daily Rainfall (mm)	16.0	5.4	16.0	41.1	61.2	129.4	45.0	65.3	89.6	26.8	15.2	17.5
Date (yyyy/dd)	1984/ 04	1986/ 24	2007/ 24	1974/ 26	1998/ 27	2005/ 17	1944/ 30	1941/ 24	1995/ 05	2004/ 14	1953/ 16	1963/ 23
Extreme Daily Snowfall (cm)	31.4	54.6	56.0	78.8	37.0	11.2	0.0	8.9	61.0	55.9	41.0	41.0
Date (yyyy/dd)	1998/ 01	1961/ 21	1998/ 16	2001/ 02	1996/ 02	1982/ 06	1940/ 01+	1951/ 27	2006/ 14	1961/ 06	2003/ 18	1979/ 14
Extreme Daily Precipitation (mm)	25.7	54.6	45.7	78.8	74.9	129.4	45.0	65.3	89.6	55.9	28.2	41.0
Date (yyyy/dd)	1974/ 14	1961/ 21	1945/ 30	2001/ 02	1973/ 25	2005/ 17	1944/ 30	1941/ 24	1995/ 05	1961/ 06	1978/ 08	1979/ 14
Extreme Snow Depth (cm)	34	33	68	92	49	9	0	0	24	32	59	32
Date (yyyy/dd)	1996/ 04	2004/ 01	1998/ 17	2001/ 03	1996/ 08	1982/ 06	1981/ 01+	1981/ 01+	1984/ 25	2003/ 30	2003/ 19	2003/ 01

Days with Maximum Temperature

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Maximum Temperature
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
<= 0 °C	12.9	10.1	6.8	1.9	0.30	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.20	2.0	8.6	15.0	57.8	A
> 0 °C	18.1	18.1	24.2	28.1	30.7	30.0	31.0	31.0	29.8	29.0	21.4	16.0	307.5	A
> 10 °C	1.8	2.0	5.3	13.5	23.4	28.5	30.7	29.9	24.1	16.2	3.4	1.0	179.7	A
> 20 °C	0.0	0.0	0.04	0.64	5.2	10.4	20.6	19.9	8.9	1.6	0.0	0.0	67.2	A
> 30 °C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.08	1.1	0.54	0.08	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	A
> 35 °C	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	A

Days with Minimum Temperature

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Minimum Temperature
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
> 0 °C	3.0	2.6	3.0	6.3	16.6	26.5	30.6	29.8	19.9	10.8	4.1	2.5	155.6	C
<= 2 °C	29.9	27.1	29.4	26.7	20.6	8.1	2.2	3.8	16.2	24.2	27.7	30.0	245.9	C
<= 0 °C	28.0	25.7	28.0	23.7	14.4	3.5	0.36	1.2	10.1	20.2	25.9	28.5	209.6	C
< -2 °C	25.4	23.0	24.0	16.0	5.4	0.32	0.04	0.15	3.5	12.6	21.1	25.7	157.1	C
< -10 °C	15.6	13.0	9.2	2.0	0.04	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.15	1.9	9.3	15.5	66.5	C
< -20 °C	6.4	4.7	2.4	0.17	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.31	2.1	5.3	21.4	C
< - 30 °C	1.7	1.0	0.37	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.41	1.3	4.8	C

Days with Rainfall

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Rainfall
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
>= 0.2 mm	0.63	0.22	1.2	3.8	10.8	14.8	12.7	13.0	10.2	5.0	1.4	0.50	74.2	A
>= 5 mm	0.04	0.04	0.15	0.65	3.6	5.9	3.9	4.3	3.2	0.70	0.23	0.04	22.8	A
>= 10 mm	0.04	0.0	0.04	0.23	2.0	3.4	2.2	2.2	1.4	0.19	0.04	0.0	11.8	A
>= 25 mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.12	0.26	1.1	0.41	0.41	0.41	0.04	0.0	0.0	2.8	A

Days With Snowfall

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days With Snowfall
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
>= 0.2 cm	6.4	6.5	8.7	7.9	3.9	0.23	0.0	0.19	2.3	5.5	6.8	5.9	54.2	A
>= 5 cm	1.4	1.7	2.5	2.9	1.9	0.12	0.0	0.04	0.96	2.0	2.0	1.5	16.9	A
>= 10 cm	0.56	0.56	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.08	0.0	0.0	0.56	0.89	0.78	0.31	7.4	A
>= 25 cm	0.04	0.0	0.15	0.23	0.19	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.07	0.11	0.11	0.0	0.90	A

Days with Precipitation

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Precipitation
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
>= 0.2 mm	7.0	6.7	9.6	10.2	13.1	14.9	12.7	13.1	11.4	8.9	7.5	6.3	121.1	A
>= 5 mm	1.3	1.4	2.5	3.3	5.3	6.0	3.9	4.4	4.0	2.7	1.8	1.3	37.7	A
>= 10 mm	0.56	0.33	1.1	1.4	3.2	3.5	2.2	2.2	2.1	1.0	0.65	0.23	18.4	A
>= 25 mm	0.0	0.0	0.11	0.42	0.59	1.2	0.41	0.41	0.56	0.19	0.08	0.0	3.9	A

