As a Canadian citizen, the coldest I’ve ever experienced was -50C. It was so cold that the sap in the trees started to crack the tree trunks. If you ventured outside, you could literally hear the trees cracking.
Fun fact about the Canada/American border. There is a certain distance spanning the entire border that is kept entirely deforested, it's literally a line between the two countries that is mildly visible from space!
I took a weekend flight to the artic circle to see the midnight sun in June. It was 30°F and everyone was wearing shorts and sandals because of the "heat".
I'm from Atlantic Canada, New Brunswick. the coldest i can remember it ever getting was in the late 90's, it got to -38C (-48C with wind chill). also in 1992 we got a 36 hour blizzard that winter. after the 36 hours there was a total of 6 feet of snow on the ground, took us almost 2 days to dig out of the house
Here we had la crise du verglas back in 98. I was -9y/o but my parents were very much there and they got off easy because they were and still are in Gatineau but people in le triangle de la noirceur weren't so lucky. My dad didn't get power for three hours one night. People in le triangle de la noirceur had no power for five weeks straight. Mid fucking quebec winter. Wasn't fun I hear.
The coldest temperature Canada has ever experienced was on February 2, 1947 in Snag, Yukon. It measured -62.8°C (-81.4°F)! Antarctica’s average winter temperatures get around -60°C (-76°F). Not too far off from each other.
Canada's climate is roughly comparable to Russia's, give or take. In both cases, there's a lot of variation from place to place within the country. The coldest region in the northern hemisphere is in eastern Siberia; but there are areas in Canada that aren't VERY far behind it. Southern Ontario (Toronto, etc.; a substantial percentage of Canada's population lives in this area) has about the same climate as Michigan: -20 F is a cold winter day, 35 F is a warm winter day, and in the summer it actually gets hot (80F or worse, and humid). Let's see, according to Google those temperatures round to -29 C, 2 C, and 27 C, respectively. Antarctica however is on a whole other level: their _summer_ temperatures look like Canada's _winter_ temperatures. In the winter, temperatures at Amundsen-Scott get down to -100F several days a year. (They have to wait for those days to do the "300 Club", a thing where they heat the sauna to 200 F, i.e., just below boiling and thus just about the hottest temperature the human body can survive, and then go in birthday attire from the sauna directly outside, a difference of 300 degrees, and walk around the ceremonial pole and then immediately go back in.)
I live within two hours of British Columbia, Canada and have visited many times over the course of my life. Almost all my experiences have been of the best kind and the people you meet are really nice.
I'm from British Columbia and live about 160km from the US border. I've experienced -22c in winter times. We get very hot summers as well. This summer we had a week straight of temperatures over 40c.
@@faiththomas1749 depends on your taste. Quebec if you like syrup and poutine, ontario if you want a mix of everything, alberta if you want a more costal/western experience
@Dylan Simpson I drove truck into Canada my 1st winter. It was in British Columbia that I got shutdown by RCMP. I had driven from Calgary there, they told me I couldn't drive without high pro tires & 6 sets of chains. As I sat in the truck stop explaining this to my company a Canadian driver found it quite amusing I had braved driving that far on low pros. It is absolutely beautiful in Canada, breathtaking.
I’m from Northern Saskatchewan and have experienced temps in the -50’s Celsius especially with the windchill. 24 Celsius is warm to me, 30 is HOT and anything more then that is torture. Don’t get me wrong, I love the summers here because winters are just too long and crappy lol. Although, some winter days are magical, after a fresh snowfall and it’s relatively warm -10 Celsius or so, lovely.
Hey man i live in Quebec city and the coldest i have ever experienced was -40 Celsius and we still had to go to school. But generally our winters are anywhere between -20 to -35 degrees celsius. So your -5 or 6 is almost like our springtime.
Americans do watch Canadian shows and I'm 31 and grew up watching "Degrassi: "The Next Generation" when the famous rapper Drake was Jimmy and got shot and bound to a wheelchair. 👍🍁🍁 OMG that was my favorite teen drama.
