Rain and Snow Extremes for Canada's Cities
For Canada's 25 largest cities, these are the record-setting dates and amounts for the most rain and snow falling in one day.
| Rain mm |
Date |
City |
Snow cm |
Date |
| 95.0 |
Nov 3, 1971 |
Abbotsford |
49.8 |
Jan 21, 1954 |
| 95.3 |
July 15, 1927 |
Calgary |
48.4 |
May 6, 1981 |
| 114.0 |
July 31, 1953 |
Edmonton |
39.9 |
Nov 15, 1942 |
| 218.2 |
Aug 15, 1971 |
Halifax |
66.0 |
Feb 19, 2004 |
| 107.0 |
July 26, 1989 |
Hamilton |
43.2 |
Jan 22, 1966 |
| 128.8 |
Sep 14, 1979 |
Kingston |
46.2 |
Dec 16, 1974 |
| 89.8 |
July 15, 1985 |
Kitchener – Waterloo |
22.4 |
Dec 30, 1971 |
| 89.1 |
Sep 29, 1986 |
London |
57.0 |
Dec 7, 1977 |
| 93.5 |
Nov 8, 1996 |
Montreal |
43.2 |
March 4, 1971 |
| 144.8 |
June 27, 1971 |
Oshawa |
29.0 |
Dec 10, 1992 |
| 69.6 |
July 9, 1967 |
Ottawa – Gatineau |
40.6 |
March 2, 1947 |
| 81.2 |
Sep 14, 1979 |
Quebec City |
43.9 |
March 4, 1971 |
Extreme rain and snowfalls in one day for Canada's major cities - continued:
| Rain mm |
Date |
City |
Snow cm |
Date |
| 160.3 |
June 15, 1887 |
Regina |
26.4 |
Oct 16, 1984 |
| 98.4 |
July 19, 1996 |
Saguenay |
44.5 |
Dec 2, 1942 |
| 96.6 |
June 24, 1983 |
Saskatoon |
35.6 |
Oct 15, 1930 |
| 98.0 |
Aug 26, 1975 |
Sherbrooke |
41.6 |
Feb 24, 1994 |
| 66.0 |
July 13, 1971 |
St. Catharines – Niagara |
46.8 |
Feb 28, 1984 |
| 121.2 |
July 27, 1946 |
St. John's |
68.4 |
April 5, 1999 |
| 91.8 |
July 24, 1977 |
Sudbury |
38.8 |
March 10, 1992 |
| 121.4 |
Oct 15, 1954 |
Toronto |
39.9 |
Feb 25, 1965 |
| 83.1 |
Sep 11, 1975 |
Trois-Rivieres |
47.0 |
March 22, 2001 |
| 89.4 |
Dec 25, 1972 |
Vancouver |
41.0 |
Dec 29, 1996 |
| 92.8 |
Jan 18, 1986 |
Victoria |
64.5 |
Dec 29, 1996 |
| 94.6 |
April 20, 2000 |
Windsor |
36.8 |
Feb 25, 1965 |
| 83.8 |
Aug 11, 1962 |
Winnipeg |
35.6 |
March 4, 1966 |