Days with Snow Depth

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Days with Snow Depth
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
>= 1 cm	23.9	23.0	18.8	11.7	3.8	0.16	0.0	0.0	2.1	6.7	20.3	24.3	134.7	D
>= 5 cm	14.5	18.7	13.8	9.3	2.6	0.08	0.0	0.0	1.2	3.9	11.8	13.2	89.1	D
>= 10 cm	9.5	12.4	8.7	6.3	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.60	2.1	5.4	5.7	52.6	D
>= 20 cm	4.4	3.1	3.4	3.1	0.88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.08	0.21	2.5	1.9	19.6	D

Wind

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Wind
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
Maximum Hourly Speed (km/h)	63	77	56	48	48	45	40	56	40	53	64	63
Date (yyyy/dd)	1974/ 18+	1977/ 16	1964/ 14+	1987/ 16	1964/ 21	1971/ 24	1982/ 14+	1978/ 09	1966/ 20	1967/ 21	1963/ 25+	1963/ 23
Direction of Maximum Hourly Speed	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW

Degree Days

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Degree Days
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
Above 24 °C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	C
Above 18 °C	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.8	6.4	3.2	0.4	0	0	0	10.9	C
Above 15 °C	0	0	0	0.1	2.1	6.5	30.8	25.5	4.7	0.6	0	0	70.4	C
Above 10 °C	0	0.1	0.3	3.1	22.4	64.1	141.9	128.6	44.6	9.3	0.7	0	415	C
Above 5 °C	2.6	3.1	7.7	31.2	103	195.3	293.4	276.4	142	53.7	8.4	1.9	1118.6	C
Above 0 °C	27.9	28.5	52.2	120.7	240.6	344.8	448.3	430.8	278.5	157.8	48.2	24.1	2202.4	C
Below 0 °C	215.3	167.4	101.5	19.9	1.7	0	0	0	1.3	22.4	115.9	216	861.5	C
Below 5 °C	345	283.1	212.1	80.3	19.2	0.5	0.1	0.6	14.7	73.3	226.1	348.8	1603.8	C
Below 10 °C	497.4	421.2	359.6	202.3	93.5	19.4	3.6	7.9	67.4	183.9	368.4	502	2726.4	C
Below 15 °C	652.4	562.3	514.3	349.3	228.3	111.7	47.5	59.8	177.5	330.2	517.7	656.9	4207.9	C
Below 18 °C	745.4	647	607.3	439.2	319.2	196	116.1	130.4	263.2	422.7	607.7	749.9	5244.1	C

Evaporation

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Evaporation
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
Lake Evaporation (mm)					3.4	3.5	3.8	3	2.1

Bright Sunshine

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Bright Sunshine
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year	Code
Total Hours	63.9	101.8	155.4	171.2	205.7	217.1	250.7	228.9	166.2	133.7	69.2	47.9	1811.7	C
Days with measurable	24.7	24.8	28.1	27.5	28.1	28.3	30.3	29.6	27.5	28.4	24.0	23.5	324.7	C
% of possible daylight hours	24.3	36.1	42.3	41.3	42.7	44.0	50.4	50.7	43.7	40.2	25.7	19.3	38.4	C
Extreme Daily	5.1	8.9	11.0	13.3	14.1	14.7	14.8	13.3	11.6	9.7	6.5	3.9
Date (yyyy/dd)	1982/ 30+	1984/ 29	1986/ 31	1973/ 19	1978/ 26+	1987/ 03	1980/ 20	1978/ 03+	1984/ 02+	1983/ 01	1968/ 01+	1981/ 01+

Frost-Free

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Frost-Free
	Date/Days	Code
Average Date of Last Spring Frost	Jun 22	D
Average Date of First Fall Frost	Aug 21	D
Average Length of Frost-Free Period	58 Days	D

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals station data
Frost-Free
Probability of last temperature in spring <= 0°C, on or after (Date)	10%	25%	33%	50%	66%	75%	90%
Date	Jul 10	Jul 02	Jun 30	Jun 24	Jun 19	Jun 17	Jun 11
Probability of first temperature in fall <= 0°C, on or before (Date)	10%	25%	33%	50%	66%	75%	90%
Date	Aug 08	Aug 14	Aug 16	Aug 23	Aug 29	Sep 03	Sep 11
Probability of frost-free period equal to or less than indicated period (Days)	10%	25%	33%	50%	66%	75%	90%
Days	32	49	51	61	66	68	79

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A = WMO "3 and 5 rule" (i.e. no more than 3 consecutive and no more than 5 total missing for either temperature or precipitation)
B = At least 25 years
C = At least 20 years

D = At least 15 years
+ = Most recent occurrence of the extreme value

Station / Element Metadata

Statistics listed below are provided as a guide to determine the validity of Normals and Extremes calculations. For example, a station with 30 years of record between 1981 and 2010 with no missing years would be a more reliable normal than a station with 15 years of record and 2 missing years. Less than 100% possible observations indicates that out of the total number of observations used, some records were missing.

