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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.

VICTORIA INT'L A *
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Latitude: 48°38'50.010" N Longitude: 123°25'33.000" W Elevation: 19.50 m
Climate ID: 1018620 WMO ID: 71799 TC ID: YYJ
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)3.8 4.9 6.4 8.8 11.8 14.4 16.4 16.4 14 9.8 6.1 4 9.7 A
Standard Deviation1.6 1.5 1.1 1 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.9 1 0.7 1.5 1.5 0.6 A
Daily Maximum (°C)6.9 8.4 10.5 13.4 16.6 19.3 21.9 22 19.4 14.2 9.5 6.9 14.1 A
Daily Minimum (°C)0.7 1.4 2.3 4.1 6.9 9.3 10.8 10.8 8.4 5.3 2.7 1 5.3 A
Extreme Maximum (°C)15.4 18.3 21.4 26.3 31.5 33.3 36.1 34.4 31.1 27.6 18.3 16.1    
Date (yyyy/dd)1984/04 1963/10 1994/28 1998/30 1983/28 1942/30 1941/16 1960/09 1944/05 1987/01 1975/03 1940/21  
Extreme Minimum (°C)-15.6 -15 -10 -3.9 -1.1 2.1 4.1 4.4 -1.1 -4.4 -13.3 -14.4    
Date (yyyy/dd)1950/28 1950/01 1989/03 1956/05 1954/01 1991/03 1979/02 1973/18 1972/27 1956/28 1955/14 1964/16  
Precipitation:
Rainfall (mm)121.8 98.8 75.8 44.5 36.5 32 19.5 23.9 30.4 75.6 144.4 138.3 841.4 A
Snowfall (cm)15.2 9 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3.3 13.8 43.8 A
Precipitation (mm)136.6 107.8 78 44.5 36.5 32 19.5 23.9 30.4 75.7 147.2 151.2 883.3 A
Average Snow Depth (cm)1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 A
Median Snow Depth (cm)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Snow Depth at Month-end (cm)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 A
Extreme Daily Rainfall (mm)92.8 55.9 53.6 53.2 38.1 40.9 50 41.7 45.2 57.4 68.3 72.9    
Date (yyyy/dd)1986/18 1949/16 1948/21 1991/03 1948/27 1955/22 1993/20 1995/06 1983/01 1963/21 1955/02 1972/25  
Extreme Daily Snowfall (cm)29.2 26 21.3 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 4.6 16.4 64.5    
Date (yyyy/dd)1971/13 1989/17 1960/03 1955/14 1941/01 1941/01 1940/01 1940/01 1940/01 1991/28 1985/26 1996/29  
Extreme Daily Precipitation (mm)92.8 55.9 54.1 53.2 38.1 40.9 50 41.7 45.2 57.4 68.3 81.1    
Date (yyyy/dd)1986/18 1949/16 1948/21 1991/03 1948/27 1955/22 1993/20 1995/06 1983/01 1963/21 1955/02 1996/29  
Extreme Snow Depth (cm)36 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 67    
Date (yyyy/dd)1969/01 1969/01 1960/04 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1955/01 1985/27 1996/30  
Days with Maximum Temperature:
<= 0 °C0.97 0.13 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.31 1.3 2.7 A
> 0 °C30 28.1 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 29.7 29.7 362.6 A
> 10 °C4.5 8 17.2 26.3 30.8 30 31 31 30 28.9 12.5 4.6 254.7 A
> 20 °C0 0 0.03 0.80 4.9 10 21.7 22.2 11.1 1 0 0 71.8 A
> 30 °C0 0 0 0 0.07 0.17 0.40 0.77 0.07 0 0 0 1.5 A
> 35 °C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Days with Minimum Temperature:
> 0 °C17.7 18.7 24 27.9 31 30 31 31 30 30.3 22.6 18.5 312.6 A
