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Tables
- Table 34 Average temperature and precipitation
- Table 35 Top 5 Canadian weather stories of 2010
- Table 36 Land and freshwater area, by province and territory
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| Average daily temperature | Average precipitation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | July | Annual | |
| °C | mm | ||
| St. John's | -4.8 | 15.4 | 1,513.7 |
| Charlottetown | -8.0 | 18.5 | 1,173.3 |
| Halifax | -6.0 | 18.6 | 1,452.2 |
| Fredericton | -9.8 | 19.3 | 1,143.3 |
| Québec | -12.8 | 19.2 | 1,230.3 |
| Ottawa | -10.8 | 20.9 | 943.5 |
| Toronto | -6.3 | 20.8 | 792.7 |
| Winnipeg | -17.8 | 19.5 | 513.7 |
| Regina | -16.2 | 18.8 | 388.1 |
| Edmonton | -13.5 | 15.9 | 482.7 |
| Victoria | 3.8 | 16.4 | 883.3 |
| Whitehorse | -17.7 | 14.1 | 267.4 |
| Yellowknife | -26.8 | 16.8 | 280.7 |
| Iqaluit | -26.6 | 7.7 | 412.0 |
| Source: Environment Canada, Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000. | |||
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| 1. Spring weather for the Olympics | British Columbia | Winter |
| 2. Hurricane Igor | Eastern Canada | September |
| 3. From dry to drenched | Prairies | Spring and summer |
| 4. Canada's hot year | Canada | All year |
| 5. Blizzards, winds and floods | Ontario and Eastern Canada | December |
| Source: Environment Canada, Canada's Top Ten Weather Stories for 2010. | ||
| Area | Area | Land | Freshwater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | square kilometres | |||
| Canada | 100.0 | 9,984,670 | 9,093,507 | 891,163 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4.1 | 405,212 | 373,872 | 31,340 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.1 | 5,660 | 5,660 | … |
| Nova Scotia | 0.6 | 55,284 | 53,338 | 1,946 |
| New Brunswick | 0.7 | 72,908 | 71,450 | 1,458 |
| Quebec | 15.4 | 1,542,056 | 1,365,128 | 176,928 |
| Ontario | 10.8 | 1,076,395 | 917,741 | 158,654 |
| Manitoba | 6.5 | 647,797 | 553,556 | 94,241 |
| Saskatchewan | 6.5 | 651,036 | 591,670 | 59,366 |
| Alberta | 6.6 | 661,848 | 642,317 | 19,531 |
| British Columbia | 9.5 | 944,735 | 925,186 | 19,549 |
| Yukon | 4.8 | 482,443 | 474,391 | 8,052 |
| Northwest Territories | 13.5 | 1,346,106 | 1,183,085 | 163,021 |
| Nunavut | 21.0 | 2,093,190 | 1,936,113 | 157,077 |
| … not applicable | ||||
| Source: Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada. | ||||
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