KANANASKIS

Province/Territory

Latitude (dd mm):

51 01 N

Country

CAN

Longitude (ddd mm):

115 02 W

Time Zone

MST

Latitude (decimal degrees):

51.03 N

Climate ID:

3053600

Longitude (decimal degrees):

115.03 W

WMO ID:

Elevation (m):

1391.1

TC ID:

Temperature

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Temperature
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
Daily Average (°C)	1981	2007	27	1	9727	99.6
Standard Deviation	1981	2007	27	1	9727	99.6
Daily Maximum (°C)	1981	2007	27	1	9733	99.6
Daily Minimum (°C)	1981	2007	27	1	9731	99.6
Extreme Maximum (°C)	1939	2007			24451	98.9
Extreme Minimum (°C)	1939	2007			24219	98.7

Precipitation

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Precipitation
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
Rainfall (mm)	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
Snowfall (cm)	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
Precipitation (mm)	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
Average Snow Depth (cm)	1981	2007	27	5	8446	90.6
Median Snow Depth (cm)	1981	2007	27	5	8446	90.6
Snow Depth at Month-end (cm)	1981	2007	27	5	295	96.4
Extreme Daily Rainfall (mm)	1939	2007			24636	99.4
Extreme Daily Snowfall (cm)	1939	2007			24665	99.6
Extreme Daily Precipitation (mm)	1939	2007			24687	99.6
Extreme Snow Depth (cm)	1980	2007			8876	94.6

Days with Maximum Temperature

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Days with Maximum Temperature
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
<= 0 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9560	97.8
> 0 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9560	97.8
> 10 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9560	97.8
> 20 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9560	97.8
> 30 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9560	97.8
> 35 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9560	97.8

Days with Minimum Temperature

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Days with Minimum Temperature
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
> 0 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9526	97.5
<= 2 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9526	97.5
<= 0 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9526	97.5
< -2 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9526	97.5
< -10 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9526	97.5
< -20 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9526	97.5
< - 30 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9526	97.5

Days with Rainfall

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Days with Rainfall
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
>= 0.2 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
>= 5 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
>= 10 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
>= 25 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7

Days With Snowfall

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Days With Snowfall
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
>= 0.2 cm	1981	2007	27	1	9770	100
>= 5 cm	1981	2007	27	1	9770	100
>= 10 cm	1981	2007	27	1	9770	100
>= 25 cm	1981	2007	27	1	9770	100

Days with Precipitation

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Days with Precipitation
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
>= 0.2 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
>= 5 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
>= 10 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7
>= 25 mm	1981	2007	27	1	9740	99.7

Days with Snow Depth

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Days with Snow Depth
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
>= 1 cm	1981	2007	27	8	8158	87.5
>= 5 cm	1981	2007	27	8	8158	87.5
>= 10 cm	1981	2007	27	8	8158	87.5
>= 20 cm	1981	2007	27	8	8158	87.5

Wind

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Wind
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
Maximum Hourly Speed (km/h)	1963	1993			190320	91.2

Degree Days

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Degree Days
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
Above 24 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Above 18 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Above 15 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Above 10 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Above 5 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Above 0 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Below 0 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Below 5 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Below 10 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Below 15 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9
Below 18 °C	1981	2007	27	1	9468	96.9

Evaporation

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Evaporation
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
Lake Evaporation (mm)	1981	2004	24	10	2765	78.4

Bright Sunshine

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Bright Sunshine
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
Total Hours	1981	2005	24	3	196488	91.5
Days with measurable	1981	2005	24	3	196488	91.5
% of possible daylight hours	1981	2005	24	3	196488	91.5
Extreme Daily	1968	2005			304663	96.6

Frost-Free

1981 to 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Element Metadata
Frost-Free
	Begin Year	End Year	Total Number of Years	Missing Years	Total Count of Observations	% of Possible Observations
Average Date of Last Spring Frost	1981	2005	18	4	18	72.0
Average Date of First Fall Frost	1981	2005	18	4	18	72.0
Average Length of Frost-Free Period	1981	2005	18	4	18	72.0
Probability of last temperature in spring <= 0°C, on or after (Date)
10 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
25 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
33 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
50 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
66 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
75 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
90 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
Probability of first temperature in fall <= 0°C, on or before (Date)
10 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
25 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
33 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
50 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
66 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
75 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
90 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
Probability of frost-free period equal to or less than indicated period (Days)
10 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
25 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
33 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
50 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
66 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
75 %	1940	2005			32	48.5
90 %	1940	2005			32	48.5

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