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Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000

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.

NOTE!! 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.

PENTICTON A *
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Latitude: 49°27'47.000" N Longitude: 119°36'08.000" W Elevation: 344.40 m
Climate ID: 1126150 WMO ID: 71889 TC ID: YYF
Normals from to  
January-June January-December+Year July-December
Temperature:Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Code
Daily Average (°C)-1.7 0.7 4.7 9 13.6 17.4 20.4 20.1 14.9 8.7 3.1 -1.1 9.2 A
Standard Deviation2.7 2.4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 0.9 2.3 2.6 0.7 A
Daily Maximum (°C)0.9 4.3 10.1 15.6 20.5 24.5 28.1 27.6 21.9 14.3 6.3 1.4 14.6 A
Daily Minimum (°C)-4.3 -3 -0.7 2.3 6.7 10.3 12.7 12.5 7.8 3 -0.2 -3.7 3.6 A
Extreme Maximum (°C)15.7 16.6 21.7 29.6 33.9 37.7 40.6 38.9 36.6 28.9 19.4 14.4    
Date (yyyy/dd)1989/30 1988/21 1966/29 1987/27 1986/30 1987/30 1941/17 1971/08 1987/01 1947/03 1975/03 1941/02  
Extreme Minimum (°C)-26.7 -26.7 -17.8 -7.2 -5.6 0 2.2 2.9 -3 -14.5 -22.3 -27.2    
Date (yyyy/dd)1950/25 1950/03 1951/11 1968/13 1954/01 1952/13 1971/07 1980/29 1984/29 1984/31 1985/27 1968/30  
Precipitation:
Rainfall (mm)10.6 13.8 19.1 26.4 37.3 38.9 27.9 30.7 24.7 19.5 19.7 11.1 279.6 A
Snowfall (cm)21.8 11.1 3.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 8.3 22.1 67.2 A
Precipitation (mm)26.8 22.5 22.3 26.6 37.3 38.9 27.9 30.7 24.7 19.7 27.1 28.4 332.7 A
Average Snow Depth (cm)5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 A
Median Snow Depth (cm)4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 A
Snow Depth at Month-end (cm)3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 A
Extreme Daily Rainfall (mm)15.7 18.5 16.9 29.6 38.4 33.5 37.8 23.6 37.6 44.5 19.3 12.4    
Date (yyyy/dd)1945/06 1945/07 2001/25 1987/30 1988/13 1942/14 1950/28 1974/12 1989/01 1945/24 1949/26 1969/14  
Extreme Daily Snowfall (cm)23.2 23.1 10 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20.6 22.1    
Date (yyyy/dd)1982/23 1973/04 1977/15 1961/13 1941/01 1941/01 1941/01 1941/01 1941/01 1984/30 1975/30 1949/27  
Extreme Daily Precipitation (mm)23.2 18.5 21.8 29.6 38.4 33.5 37.8 23.6 37.6 44.5 19.3 22.1    
Date (yyyy/dd)1982/23 1945/07 1998/02 1987/30 1988/13 1942/14 1950/28 1974/12 1989/01 1945/24 1949/26 1949/27  
Extreme Snow Depth (cm)58 38 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 48    
Date (yyyy/dd)1972/19 1969/01 1962/05 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1984/31 1970/28 1971/22  
Days with Maximum Temperature:
<= 0 °C11.5 4.7 0.31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.07 1.9 10.6 29.1 A
> 0 °C19.6 23.5 30.7 30 31 30 31 31 30 30.9 28.1 20.4 336.2 A
> 10 °C0.28 2.1 16.4 28 31 30 31 31 29.9 26.9 5.4 0.55 232.5 A
> 20 °C0 0 0.07 3.6 16.1 25.1 29.7 29.6 19.9 2.8 0 0 126.9 A
> 30 °C0 0 0 0 0.90 3.6 11.4 9.5 0.57 0 0 0 25.9 A
> 35 °C0 0 0 0 0 0.23 1.7 1.3 0.03 0 0 0 3.2 A
