Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000
WHITEHORSE A *
YUKON TERRITORY
Latitude: 60°42'34.200" N
Longitude: 135°04'07.800" W
Elevation: 706.20 m
Climate ID: 2101300 WMO ID: 71964 TC ID: YXY
Temperature: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily Average (°C) -17.7 -13.7 -6.6 0.9 6.9 11.8 14.1 12.5 7.1 0.6 -9.4 -14.9 -0.7
Standard Deviation 7.3 5.8 3.2 2.3 1.3 1.1 1,00 1.5 1.5 1.9 5,00 5.8 1.6
Daily Maximum (°C) -13.3 -8.6 -0.8 6.4 13.1 18.5 20.5 18.5 12.2 4.3 -5.8 -10.6 4.5
Daily Minimum (°C) -22,00 -18.7 -12.3 -4.6 0.7 5.1 7.7 6.3 2,00 -3.1 -13,00 -19.1 -5.9
Extreme Maximum (°C) 9,00 11.7 11.7 20.6 34.1 34.4 32.8 31.6 26.7 18.9 11.7 9.5  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1977/26 1968/27 1979/22 1958/27 1983/30 1969/14 1951/09 1999/05 1942/03 1958/01 1970/02 1986/10  
Extreme Minimum (°C) -52.2 -51.2 -40.6 -29.4 -11.7 -2.8 -0.5 -4.4 -19.4 -31.1 -40.6 -47.8  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1947/31 1968/02 1972/08 1986/10 1964/10 1971/03 1984/19 1948/25 1983/27 1982/28 1948/27 1942/19  
                           
Precipitation:                          
Rainfall (mm) 0.2 0.1 0,0 1.3 13,0 29.7 41.4 38.5 29.3 8.8 0.7 0.3 163.1
Snowfall (cm) 23.7 16.8 14.9 8,0 2.4 0.5 0,0 1,0 5.1 18.9 27.3 26.4 145,0
Precipitation (mm) 16.7 11.4 10.4 7,0 15.2 30.3 41.4 39.4 34.1 23.8 19.2 18.5 267.4
Average Snow Depth (cm) 28,0 33,0 31,0 13,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 1,0 10,0 20,0 11,0
Median Snow Depth (cm) 28,0 33,0 31,0 12,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 11,0 19,0 11,0
Snow Depth at Month-end (cm) 31,0 32,0 25,0 2,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 5,0 15,0 24,0 11,0
Extreme Daily Rainfall (mm) 3.4 0.8 0.8 4.4 12.6 44.9 23.2 30.7 24.6 18.3 9.4 4.2  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1981/03 1984/04 1944/15 1983/30 2000/26 1985/27 1991/27 1948/01 1983/04 1970/02 1949/03 1981/18  
Extreme Daily Snowfall (cm) 14,00 16.7 27.2 16.3 12.2 12.7 0,00 8.6 21.6 15,00 14.6 27,00  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1968/03 1982/09 1967/08 1976/15 1942/04 1972/01 1942/01 1974/22 1956/27 1999/23 1978/23 1980/25  
Extreme Daily Precipitation (mm) 9.5 10.4 10.4 14.2 12.6 44.9 23.2 30.7 25.2 23.6 11.4 18.7  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1994/17 1952/28 1962/07 1952/04 2000/26 1985/27 1991/27 1948/01 1986/23 1970/02 1955/06 1980/25  
Extreme Snow Depth (cm) 86 94 94 66 38 0 0 3 20 21 52 69  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1972/30 1972/16 1972/01 1967/13 1972/01 1955/01 1955/01 1969/11 1956/28 1982/31 1978/25 1980/29  
                           
Days with Maximum Temperature:                          
<= 0 °C 26.4 22.5 14.2 2.1 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.29 5.3 23,0 26.5 120.4
> 0 °C 4.6 5.8 16.8 27.9 31,0 30,0 31,0 31,0 29.7 25.7 7,0 4.5 244.9
> 10 °C 0,0 0.04 0.07 5.4 23.9 29.7 31,0 30.2 22,0 3.4 0,0 0,0 145.7
> 20 °C 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.04 1.2 10.1 16.3 10.4 1,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 39.1
> 30 °C 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.04 0.07 0.21 0.21 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.53
> 35 °C 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0
Days with Minimum Temperature:                          
> 0 °C 0.11 0.22 0.48 3.7 16.7 28.1 30.9 29.3 20,0 9.4 0.75 0.57 140.3
<= 2 °C 31,0 28.1 31,0 29,0 21.3 5.3 0.54 3.9 15,0 26.4 29.8 30.8 251.9
<= 0 °C 30.9 28,0 30.5 26.3 14.3 1.9 0.07 1.7 10,0 21.6 29.3 30.4 225,0
< -2 °C 30.2 27.4 28.6 19.7 6.2 0.14 0,0 0.21 5.1 15.1 27.6 29.8 190.2
< -10 °C 24.4 21.1 15.8 3.7 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.14 3.7 17.2 23.6 109.7
< -20 °C 16.8 12.3 6.3 0.48 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.50 6.4 13.7 56.4
< - 30 °C 9.1 4.9 1.3 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.04 1.5 5.5 22.3
                           