One of the most beautiful cities in the world is Vancouver, B.C. When I still lived in Seattle, we would drive up to Vancouver from time to time and spend the weekend. The downtown area is very vibrant and I was amazed that the streets were filled with people and shops and restaurants were open well past 2:00am. It really felt like being in Europe. Seattle was the type of city where they rolled up the sidewalks at 6:00pm and everyone went home after work. I always found Canadian people to be super friendly, although I cannot speak for the entire country since the furthest east I ever traveled was Calgary, Alberta. Banff National Park and Lake Louise in Alberta are absolutely gorgeous places to visit. On my personal bucket list is a trip to Toronto (but only in the summer because I know it gets super cold in the winter).
Hi I'm from Vancouver I. - B.C. and I'm half Native my dad was one of the last full blooded of his village and we still live on my people's original village sight with a population of 3 now, that I can think of the coldest I've been through was -14C was my sister's and just stayed in n had tea watching tv. I don't know any french, don't like poutine, use to be called inside because I was playing down the beach in October barefoot, have been called back into the house for swimming when there was ice on the edge of the beach (but it was so inviting), have no neighbors for 10 miles and don't see them 2 hardly ever, have to drive nearly 2hrs by boat to get to the town where we park our car to go grub shopping, and have said sorry to even inanimate objects when bumping into them a.
The library on the US-Canada border was intentionally built there to symbolize the friendship between the two nations. Almost everything in Canada is more expensive than in the US. My Canadian friends always went shopping in the US because food and gas are so much cheaper. Due to higher VAT in Canada, people in Quebec tend to cross the border and drive Plattsburgh, NY to catch a flight to other places in the US. I am sure this happens in other border towns and cities as well. Right now 80 US cents equals about $1 Canadian dollar.
I live in Lethbridge, Alberta and the Temps can vary from 35C in summer down to -39C in winter. Canada is so beautiful, you should make it a priority to visit. Especially Alberta and British Columbia.
Amen my Albert sister. After a tour through the rocky mountains come visit the islands of British Columbia. From Vancouver Island to Haida Gwaii they are amazing.
I won't go into the differences between Canada & the US too many people complained when I pointed out the differences & similarities between LA & New York. But, yeah - the Trans-Canada Highway, Canada HWY 1 runs the length of the whole border. Don't try driving it until summer.
I personally have experienced about -40 (which is where the C and F temps meet). But it also can easily get to over 40 C in summer with high humidity, so we have some weather extremes. There is a single highway that runs from coast to coast (called The TransCanada Highway). Our taxes for everything are higher because the excess collected is used to provide us with universal medical care. I often hear people complaining about our health care system...longer wait times for specialists etc, but I am still incredibly grateful for the system. In 2018 my husband had a massive heart attack (he survived) and within 4 hours he had been transferred from our local hospital to a specialty Cardiac centre and had his surgery completed. We had not a single cent out of pocket. I remember driving to the hospital to be with him and thinking "I can't even imagine if I had to be concerned about the financial implications of this on top of all the other worries". I hope you get a chance to visit in the future.
You’re 100% correct when you say there is empty land in Canada. The place I live, the largest population centers larger than my city is Winnipeg to the west, Sudbury to the east, and Minneapolis to the south. Winnipeg is around 9 hours west, Sudbury is around 11 hours east, and Minneapolis is across a national border and 6 hours south. When you don’t live in the Quebec/Windsor corridor, drives are LONG here. You mentioned driving along the distance of the border, something you must do at some point or atleast have it on the bucket list is drive along the coasts of the Great Lakes. Phenomenal drive. Just endless water and views. As for cold, I live just above the border with Minnesota and the lowest temperature I have ever experienced in my entire life is -38C with -46C windchill. We had a day where it was temporarily colder than Mars for like 20 minutes. However that is RARE where I live and it’s typically -20C with a max of like -35C with windchill. Up north it’s likely like that year around rather than just a few weeks around me. But yeah, Canada is basically the US but colder and instead of having a Spanish wife, Canada’s wife is French hahahaha.
kinda of a stupid statement for either country: "Canada is basically the US but colder and instead of having a Spanish wife, Canada’s wife is French hahahaha"
Sorry to spam so much, we store the syrup for "in case of an extreme circumstance that causes a shortage" aka nukes or plagues or something. So we can still enjoy syrup. Also I would suggest looking into "The Great Maple Syrup Heist" it's hilarious.
