In various locations in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, extreme temperatures are often recorded. Here is a list of 15 extreme hot and cold temperature recorded in Canada for the past 120 years, not necessarily the hottest or coldest 15 but some are shown for selected cities or regions, i.e. Toronto. These are officially recognized extreme temperatures by Environment Canada

Environment Canada

Environment Canada , legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment Canada (EC) (French: Environnement Canada), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act Environment...

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Hottest Temperature Readings

Date Recorded	Location	Temperature
July 5, 1937	Midale, Saskatchewan Midale, Saskatchewan -Area statistics:*Lat 49° 24' 00" N*Long 103° 24' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey 22-5-11-W2*Time zone UTC-6-Climate:-Location:-See also:* List of weather records* Highway 702...  and Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan Yellow Grass is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada at . It is located 30 km northwest of Weyburn, at the junction of provincial highways 39 and 621. The town is located on the Canadian Pacific Railway Soo Line...	45.0 °C
July 11, 1936	St. Albans, Manitoba	44.4 °C
July 16 and 17, 1941	Lillooet Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet is a community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. Situated at an intersection of deep gorges in the lee of the Coast Mountains, it has a dry climate- of precipitation is recorded annually at the town's weather station,...  and Lytton, British Columbia Lytton, British Columbia Lytton in British Columbia, Canada, sits at the confluence of the Thompson River and Fraser River on the east side of the Fraser. The location has been inhabited by the Nlaka'pamux people for over 10,000 years, and is one of the earliest locations settled by non-natives in the Southern Interior of...	44.4 °C
July 5, 1937	Regina, Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...	43.3 °C
July 21, 1931	Bassano Dams, Alberta	43.3 °C
July 27, 1998	Osoyoos, British Columbia Osoyoos, British Columbia Osoyoos is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia near the border with Washington state. The town is also adjacent to the Indian Reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word suius meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local...	42.8 °C
July 14, 1936	Fort Frances, Ontario Fort Frances, Ontario Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2006 census was 8,103 and Fort Frances' population peaked in 1971 at 9,947...	42.2 °C
July 11, 1936	Winnipeg, Manitoba	42.2 °C
July 20, 1919	Biscotasing, Ontario Biscotasing, Ontario Biscotasing, often referred to as simply Bisco, is a community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on the shores of Lake Biscotasi on the Spanish River in 1884 by Canadian Pacific Railway as a railway construction town, and the first...	42.2 °C
August 11, 1914	North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador North West River, Newfoundland and Labrador North West River is a small town located in central Labrador. Established in 1743 as a trading post by French Fur Trader Louis Fornel, the community later went on to become a hub for the Hudson's Bay Company and home to a hospital and school serving the needs of coastal Labrador...	41.7 °C
July 29, 2009	Bella Coola, British Columbia Bella Coola, British Columbia Bella Coola is a community of approximately 600 at the western extremity of the Bella Coola Valley. Bella Coola usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper , Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Saloompt, Nusatsum, Firvale and Stuie...	41.2 °C
July 7, 8 and 9, 1936	Toronto, Ontario	40.6 °C
July 23, 2006	Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...	40.4 °C
June 25, 1988	Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...	40.2 °C
July 6, 1921	Ville Marie, Quebec	40.0 °C
August 18, 1935	Nepisiguit Falls, New Brunswick	39.4 °C
July 18, 1941	Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...	39.4 °C
July 31, 1975	Sudbury, Ontario	38.3 °C
August 19, 1935	Collegeville, Nova Scotia	38.3 °C
July 21, 2011	Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...	37°C
July 29, 2009	Vancouver, British Columbia	33.8 °C

The unofficial highest temperature recorded in Canada of 46.1 °C was recorded at both Gleichen, Alberta

Gleichen, Alberta

Gleichen is a hamlet in southeast Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located adjacent to the Siksika Nation at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 547, approximately southeast of Strathmore.- History :...

 on July 28, 1903 and in Rockglen, Saskatchewan

Rockglen, Saskatchewan

Rockglen, Saskatchewan, Canada, is a community in the Burning Hills of the Wood Mountain Uplands, providing a school, community hall, public library and five parks, as well a local service industry. The municipal office of Rural Municipality #12 Old Post lies within the boundaries of Rockglen, and...

 on July 24, 2007. These were recorded at unofficial weather stations not monitored by Environment Canada.

Coldest Temperature Readings

Date Recorded	Location	Temperature
May 26, 1991	Mount Logan Mount Logan Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America, after Mount McKinley . The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada . Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park and... , Yukon Yukon Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....	−77.5 °C
February 3, 1947	Snag, Yukon Snag, Yukon Snag is a village located on a small, dry-weather sideroad off the Alaska Highway south of Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada. The village of Snag is located in a bowl-shaped valley of the White River and its tributaries, including Snag Creek. It was first settled during the Klondike Gold Rush. An...	−63.0 °C
January 11, 1911	Fort Vermilion, Alberta Fort Vermilion, Alberta Fort Vermilion is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County.Established in 1788, Fort Vermilion shares the title of oldest European settlement in Alberta with Fort Chipewyan. Fort Vermilion contains many modern amenities to serve its inhabitants as well as the surrounding rural...	−61.1 °C
January 31, 1947	Smith River, British Columbia Smith River, British Columbia Smith River is an unincorporated settlement in the Liard Country of far northern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southwest of the junction of Shaw Creek with the Smith River, which enters the Liard between the confluences of the Toad and Coal Rivers....	−58.9 °C
January 23, 1935	Iroquois Falls, Ontario Iroquois Falls, Ontario Iroquois Falls is a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,729 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town centre lies just off of Hwy 11 on the banks the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in northern Ontario is approximately to the west...	−58.3 °C
February 13, 1973	Shephard Bay, Nunavut	−57.8 °C
December 26, 1917	Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...	−57.2 °C
February 1, 1893	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...	−56.7 °C
February 9, 1934	Iroquois Falls, Ontario Iroquois Falls, Ontario Iroquois Falls is a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,729 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town centre lies just off of Hwy 11 on the banks the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in northern Ontario is approximately to the west...	−55.6 °C
February 5, 1923	Doucet, Quebec	−54.4 °C
January 9, 1899	Norway House, Manitoba Norway House, Manitoba - Treaty and York Boat Days :Held annually each summer, the York Boat events serve as the main attraction.-External links:* * * *...	−52.8 °C
February 17, 1973	Esker 2, Newfoundland and Labrador	−51.1 °C
February 17, 1973	Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador Wabush is a small town in the western tip of Labrador, known for transportation and iron ore operations for over three decades ....	− 47.8 °C
December 24, 1879	Winnipeg, Manitoba	−47.8 °C
December 13, 2009	Edmonton, Alberta	−46.1 °C
February 10, 1967	Iqaluit, Nunavut Iqaluit, Nunavut Iqaluit is the territorial capital and the largest community of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Iqaluit is located on the south coast of Baffin Island at the head of Frobisher Bay. As of the 2006 census the population was 6,184, an increase of 18.1 percent from the 2001 census; it has the...	−45.6 °C
January 23, 2011	Longlac, Ontario	−44.6 °C
January 31, 1920	Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia -External links: *...	−41.1 °C

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