What is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada . . . On July 29, 2021, the temperature soared to a scorching 49 6 degrees Celsius, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada The extreme heatwave in the region led to devastating wildfires and highlighted the impact of climate change on the country
Hottest Place in Canada - Current Results A new highest temperature for Canada was set at 49 6 °C (121 4 °F) recorded on June 29, 2021 at Lytton, BC The next day a wildfire raged through Lytton, destroying most of the town
Record-breaking heat in Canada | Royal Meteorological Society On June 29th, after breaking Canadian records for the two previous days, Lytton, British Columbia, recorded 49 6°C This is the hottest temperature ever observed in Canada, crushing the previous record of 45°C set way back in July 1937 in Saskatchewan
B. C. spot reaches hottest temperature Canada has seen all year According to the weather summaries page on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s website, Lytton broke a record on Aug 24 dating back to 1958 On Aug 24, 1958, the village of just hundreds of people saw a high of 38 9˚C
List of weather records - Wikipedia The Copernicus Programme (begun 1940) had recorded 13 August 2016, as the hottest global temperature, but by July 2024, that date had been downgraded to the fourth hottest
Canadian extreme temperatures table omits recent records Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) maintains climate measurements going back to the 19th century in the country and shared its highest provincial and territorial temperature records