I lived for a few years in upstate NY only three hours away from Quebec and one winter I got to experience-21f so yeah it cold up that way ( as I type from my balmy Floridian home where I still have the AC going lol )
Here in Winnipeg, Manitoba our temperature can swing from 40c on an extremely hot day in the summer to -50c or colder with the windchill in the winter.
In southern Ontario, with the windchill factor, it can get up to -40 degrees Celsius. But typically our dead of winter temp here in SO ranges between -10 and -30. Prob a good month or two of that. With a blizzard here and there sprinkled in because we’re fancy like that.
Also there is something called "lake effect" which basically means the lakes freeze turning into giant ice cubes. That's why Toronto for being so south is still very cold.
Fun fact: Belgium fits 52x times in my province of Quebec and my region is call Laurentians and is the same size as of Belgium/ Fun fact: Montreal is an island you can visit his cavern by kayak touring / Coldest temperature i've experience daytime -40°C nightime -48°C winter
i once worked in a place called Red Earth in northern Alberta @ - 52. most parts of Canada get below - 20 for at least a week a year but when it warms up to - 15 it's BBQ weather in shorts and flip-flops. last summer in BC we had weeks of +35 weather and one spot hit + 47 the day before the whole community was destroyed by a forest fire. our weather is extreme but we're a tough bunch. most Canadians don't measure distance in kilometers or mile but by the hour, like Calgary is 4 1/2 hours from me in the summer but 3 1/2 hours in spring and fall (off tourist season) and it's taken me 7 hours in winter.
That's a kind of fun video. One of the fun facts that was not mentioned is that the largest National Park in Canada (Wood Buffalo National Park) is about the same size as Switzerland - slightly larger, actually! Or, if you like, somewhat more than twice the size of Wales.
Im not Canadian but my brother lives in Alaska when he was in the military and it's above the Arctic circle and I've travelled around a little of Alaska in the winter and there was 12 feet of snow and it was the coldest at -50 degrees Fahrenheit
I believe I heard during 2020 people could go to the library on the border to say hello to family on the other side since they border was closed and there was no other way.
It's going down to -38°C tonight with a windchill of -48°C, Winnipeg Canada here. The interesting part is you have to have a block heater for your car. It's a device that keep the oil in your oil pan warm. So you have to plug your car in.
I live in a small town in the southern interior of British Columbia. In late July of 2021, we had the hottest temperature ever recorded in this town - 46.3. On Dec 27 of 2021 we had our lowest temp of the year at -26.2. A 72.5 degree temperature variance over the course of the year.
My mother was born and raised in Saskatchewan... I still have numerous relatives there. The nearest "city" to where my mother grew up is North Battleford (pop. ~15,000). Starting today, November 1st, the AVERAGE daily high temperature will be 0C or below... until March - when the Average Daily high temperature will rise to 1C. July is the hottest month of the year with a record high of 38C - but a record low of 4C. Every other month except July has a record low temperature of 0C or below. This is in the agricultural part of the province - not the far north.
The coldest westher I've ever been in was when I was about 11 years old in calagry Alberta, it was -40c but with the wind chill it was -50c. They still didn't cancel school and I had to walk in it 😱 it was crazy, so many water lines broke throughout the city.
The coldest temperature I’ve ever experienced here in Edmonton, Alberta was -46 Celsius, not including windchill factor. Summertime temperatures I would say average about 20 or so, it often gets as hot as 30 to 35 for about a week or so in either late July or in August. If it was -6 or -7 here in the winter people would likely be putting on their spring coats and thinking about wearing shorts.
