Saskatchewan Weather Records


Weather Record Location and Information
Coldest temperature Recorded at Prince Albert on February 1, 1893, at -57 degrees Celcius
Highest temperature Recorded at both Yellow Grass and Midale on July 5, 1937, at +45 degrees Celcius
Coldest temperature in July Recorded at both Rabbit Lake and Waskesiu on July 24, 1946, at -4.4 degrees Celcius
Highest Annual number of hot days, +30 degrees Celcius or higher (1961-1990) Maple Creek - 22 days
Highest Annual number of very cold days, -30 degrees Celcius or lower (1961-1990) Uranium City - 51 days
Longest Frost-free period Recorded at both Aylesbury and Colonsay in 1978 at 167 days
Highest Annual Precipitation Recorded at Kamsack in 1921 at 916 mm
Highest Annual Mean Precipitation (1961-1990) Southend - 514 mm
Record number of days with measurable precipitation Recorded at Whitesand Dam in 1978 at 180 days
Highest Mean Annual Number of Days with Precipitation (1961-1990) Southend - 136 days
Highest One-hour Rainfall Recorded at Buffalo Gap on May 30, 1961, receiving 250 mm or rain, a Canadian Record
Highest Mean Annual Snowfall (1961-1990) Recorded at Pelly in 1955-56 at 386 cm
Highest Annual Number of Days with Snowfall Accumulation (1961-1990) Uranium City - 85 days
Record Number of Hours of Bright Sunshine Recorded at Estevan in 1980 at 2701 hours
Highest Annual Hours of Bright Sunshine Estevan - 2500 hours, 9 hours more than Rome, Italy!
Highest Recorded Wind Speed (1961-1993) Recorded at Prince Albert on August 19, 1984, at 163 km/h
Record Number of Days with Blowing Snow Moose Jaw, 65 days in 1973-74
Record Number of Days with Fog Collins Bay, 61 days in 1980
Record Number of Days with Freezing Rain Regina and Broadview, 14 days
Record Number of Days with Thunderstorms Beechy, 54 days in 1977
Highest Number of Days with Hail Swift Current, 2 days
Worst Tornado The Regina cyclone of June 30, 1912, still a Canadian record for the deadliest tornado

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