<= 2 °C19.4 16.4 15.1 7.1 0.55 0 0 0 0.17 3.9 13.8 19 95.3 A
<= 0 °C13.3 9.6 7 2.1 0.03 0 0 0 0.03 0.67 7.4 12.5 52.6 A
< -2 °C6.8 3.7 1.7 0.07 0 0 0 0 0 0.20 2.5 6.6 21.5 A
< -10 °C0.10 0.07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.14 0.17 0.48 A
< -20 °C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
< - 30 °C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Days with Rainfall:
>= 0.2 mm16.4 15.4 16.1 13.2 11.6 10 5.7 5.6 7.4 13.2 18.3 17.4 150.4 A
>= 5 mm7.6 6.4 4.8 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.3 1.5 2 5 9 8.1 52.8 A
>= 10 mm4 3.1 2 1 0.66 0.83 0.43 0.70 0.87 2.2 5 4.3 25.2 A
>= 25 mm0.83 0.60 0.27 0.10 0 0.03 0.03 0.10 0.03 0.33 1.1 1.1 4.6 A
Days With Snowfall:
>= 0.2 cm3.2 2.2 0.70 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0.80 2.6 9.7 A
>= 5 cm1.1 0.53 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.30 0.80 2.9 A
>= 10 cm0.53 0.23 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.10 0.37 1.4 A
>= 25 cm0.03 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03 0.09 A
Days with Precipitation:
>= 0.2 mm17.8 16.1 16.2 13.2 11.6 10 5.7 5.6 7.4 13.2 18.7 18.7 154.2 A
>= 5 mm8.5 6.8 5 2.7 2.4 2.1 1.3 1.5 2 5 9.2 8.9 55.4 A
>= 10 mm4.5 3.5 2.1 1.1 0.66 0.83 0.43 0.70 0.87 2.2 5.1 4.7 26.7 A
>= 25 mm1 0.70 0.27 0.10 0 0.03 0.03 0.10 0.03 0.33 1.1 1.2 4.9 A
Days with Snow Depth:
>= 1 cm3.3 1.4 0.27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.67 2.6 8.2 A
>= 5 cm1.6 0.63 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.37 1.2 4 A
>= 10 cm1 0.13 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.17 0.83 2.2 A
>= 20 cm0.37 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.13 0.23 0.76 A
Wind:
Speed (km/h)9.5 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.2 8.7 8 7.4 7 7.7 9.7 10.1 8.9 A
Most Frequent DirectionW W W W W E E E W W W W W A
Maximum Hourly Speed (km/h)61 66 56 58 51 51 45 45 54 77 64 74    
Date (yyyy/dd)1953/09 1972/27 1955/10 1958/17 1965/16 1957/28 1959/12 1955/01 1988/06 1962/12 1962/29 1957/19  
Direction of Maximum Hourly SpeedS SW W SW SW W W SW SW E E SW E  
Maximum Gust Speed (km/h)98 109 89 67 72 67 66 55 85 91 93 109    
Date (yyyy/dd)1971/16 1972/27 1999/03 1991/03 1975/03 1988/01 1973/10 1964/25 1988/06 1993/23 1973/19 1967/05  
Direction of Maximum GustSW SW SE SE E SW SW SW SW SW SE SW SW  
Days with Winds >= 52 km/h0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.4 A
Days with Winds >= 63 km/h0.1 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.5 A
Degree Days:
Above 24 °C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Above 18 °C0 0 0 0 0.6 2.7 9.5 9.4 1.8 0 0 0 24 A
Above 15 °C0 0 0 0.2 5 17.3 51.6 51.6 15.2 0.4 0 0 141.1 A
Above 10 °C0.3 0.5 1.1 13.9 65.1 131 198.6 198.7 120.5 27.6 3.5 0.5 761.3 A
Above 5 °C23.5 29.8 55.7 114 211.5 280.5 353.6 353.7 268.8 149.2 54 25.4 1919.7 A
Above 0 °C125.5 140.1 200.1 263.4 366.5 430.5 508.6 508.7 418.8 303.1 184.1 131.2 3580.6 A