I remember playing outside hockey at -20 degree celcius In New Brunswick where approx 40% are french (Acadien) which were the first french colonie in Cananda located in Nova Scotia
I lived in northern Alberta in 1985 & '86, and the coldest day was -50'ish Celsius, and with the wind chill factor it was -70 Celsius. "Frozen hair" outside, after a shower.
The US and Canada are like siblings, we love each other and poke fun at each other, and they’re kinda embarrassed about us, but if u mess with Canada the US is gonna say “fuk around and find out”.. and I’m pretty sure more Canadian people know our national anthem better than us😂😂
My first winter in Winnipeg Manitoba, the temperature on Christmas day was -40C, with the windchill it was -49C. I'm originally from Victoria BC, on Vancouver Island. This is part of a temperant rainforest. I'm lucky because I love the rain, and I love the snow. Winnipeg, or Winterpeg as it is often called, is known for its snow and wind. The windiest intersection in the world is located in Winnipeg. And just a quick fact about Vancouver Island, it has the highest cougar population in the world. My Winnipeg neighbourhood, named Saint Boniface, is heavily French Canadian, info on signs and businesses is in both French and English. It is also Winnipeg's original neighbourhood. One of my neighbours down the hall can directly trace her family back to the 1600's in this neighbourhood. Nothing compared to most British cities and villages, but a long time in this young country!
I live in New Brunswick Canada, the only bilingual province. It can get to around -40'ish celsius in January/February. Much to love and learn about Canada. My mom's family is Acadian. We have distant relatives that live in Louisiana because of the deportation of the Acadians in 1755. I live close to Hopewell Rocks which is an amazing tourist place in the summer.
Today's temperature in Winnipeg is -25C. It's been averaging -20 to -30 for the last week and the forecast is for much the same through January. The Maple Syrup is being held in reserve to act as a supply balance for low production years. The Syrup supply is highly volatile with the weather.
From NB here and live right beside the worlds highest tides which was cool to see a shoutout in the video! Also really cool to see Singing Sands in PEI get a shoutout, beautiful beach! My uncle worked at Alert in the 80s and said it was absolutely beautiful. There is signs up there from the workers home towns and how far it is from Alert, which is cool to see.
Last summer the village I live In Zeballos, Vancouver island hit 38.9ﾟcelsius. Our coldest temperature in Winter can hit -9 but very rarely does it go below 0.
7:22 The lowest temperature ever officially recorded in Canada - and indeed in all of continental North America - is -62.8°C (-81.4°F). 7:44 Ice roads, be it in Alaska or Canada, can reach -70F, and that's without wind chill factor.
The Commonwealth of Nations is a 54 member alliance of mostly former British Empire states or territories. A Commonwealth Realm on the other hand has the Queen as head of state. Her Majesty is separately the Queen of Canada, Queen of Australia, etc.There are 16 Commonwealth Realms, including the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, etc.
In Ontario the coldest it got in my town was -40ishc. Once the weather hit -25/-30c we finally were able to stay inside the school. Instead of freezing our ass off.
I’m from the east coast and it’s typically -5/-10C in winter and can get up to 40+C in the summer. Lived in Alberta for a year and had nights where it was -50C
When I was in school and surrounding schools in my province cancel school when it’s too cold to go. Doesn’t even have to snow (usually does), -45°C with/without including the wind is when it is canceled. At least once a year we get to that and a bunch of days we’re it’s close to that temperature every year
I live in SW Ontario and worst in winter is about -30 with the wind chill. Highest in summer can push 42. Changing out wardrobes per season is a thing. Bins of clothes stored in the basement.
