Nova Scotia Weather Honours
| Weather Category |
Rank
|
Value
|
Units
|
|
| Fewest freezing days – annually |
1
|
156.4
|
days
|
|
| Foggiest prov/terr (days) |
1
|
81.63
|
days
|
|
| Mildest winter |
1
|
0.08
|
°C
|
|
| Most growing degree-days |
1
|
1716.07
|
°C
|
|
| Most hours with low visibility |
1
|
440.63
|
hours
|
|
| Most very wet days (>25 mm) |
1
|
11.64
|
days
|
|
| Rainiest prov/terr |
1
|
1081.7
|
mm
|
|
| Sunniest fall |
1
|
418.64
|
hours
|
|
| Warmest fall |
1
|
8.47
|
°C
|
|
| Warmest year-round |
1
|
6.31
|
°C
|
|
| Wettest prov/terr (rain and snow) |
1
|
1314.13
|
mm
|
|
| Cloudiest skies year-round |
2
|
5165.44
|
hours
|
|
| Humidex days above 30 |
2
|
21.93
|
days
|
|
| Most humid summer |
2
|
1.5
|
kPa
|
|
| Warmest spring |
2
|
4.21
|
°C
|
|
| Hottest summer |
3
|
22.35
|
°C
|
|
| Fewest snow days – annually |
4
|
61.69
|
days
|
|
| Most cooling degree-days |
4
|
94.5
|
°C
|
|
| Most freezing rain days |
4
|
14.2
|
days
|
|
| Most heavy snowfall days (>10 cm) |
4
|
7.14
|
days
|
|
| Most smoke and haze days |
4
|
14.86
|
days
|
|
| Most wet days – annually |
4
|
174.04
|
days
|
|
| Most windy days |
4
|
49.98
|
days
|
|
| Windiest summer |
4
|
14.08
|
km/h
|
|
| Windiest winter |
4
|
19.21
|
km/h
|
|
| Windiest year-round |
4
|
16.9
|
km/h
|
|
| Most sunny days in cold months |
5
|
107.45
|
days
|
|
| Snowiest prov/terr |
5
|
259.37
|
cm
|
|
| Snowiest spring |
5
|
68.74
|
cm
|
|
| Fewest sunny days year-round |
6
|
288.79
|
days
|
|
| Least sunshine year-round |
6
|
1876.54
|
hours
|
|
| Sunniest winter |
6
|
282.11
|
hours
|
|
| Fewest thunderstorm days |
7
|
11.82
|
days
|
|
| Highest average pressure |
7
|
101.421
|
kPa
|
|
| Lowest average pressure |
7
|
101.421
|
kPa
|
|
| Most clear skies in summer |
7
|
454.16
|
hours
|
|
| Most hot days (>30°C) |
7
|
3.03
|
days
|
|
| Most thunderstorm days |
7
|
11.82
|
days
|
|
| Most blowing snow days |
8
|
13.69
|
days
|
|
| Most sunny days year-round |
8
|
288.79
|
days
|
|
| Most wet days during the warm season |
8
|
49.06
|
days
|
|
| Sunniest year-round |
8
|
1876.54
|
hours
|
|
| Lowest annual snowfall |
9
|
259.37
|
cm
|
|
| Clearest skies year-round |
10
|
1795.63
|
hours
|
|
| Lightest winds year-round |
10
|
16.9
|
km/h
|
|
| Most dry days – annually |
10
|
191.21
|
days
|
|
| Most snow days – annually |
10
|
61.69
|
days
|
|
| Most sunny days in warm months |
10
|
133.23
|
days
|
|
| Coolest summer |
11
|
22.35
|
°C
|
|
| Most days with light wind |
11
|
192.24
|
days
|
|
| Sunniest summer |
11
|
681.57
|
hours
|
|
| Sunniest winter and spring |
11
|
725.45
|
hours
|
|
| Coldest spring |
12
|
4.21
|
°C
|
|
| Driest summer air |
12
|
1.5
|
kPa
|
|
| Sunniest spring |
12
|
443.34
|
hours
|
|
| Coldest winter |
13
|
-8.92
|
°C
|
|
| Coldest year-round |
13
|
6.31
|
°C
|
|
| Driest prov/terr |
13
|
1314.13
|
mm
|
|
| Driest winter air |
13
|
0.41
|
kPa
|
|
| Fewest fog days |
13
|
81.63
|
days
|
|
| Greatest average snow depth January 31 |
13
|
10.9
|
cm
|
|
| Longest snow cover season (days) |
13
|
86.96
|
days
|
|
| Most cold days (<-20°C) |
13
|
4.63
|
days
|
|
| Most deep snow cover days (>10 cm) |
13
|
44.52
|
days
|
|
| Most freezing days – annually |
13
|
156.4
|
days
|
|
| Most heating degree-days |
13
|
4344.54
|
°C
|
|
| Most high wind chill days <-30 |
13
|
3.38
|
days
|
|
| Most hot and cold days |
13
|
7.67
|
days
|
|
| Snowfall as a % of annual precipitation |
13
|
20
|
%
|
|
| Snowiest fall |
13
|
16.06
|
cm
|
3 comments on “We’re #1 (2, 3 and so on)”
hey today in the paper they had that for alberta
Did you get that online? Did they have them for other provinces?
<3 Sarah
Yeah, I think I found it on the CBC website. They had listings for each province and territory.