Page 53 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

III-CLIMATOLOGY

The following tables contain information on the normal temperature,
(maximum and minimum) precipitation and sunshine in the Province
of Quebec. The highest temperature, in 1926, was registered at Rober-
val, during the month of August (98°) and the Jowest at Ville Marie,
in January (55°). The Drummondville station registered over 33 inches
of precipitation while over 177 inches of snow fell at Lake Megantic
during the same period. The longest monthly dUl11tion of sunshine
lasted 279 hours and was registered at Sherbrooke during the month
of July, 1926.
The Bureau of Statistics pubjjshes monthly a meteorological bulletin
showiog the precipitation and temperature from observations made at
81 stations in the Province. The information is given by the Federal
Meteorological Service with the assistance of the Running Streams Com-
mission of Quebec. This bulletin is sent gratuitously on request to
interested parties.
Information on the variation of temperature between different
points in the Dominion, from ocean to ocean, will be found in the two
follo\ving tables. The figures are compiled from a series of observations
ranging over !'), period of 16 to 30 years.

I-The highest Temperature recorded in the diJferent Localities of the Dominion (1)
1: V:ltleOU- E 1tI011- Qu'Ap- Win"i- Toronto :/1.'100- Frede- YM- Charlot·
MO:lTHS Ir.~. J{lt~. il:~~. Mon. Ont. treal dcton rnnulh P.E 1.
pey:
tetowo
Que.
N. S.
N. B.
-'---~I---'-'---- - .-----------------
.]fLJIIŒ.ry. . n.=) 57 50 12 ,o" [0:3 ,,]\ • 4 52
Ycbruary. 5S 02 !lO ~ M U ~ ~ d
:Vln.rch. . . . . . . . . . . . • . (j 1 72 70 73 75 02 65 55 54
April. . ',9';4 S9 90 80 83 83 72 74
:vIay.. . . . . .. • . . . :->0 ~10 \/2 94 9i: S9 92 H 80
JUlie . ....... ... ss \/·i JOI IOl 97 92 fl2 79 87
July. UO 94 100 96 103 94 90 ~6 9l
Augll.'.t ..... ...... 92 (JO 100 103 ~q 9l !15 RD 92
Sept ember. . . . . . . . . 82 87 93 ~9 97 flO 92 78 87
Oct uber . fi9 _ 82 86 8;; 86 SO SI 74. 77
November. 1;3 H 73 71 70 68 68 Il:t
December , , .38 50 49 ~ ~ M'; M
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y"All . 92 94 101 10l 10l 94 !Mi 8G &2
2-The lowesl Temperature recorded in the diJferent Localities of the Dominion (1)
-------,------.,--,1--:..--...,.-----.,.---;---..,.-·----
VanCOll- EnmOD- 1 QulApw Wimli- Toronto Mon~ Frede- l""lor- ~b rtot.-
MO:lTHS ver t.on It0lle EH'R 1Tell) rid.on fnlllh r.f!ilown
n.c. Alla. ~n.k. M~tJ. Ont. Chm N.13. N. S. ,KI.
------ .-_..-. --- --- --- ----- .- - .-._-. --- --
JH.JlImry.. ...•..•.. Z -57 ·-47 -'1H -3~ -'l:l -34 - éi -19
FebrullIY. . . . . . . . . . 10 -57 -5:-, -·4H -23 -21 ~3;) -12 ~2 L
JVlnroh.............. If. -.jQ -4; -37 -8 -1;; ·-20 .. 2 -11
April............... 27 ..13 -24 -13 14 7 - 5 17 8
Mny. .... :13 10 8 II 27 23 24 25 26
June. . .. . . ;16 2:; 2r) 21 37 .38 27 31 32
July.. .. .. . • . .. . -l:j 33 34 35 42 46 40 41 37
AUI(UBt 39 26 27 30 42 43 3.; 3!i 43
8cpl,(·)mber :10 12 12 17 28 :32 2[, 21 34
Ocwber... ~3 ...·10 -[2 .. 3 1<1 22 13 25 ~5
No,"eJllber. . . . . . . F, -37 --30 -33 ô 0 - 2 11 10
DCC<lmher.. ........ . 17 -4:1 ,,·10 -44 ",,10 --~1 -26 - 3 il
--- - ." .- --- --- --_. -.--- ----
YrA'fl .• 2 Il -57 -55 -46 -23 ..27 -l5 -12 1 -21
(1) Fahreoheit..
Informn.ion supplled by Sir Frederick 8.u"ort, Direclor of tbe Fcderol Meleorological S.n';oe: Toronto.