Pure Canuck Prairie boy here (though I lived in Europe for 3 years in the '60s as part of a military family), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (almost the exact east-west center of the nation, close to the geographical center of the continent, gateway to the Canadian Prairies). I bring Winnipeg and the Prairies up in reference to air temperatures, which I shall explain momentarily. I just wanted to address a question you had in your reaction: The Arctic does not get as cold as the Antarctic, for geographic and meteorological reasons, but it does get chilly. I worked on the DEWLine north of the Arctic Circle at several sites across the breadth of the top of the continent for half a decade in the early ‘80s, as a Canadian citizen with the required appropriate security clearance. I manned radar for a NORAD subcontractor, scanning the skies for Soviet aircraft, presumably Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" nuclear bombers. Part of my duties as radar operator, in addition to scanning for Soviet bombers and tracking civilian and commercial aircraft, was meteorological reporting, which we had to be properly certified for, as well as classified teletype communications, ground-to-air and site-to-site radio communications, and emergency procedures proficiency in case something nasty happened. The coldest air temperature I ever personally recorded was -52.4°C (-62.3°F), with steady winds driving blinding snow at ≈60 kts (≈110 km/hr). Knots, because everything a DEWLine site was designed for has to do with aircraft. I was required to proceed outside in that frozen hell around 50 yards/meters to the Stevenson screen where the thermometers were located to obtain accurate readings, holding tightly onto a rope so as not to lose my way in the zero visibility. Just as an aside: there are documented historical incidences of guys freezing to death on the DEWLine within 20 yards of the module train because they had let go of the rope and were subsequently unable to see anything and find their way back. I remember looking at the wind chill chart afterwards, which we had only for reference because wind chill calculation and reporting was not part of our meteorological duties at that time, and those numbers were well beyond what was pre-calculated and displayed, but my guess was that with wind chill the effective temperature was at least -90°C, probably colder. Here is where I explain why I brought up Winnipeg and the Canadian Prairies. That air temperature I recorded was actually not all that much colder than the air temperatures we experience on the Prairies. I don't believe I've ever spent a winter in the southern part of western Canada (other than some years spent living on Vancouver Island) without seeing it drop down to -40°C at least once, usually in January, despite the climate change we all have been experiencing. I've always told people, since that work experience, that it doesn't really get that much colder in the Arctic than it does on the Prairies, but it's generally windier and lasts for 8 months! Interesting Side Note: The Northern Lights were spectacular up there! Much more impressive than what is seen at the latitude of Winnipeg. They generally form a huge fluid, wavering ring in the atmosphere around the pole, and we were so far north that we actually had to almost always be facing SOUTH when we looked up to see 'em in their full majesty. Cheers! 🍻🙂
Canadian truck driver here answering your question about how cold it gets. I've experienced-76C twice, -50F too many times to count and anything warmer than -0F isn't even worth mentioning!
i live in new brunswick and winter would usually be around -20c to -30c not counting windchill which sometimes adds about -20c to it. And summer can get around +30c(thankfully it rarely does)
The coldest I've experienced in southern Ontario is -37*C but with a wind chill of - 48*C. The average winter temperature in southern Ontario is usually more like -8* C. Too, in the spring / summer months, it can be as warm as +37*C plus humidex .... I call that "Florida" hot aka "stupid hot".
When I lived in Maniboba, in Shilo, it got to -58. It is currently -22 here in Nova Scotia. The coldest recorded temperature in Canada was -81. But that was recorded. Unrecorded it has likely been over -100
I live in Calgary right now, but as a kid I lived in many different provinces - Air Force kid. The coldest ever was in Labrador, where we had a wind chill of about -50. Right now as I type, we are sitting at -25, yesterday was -40. A -8 winter would be fantastic! Below -20 starts to get uncomfortable for me, but anything above that in the winter I would consider pretty tolerable. I have never experienced a “snow day” like some places do…even on that -50 day in Labrador we still walked to the school bus and went to school!