Days with Minimum Temperature:
> 0 °C7.6 8.7 13.1 21 30.1 30 31 31 29.3 23 15.9 8.5 249.1 A
<= 2 °C28.3 24.5 23 14.2 2.7 0.17 0 0 2.1 13.2 19.2 26.9 154.2 A
<= 0 °C23.3 19.5 17.9 9 0.93 0 0 0 0.73 8 14.1 22.6 116 A
< -2 °C17.8 14.2 11.2 3.5 0.20 0 0 0 0.20 3.5 9.9 17.6 78 A
< -10 °C5.5 2.8 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.07 1.2 4.4 14.1 A
< -20 °C0.03 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.07 0.10 0.23 A
< - 30 °C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Days with Rainfall:
>= 0.2 mm5.1 6.4 8 8.6 10.9 9.7 7.9 7.5 6.8 8.3 9.1 5.2 93.6 A
>= 5 mm0.43 0.63 0.97 1.7 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.3 1.6 1.1 1.1 0.57 16.8 A
>= 10 mm0.13 0.23 0.37 0.63 0.93 1.1 0.70 0.79 0.67 0.33 0.10 0.10 6.1 A
>= 25 mm0 0 0 0.03 0.03 0.21 0.07 0 0.07 0 0 0 0.41 A
Days With Snowfall:
>= 0.2 cm9 4.9 1.8 0.23 0 0 0 0 0 0.13 2.9 8.9 27.7 A
>= 5 cm1.3 0.60 0.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.53 1.2 3.9 A
>= 10 cm0.23 0.07 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.20 0.37 0.90 A
>= 25 cm0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Days with Precipitation:
>= 0.2 mm12.6 10.1 9.2 8.7 10.9 9.7 7.9 7.5 6.8 8.4 11.4 12.7 115.8 A
>= 5 mm1.3 1.1 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.3 1.6 1.1 1.6 1.4 19.6 A
>= 10 mm0.27 0.27 0.40 0.63 0.93 1.1 0.70 0.79 0.67 0.33 0.30 0.37 6.8 A
>= 25 mm0 0 0 0.03 0.03 0.21 0.07 0 0.07 0 0 0 0.41 A
Days with Snow Depth:
>= 1 cm14.3 6.2 0.62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 2.2 11.8 35.2 A
>= 5 cm9.7 4 0.14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 6.5 21.4 A
>= 10 cm5.4 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.40 2.3 11.2 A
>= 20 cm1.8 0.97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.97 3.7 A
Wind:
Speed (km/h)14.1 12.9 11.3 10.1 9.4 8.9 9.2 8.6 8.6 10.9 14.7 15.7 11.2 A
Most Frequent DirectionS S S N N N N N N N S S S A
Maximum Hourly Speed (km/h)65 72 68 64 68 61 63 74 60 80 80 84    
Date (yyyy/dd)1999/29 1957/23 1958/07 1958/17 1955/21 1958/06 1998/23 1995/02 1958/20 1963/21 1962/29 1957/23  
Direction of Maximum Hourly SpeedS S S S SW SE SW SW S S S S S  
Maximum Gust Speed (km/h)85 93 113 121 97 81 97 80 97 101 97 113    
Date (yyyy/dd)1999/29 1964/18 1975/30 1958/17 1958/27 1987/20 1958/12 1969/24 1964/25 1962/13 1962/29 1958/31  
Direction of Maximum GustS N NW W S S N SE N S S NW W  
Days with Winds >= 52 km/h0.6 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.7 5.1 A
Days with Winds >= 63 km/h0.1 0.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.2 0 0.8 A
Degree Days:
Above 24 °C0 0 0 0 0 0.8 5.7 4.6 0 0 0 0 11.1 A
Above 18 °C0 0 0 0 5.6 31.4 88.1 79.8 8.1 0.1 0 0 213 A
Above 15 °C0 0 0 0.9 23.7 84.1 169.5 159.1 37.9 1.3 0.1 0 476.7 A
Above 10 °C0 0 0.9 24.7 118.3 221.4 322.9 312.9 150.6 27.2 1.9 0 1180.8 A
Above 5 °C2 5.8 32.7 123.2 267.5 371.3 477.9 467.9 296.7 123.6 26.1 3.1 2197.8 A
Above 0 °C37.3 62.5 151 270.5 422.5 521.3 632.9 622.9 446.7 270.2 114.6 42.9 3595.2 A
