Canadians cope with a wide variety of wind chills. The Arctic is the wind chill capital of the country, while the mildest conditions are found in Vancouver and Victoria. The chart shows the highest recorded wind chill (over a 30-year period) for each site.
City |
Date |
Wind Chill |
Wind Speed (km/h) |
Temperature (oC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Dec. 16, 1964 | -25 | 39 | -13.3 |
| Whitehorse | Jan. 9, 1963 | -58 | 51 | -36.1 |
| Yellowknife | Jan.26, 1960 | -61 | 32 | -41.7 |
| Iqaluit, NU | Feb. 16, 1979 | -66 | 61 | -40.9 |
| Alert, NU | Jan. 6, 1958 | -65 | 58 | -40.6 |
| Edmonton | Dec. 15, 1964 | -57 | 55 | -35.6 |
| Calgary | Dec. 15, 1964 | -55 | 55 | -33.9 |
| Regina | Jan. 17, 1962 | -59 | 39 | -38.9 |
| Saskatoon | Jan. 15, 1954 | -59 | 32 | -40 |
| Winnipeg | Jan. 9, 1982 | -54 | 56 | -32.7 |
| Thunder Bay | Jan. 10, 1982 | -58 | 54 | -36.3 |
| Ottawa | Jan. 23, 1976 | -48 | 35 | -30.8 |
| Toronto | Jan. 4, 1981 | -44 | 30 | -29.1 |
| Quebec City | Feb. 12, 1967 | -52 | 43 | -33.3 |
| Montreal | Jan. 23, 1976 | -49 | 45 | -30.6 |
| Fredericton | Jan. 17, 1982 | -43 | 37 | -27.3 |
| Halifax | Feb. 13, 1967 | -41 | 48 | -24.4 |
| Charlottetown | Jan. 18, 1982 | -50 | 37 | -32.4 |
| Goose Bay, Lab. | Jan. 21, 1975 | -54 | 55 | -33.3 |
| Gander, Nfld. | Feb. 8, 1959 | -43 | 72 | -23.9 |
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