I'm from North Bay Ontario I visited Sault st. Marie Ontario one winter ,a miss communication led to me and my wife sleeping in our jeep over night the temp. Dipped down to -40°c. Had to keep starting the engine every hour the US border bridge cuts through that city...some lakes that freeze remain frozen through spring adding to the lake effect snow...sometimes it snows during Halloween or the day before
from Quebec, Canada here. coldest weather i can remember here was abt -40C. Quebec is the main francophone area, but not the only one. I've heard our French sounds like 17th century French from France.
For those living in the northern territories I’m sure they have experienced some of the worst temperatures but me personally the coldest I have ever experienced was -50C living in Northern Ontario
I lived in Saskatchewan as a child, winters regularly dip below -40C. I now live in British Columbia and winters rarely get below -10-15C. Where as a 4 hour drive to Vancouver and winters are almost never in the minus.
There's a series called Canada over the edge. It has a season that traverses the border, and others to show you some parts to help plan a trip. Probably enticing too, huge place so pick wisely. Cheers.
Typically there might be 5-10 days a year when it's colder than -20C but for the most part it's in the +4 to -8C range in winter where I live (Toronto). I have experienced -47C though when I drove to Labrador in January. In summer, there are typically 25-35 days where it's 30C or more and a few days in the 35-40C range. Nationally, the coldest recorded temperature was -63C in Snag, Yukon in 1947. The hottest was in Lytton, BC June 2021 when it hit +49.6C. So Canada can get very cold but also very hot.
You know when it's too cold to snow?! That's how cold it can get here. Seriously though, prime snowfall temperature is anywhere between -5 C and -15 C. I live in Northwestern Ontario. It's not uncommon for it to be -40 C or worse. There was a few years I can remember, where we didn't even have snow for Christmas because from November to December it was just too cold to snow.
I live in Calgary, Alberta. Yesterday the ambient low temperature in Calgary was -26C. With windchill it was -39C. Calgary is situated very close to the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Because of this, the city quite frequently experiences warm, dry Chinook winds which originate in the northwest Pacific and which can dramatically increase the temperature in a short time. One day several years ago it was -18C when I went to work and by the time I left work 9 hours later, the temperature had risen to +8C. I've visited every province except Newfoundland (I hope to visit this summer) and I can say that all of them are beautiful in their own ways and all offer some unique experiences for visitors.
Canadian here, i've experienced temperatures as low as -40 to -45 however these are not common at all, temperature in winter averages between -20 and -30
Interesting tidbit about winter weather in Winnipeg. The schools will do “indoor recess” if the temperature outside is colder than -27 (before windchill is factored in) at -26 the kids layer up and go play outside. The coldest I’ve experienced is -52 with windchill factored in. When driving a car that has been parked for a while (if you get it started) the tires will have lower air pressure and stiffen up and for the first bit of driving you drive on “square tires” until the rubber softens up.
Kabir….. it’s about time you gave Canada some love! At the present moment I am in our nation’s capital Ottawa and it is -17°c with a wind chill that makes it feel like -24°c
Usually around -10 to -15°C in winter, but the coldest I have experience is -30°C (very rare). No, you don't store maple syrup to age it. It's just the time for the harvest is really short and intense (like 24h/7 work) but 3-4 weeks max in March-April. So you need to store it to use it the rest of the year.
I live in the Sudbury basin, that impact crater did not destroy the dinosaurs, but we are the nickel capital of the world. Probably the reason why the city is surrounded by over 300 lakes. We are located approximately 400km north of Toronto, and the coldest I've seen is 50 degrees below with the windshield, it was awful. The prairies are consistently colder in the winter.
I live in Ottawa Canada, one of the coldest capital cities in the world. I think the coldest I’ve experienced here is -42C , but that was cold. Usually not worse than -25 bu some “cold snaps” will be -35 for a few days.... you just layer up on the clothes and socks, and ur fine. The cold air is exuberating. In summer tho, we get up to +38C so we have summer and winter clothes! A real range of temperatures
Hey from Canada. Used to live in Alberta, Northern part and it would get pretty cold like -50 C sometimes. Windchill too. Our trucks ran while we slept :) Cheers from Halifax!