Days With Rainfall:                          
>= 0.2 Mm 0.19 0.15 0.07 1.2 6.9 10.6 13.4 12.5 10.8 5.1 0.61 0.21 61.6
>= 5 mm 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.67 1.7 3,0 2.4 1.8 0.39 0,0 0,0 10,0
>= 10 mm 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.11 0.46 0.75 0.82 0.50 0.04 0,0 0,0 2.7
>= 25 mm 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.07 0,0 0.04 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.11
Days With Snowfall:                          
>= 0.2 cm 12,0 9.7 7.7 4.6 1.2 0.11 0,0 0.39 1.7 8.2 12.6 12.9 71.2
>= 5 cm 1.2 0.93 0.85 0.37 0.22 0.04 0,0 0.07 0.32 1.1 1.4 1.1 7.6
>= 10 cm 0.22 0.15 0.07 0.07 0,0 0.04 0,0 0,0 0.14 0.14 0.29 0.21 1.3
>= 25 cm 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.04 0.04
Days with Precipitation:                          
>= 0.2 mm 11,0 8.6 7.2 5.1 7.4 10.6 13.4 12.6 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.7 122.2
>= 5 mm 0.63 0.30 0.41 0.22 0.93 1.8 3,0 2.4 2.1 1.1 0.64 0.61 14.2
>= 10 mm 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.19 0.50 0.75 0.89 0.68 0.18 0.07 0.07 3.3
>= 25 mm 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.07 0,0 0.04 0.04 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.15
Days with Snow Depth:                          
>= 1 cm 31,0 28.2 29.7 17.6 0.63 0,0 0,0 0.07 0.93 8.3 27,0 30.6 174,0
>= 5 cm 31,0 28.2 29.5 15.3 0.33 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.36 3.6 22.3 30.1 160.6
>= 10 cm 30.7 27.8 28.2 13,0 0.26 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.18 1.6 15.1 24.7 141.5
>= 20 cm 20.6 24,0 23.7 9.3 0.15 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.04 0.07 2.6 14.3 94.7
                           
Wind:                          
Speed (km/h) 12.9 13.5 12.7 12.7 12.6 11.5 10.4 11.1 13,00 14.7 14.1 13.9 12.7
Most Frequent Direction S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Maximum Hourly Speed (km/h) 72 68 64 60 64 56 63 52 72 63 68 72  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1962/09 1957/15 1953/14 1966/09 1965/06 1965/16 1959/30 1998/29 1967/17 1961/28 1962/18 1954/17  
Direction of Maximum Hourly Speed SE SE S N SE SE E S S SE SE SE SE
Maximum Gust Speed (km/h) 100 106 93 89 85 90 91 84 101 97 106 97  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1965/17 1964/19 1965/10 1965/16 1965/02 1963/26 1982/07 1960/11 1967/18 1958/01 1962/18 1960/14  
Direction of Maximum Gust SE SE SW N SE W SE SE S S SE SE SE
Days with Winds >= 52 km/h 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0,00 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.9 5.7
Days with Winds >= 63 km/h 0.1 0.2 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.1 0,00 0.1 0.1 0.8
                           
Degree Days:                          
Above 24 °C 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Above 18 °C 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.3 1,00 3.2 3.3 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 7.7
Above 15 °C 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 1,00 7.9 20.8 14.7 0.4 0,00 0,00 0,00 44.9
Above 10 °C 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.2 9.6 69.1 128.4 89.6 12.6 0.4 0,00 0,00 309.8
Above 5 °C 0,00 0.1 0,00 8.4 71.9 205.1 282.2 231.8 84,00 11.1 0.2 0.1 894.9
Above 0 °C 1.7 2.6 8.9 65.8 213.7 355.1 437.2 386.1 217.1 72.1 5.3 3.1 1768.7
Below 0 °C 548.7 388.9 212.7 38.5 0.1 0,00 0,00 0,00 3,00 54.2 287.6 464.1 1997.7
Below 5 °C 702,00 527.7 358.8 131.1 13.2 0,00 0,00 0.7 19.9 148.2 432.5 616.1 2950.2
Below 10 °C 857,00 668.9 513.8 272.9 105.9 14,00 1.2 13.5 98.5 292.5 582.3 771,00 4191.4
Below 15 °C 1012,00 810.2 668.8 422.7 252.4 102.8 48.7 93.6 236.3 447.1 732.3 926,00 5752.8
Below 18 °C 1105,00 894.9 761.8 512.7 344.7 185.8 124,00 175.2 325.9 540.1 822.3 1019,00 6811.3
                           