Below 0 °C89.9 43.2 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 20.3 80 238.8 A
Below 5 °C209.6 127.8 41.1 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 81.9 195.2 667.7 A
Below 10 °C362.6 263.4 164.3 54.2 5.7 0.2 0 0 3.9 68.1 207.7 347.1 1477.1 A
Below 15 °C517.6 404.7 318.4 180.4 66.2 12.9 1.6 1.2 41.2 197.2 355.8 502.1 2599.3 A
Below 18 °C610.6 489.5 411.4 269.6 141.1 50.1 13.2 14.9 101.3 289 445.7 595.1 3431.4 A
Evaporation:
Lake Evaporation (mm)0 0 0 3.2 4.2 5.2 5.3 4.5 3.1 1.7 0 0 0 D
Bright Sunshine:
Total Hours39.5 78.8 143.5 195.9 237.4 246.1 295.2 275 211.9 141.6 55 36.2 1956.1 A
Days with measureable16.9 21.7 28.2 28.9 29.6 29 30.4 30.4 29.1 27.9 19.5 15.6 307.4 A
% of possible daylight hours14.7 27.7 39 47.6 50 50.7 60.2 61.5 55.9 42.3 20 14.1 40.3 A
Extreme Daily6.8 9 10.6 13 14.6 14.3 14.6 13.5 11.5 9.6 7.7 5.9   A
Date (yyyy/dd)1980/30 1990/28 1980/30 1976/29 1999/25 1972/29 1998/21 1977/01 1995/01 1988/01 1995/01 1986/02  
Humidex:
Extreme Humidex14.1 15.9 21.1 29.4 34.7 40.3 42.1 41.1 35.8 27.1 18.9 14.1    
Date (yyyy/dd)1989/30 1988/21 1966/29 1987/27 1986/30 1961/18 1961/13 1998/04 1987/01 1980/06 1975/03 1980/27  
Days with Humidex >= 300 0 0 0 0.9 3.9 13 12.1 0.8 0 0 0 30.8 A
Days with Humidex >= 350 0 0 0 0 0.3 2.8 2.8 0.1 0 0 0 6 A
Days with Humidex >= 400 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 A
Wind Chill:
Extreme Wind Chill-32.6 -34 -27.8 -9.4 -10.1 0 1.6 2.7 -6 -21.2 -34 -39.7    
Date (yyyy/dd)1969/28 1956/15 1955/03 1973/07 1954/01 1962/04 1959/07 1980/25 1965/28 1984/31 1985/27 1968/29  
Days with Wind Chill < -202 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 2 5.6 A
Days with Wind Chill < -300.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.3 A
Days with Wind Chill < -400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Humidity:
Average Vapour Pressure (kPa)0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1 1.2 1.2 1 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.8 A
Average Relative Humidity - 0600LST (%)75.4 76.6 75.1 72.4 69.8 65.5 63.4 67.6 74.8 74.1 75.1 74.8 72 A
Average Relative Humidity - 1500LST (%)68.9 62.7 48.7 40.1 40.5 39.2 36.2 37.2 42.7 51.1 64.8 69.1 50.1 A
Pressure:
Average Station Pressure (kPa)97.8 97.7 97.4 97.4 97.3 97.3 97.4 97.4 97.5 97.7 97.7 97.9 97.5 A
Average Sea Level Pressure (kPa)102.1 101.9 101.6 101.6 101.4 101.4 101.5 101.4 101.6 101.8 101.9 102.1 101.7 A
Visibility (hours with):
< 1 km2.5 2.6 0.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 8.1 C
1 to 9 km61.6 39.8 13.9 1.6 1.4 1 0.2 1.3 0.6 3.9 21.6 47 193.9 C
> 9 km679.9 635.2 729.6 718.3 742.6 719 743.8 742.7 719.4 740.1 697.2 695.9 8563.5 C
Cloud Amount (hours with):
0 to 2 tenths54.8 94.3 161.7 168.1 178.4 164.4 290.4 306 267.2 197.1 73 58.3 2013.7 C
3 to 7 tenths103.2 125 172.7 178.2 207.2 234.2 215.7 213 198.5 186.9 136 117.6 2088 C
8 to 10 tenths586.1 458.3 409.6 373.7 358.4 321.4 237.9 225.1 254.4 360 511.1 568.1 4663.9 C


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