Below 0 °C7.9 3.3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 7.9 22.4 A
Below 5 °C61 34.4 11 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 22.7 57.1 187.9 A
Below 10 °C192.8 146.5 111.5 50.5 8.6 0.5 0 0 1.6 34.5 122.3 187.1 855.9 A
Below 15 °C347.5 287.3 265.3 186.8 103.5 36.8 7.9 7.9 46.3 162.3 268.8 341.7 2062 A
Below 18 °C440.5 372.1 358.3 276.6 192.1 112.2 58.8 58.7 123 254.9 358.8 434.7 3040.8 A
Bright Sunshine:
Total Hours68.3 88.9 142.2 189.5 245.5 251.1 321.1 290.4 217.8 138.3 75.2 58.2 2086.4 A
Days with measureable19.6 21 26.6 27.6 29.4 28.9 30.2 30 28.3 25.8 20.4 18.4 306.3 A
% of possible daylight hours25.1 31 38.6 46.2 52 52.1 66 65.3 57.5 41.1 27.1 22.5 43.7 A
Extreme Daily8.8 10.5 11.6 13.8 15 15.6 15.7 14.7 12.9 10.6 9.3 7.9   A
Date (yyyy/dd)1994/30 1995/27 1996/24 1973/29 1972/30 1979/25 1972/01 1987/03 1985/02 1980/05 1995/01 1978/05  
Humidex:
Extreme Humidex16.3 17.1 20.9 26.1 33.6 34.2 38.4 36.8 34.7 27 19.9 17.7    
Date (yyyy/dd)1984/04 1991/26 1994/28 1998/30 1983/28 1955/09 1961/11 1960/09 1955/04 1987/01 1975/03 1958/02  
Days with Humidex >= 300 0 0 0 0.1 0.5 2.1 1.9 0.2 0 0 0 4.9 A
Days with Humidex >= 350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.2 A
Days with Humidex >= 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Wind Chill:
Extreme Wind Chill-19.1 -23.7 -13.9 -6.7 -5.3 0 3.8 3.8 -2 -9.1 -19.4 -25.1    
Date (yyyy/dd)1957/26 1989/02 1955/04 1975/01 1954/01 1976/02 1977/05 1973/18 1972/27 1984/31 1955/12 1964/16  
Days with Wind Chill < -200 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 A
Days with Wind Chill < -300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Days with Wind Chill < -400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
Humidity:
Average Vapour Pressure (kPa)0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.7 1 A
Average Relative Humidity - 0600LST (%)88.9 88.3 87.7 86.4 83.8 82.1 84.1 88.4 90.4 91 89.8 89.2 87.5 A
Average Relative Humidity - 1500LST (%)78.5 72.6 66.7 60.4 60.4 59.6 57 58.4 60.8 69.4 77.5 80.6 66.8 A
Pressure:
Average Station Pressure (kPa)101.5 101.4 101.3 101.5 101.4 101.4 101.5 101.4 101.4 101.5 101.4 101.5 101.4 A
Average Sea Level Pressure (kPa)101.7 101.6 101.6 101.7 101.7 101.7 101.7 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.6 101.8 101.7 A
Visibility (hours with):
< 1 km16.6 8.9 3.6 0.6 1 0.7 0.8 2.2 5.5 18.8 10.8 14.5 83.9 C
1 to 9 km127.2 91.8 47.3 19.7 14.8 14.2 10.9 20.9 38.3 101.5 99.9 131.6 718 C
> 9 km600.2 577.3 693.1 699.6 728.3 705.1 732.3 721 676.2 623.8 609.4 597.8 7964.1 C
Cloud Amount (hours with):
0 to 2 tenths100.2 103.5 138 138.7 181.3 164 298.2 304.2 275 176.2 102.8 101.4 2083.6 C
3 to 7 tenths112.4 114.8 159 162.9 186.5 186.8 182.3 179.2 167.4 152.7 121.5 106.4 1831.7 C
8 to 10 tenths531.4 459.8 447 418.4 376.2 369.2 263.5 260.6 277.6 415.1 495.7 536.2 4850.7 C


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