Bright Sunshine:                          
Total Hours 46.7 104.9 161.2 235.1 261.5 269.4 249.9 232,00 135.7 88.5 43.2 27,00 1855.1
Days with measureable 18.2 23.3 28.7 29.2 30.3 29.4 30,00 29.9 26.7 24.4 16.9 14.7 301.5
% of possible daylight hours 22.8 41.3 44.2 53.6 48.7 47.3 44.3 47.5 34.9 28.2 19.3 14.9 37.3
Extreme Daily 6.7 9.8 11.6 14.7 17.4 17.9 17.3 15.7 12.8 9.5 7.4 4.7  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1989/31 1977/25 1978/29 1973/28 1975/31 1975/29 1974/08 1978/01 1974/02 1979/07 1979/01 1976/16  
                           
Humidex:                          
Extreme Humidex 8.3 11.1 11.7 21.6 33.6 33.3 31.5 31.9 25.2 18.3 11.1 8.8  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1963/19 1968/27 1979/22 2002/30 1983/30 1969/14 1998/03 1994/08 1974/01 1958/01 1970/02 1999/23  
Days with Humidex >= 30 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.2 0.3 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0.5
Days with Humidex >= 35 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Days with Humidex >= 40 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
                           
Wind Chill:                          
Extreme Wind Chill -61.3 -62.4 -47.5 -35,00 -18.6 -5.8 -2.2 -6.4 -19.2 -37.2 -48.3 -59.2  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1965/04 1968/03 1955/03 1963/03 1964/09 1955/03 1963/19 1969/11 1983/27 1982/28 1989/14 1964/15  
Days with Wind Chill < -20 21.4 16.1 10,0 1,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 1.3 10.8 19,0 79.7
Days with Wind Chill < -30 14,0 8.6 3,0 0.1 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.2 3.7 9.9 39.5
Days with Wind Chill < -40 7.5 3.1 0.5 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0.7 3.8 15.6
                           
Humidity:                          
Average Vapour Pressure (kPa) 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5
Average Relative Humidity - 0600LST (%) 71.1 71.4 70.4 70.5 70.1 70.5 76.3 80.4 79.9 77.5 76.3 73.8 74,00
Average Relative Humidity - 1500LST (%) 69.2 62.7 52.4 43.6 38.3 39.8 46.3 48.4 54,00 62.8 73.8 73.1 55.4
                           
Pressure:                          
Average Station Pressure (kPa) 92.7 92.7 92.6 92.7 92.9 93,00 93.2 93.2 92.9 92.5 92.4 92.6 92.8
Average Sea Level Pressure (kPa) 101.6 101.4 101.2 101.2 101.3 101.3 101.5 101.5 101.3 100.9 101.1 101.3 101.3
                           
Radiation:                          
Extreme Global - RF1 (MJ/m2) 3.6 8.7 16.9 23.8 29.7 32.3 30.1 25.6 17.6 10.8 4.9 1.8  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1975/31 1972/29 1984/31 1976/29 1977/27 1972/27 1974/03 1976/01 1974/02 1994/01 1970/04 1973/01  
Extreme Net - RF4 (MJ/m2) 0.7 1.6 6.1 12.9 14.9 16.6 15.5 14,00 8.3 3.2 0.6 0.6  
Date (yyyy/dd) 1976/04 1992/28 1992/25 1974/24 1986/06 1985/29 1975/06 1994/01 1987/01 1988/01 1975/26 1975/13  
                           
Visibility (hours with):                          
< 1 km 27.7 4,00 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.5 1,00 2.7 4.4 5.8 13.6 62.5
1 to 9 km 96.7 55.7 45.4 18.8 6.7 3.9 5.5 11.2 18.9 55.5 95.9 89.3 503.5
> 9 km 619.5 618.5 697.6 700.3 737.1 715.4 738.1 731.8 698.4 684.1 618.3 641.1 8200.3
                           
Cloud Amount (hours with):                          
0 to 2 tenths 174.2 175.1 194.1 169.1 123.9 99.1 88.1 139.3 119.9 92.7 108.5 147.2 1631,00
3 to 7 tenths 155,00 145.8 163.3 194.1 217.9 234.6 229.2 197.7 169.8 156.1 129.7 159.5 2152.8
8 to 10 tenths 414.9 357.3 386.6 356.8 402.3 386.3 426.7 407,00 430.4 495.2 481.8 437.3 4982.5