As a Canadian citizen, the coldest I’ve ever experienced was -50C. It was so cold that the sap in the trees started to crack the tree trunks. If you ventured outside, you could literally hear the trees cracking.
Fun fact about the Canada/American border. There is a certain distance spanning the entire border that is kept entirely deforested, it's literally a line between the two countries that is mildly visible from space!
We can't let the Americans in lol
@@catherinejohnson1354 we may say the same between our southern country too lol
Like the line siblings draw in the back seat of the car on long road trips! No-touching zone!
It is 20 feet wide . It is the longest undefended border in the world .
@@catherinejohnson1354 No American wants to go to Canada so don’t worry lmao 🤣 😂
The meteorite that killed 75% of life on the planet as well as the dinos was in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
Ya, the Chicxulub crater.
I took a weekend flight to the artic circle to see the midnight sun in June. It was 30°F and everyone was wearing shorts and sandals because of the "heat".
I'm from Atlantic Canada, New Brunswick. the coldest i can remember it ever getting was in the late 90's, it got to -38C (-48C with wind chill). also in 1992 we got a 36 hour blizzard that winter. after the 36 hours there was a total of 6 feet of snow on the ground, took us almost 2 days to dig out of the house
Here we had la crise du verglas back in 98. I was -9y/o but my parents were very much there and they got off easy because they were and still are in Gatineau but people in le triangle de la noirceur weren't so lucky. My dad didn't get power for three hours one night. People in le triangle de la noirceur had no power for five weeks straight. Mid fucking quebec winter. Wasn't fun I hear.
The coldest temperature Canada has ever experienced was on February 2, 1947 in Snag, Yukon. It measured -62.8°C (-81.4°F)! Antarctica’s average winter temperatures get around -60°C (-76°F). Not too far off from each other.
On average Canada is the coldest nation on Earth, slightly colder than Russia. But nowhere near Antarctica. On average ofc.
And don't forget the "wind chill" (-10 feels like -30)
I grew up in the Yukon and my mom wanted to move because she didn’t like the cold. We just recently moved to Saskatchewan.
Feb 3rd 1947, -63 or -81 Fahrenheit
Canada's climate is roughly comparable to Russia's, give or take. In both cases, there's a lot of variation from place to place within the country. The coldest region in the northern hemisphere is in eastern Siberia; but there are areas in Canada that aren't VERY far behind it. Southern Ontario (Toronto, etc.; a substantial percentage of Canada's population lives in this area) has about the same climate as Michigan: -20 F is a cold winter day, 35 F is a warm winter day, and in the summer it actually gets hot (80F or worse, and humid). Let's see, according to Google those temperatures round to -29 C, 2 C, and 27 C, respectively.
Antarctica however is on a whole other level: their _summer_ temperatures look like Canada's _winter_ temperatures. In the winter, temperatures at Amundsen-Scott get down to -100F several days a year. (They have to wait for those days to do the "300 Club", a thing where they heat the sauna to 200 F, i.e., just below boiling and thus just about the hottest temperature the human body can survive, and then go in birthday attire from the sauna directly outside, a difference of 300 degrees, and walk around the ceremonial pole and then immediately go back in.)
I live within two hours of British Columbia, Canada and have visited many times over the course of my life. Almost all my experiences have been of the best kind and the people you meet are really nice.
Its cool to live in Stanstead. We also have a road split between the US and Canada called Rue Canusa
Quebec isn’t they only place were you will find a French-speaking Community, it’s just far more likely than any of the other provinces/territories
I used to sing with a guy from Banff, Alberta. His first language was French, and he didn't learn English until he was a teen.
I'm from British Columbia and live about 160km from the US border. I've experienced -22c in winter times. We get very hot summers as well. This summer we had a week straight of temperatures over 40c.
Had a similar spike here in Ontario, stayed over 40 with humidity for 60 something hours.
@@TheCanadianGuy56 I have a uncle from Canada but have never been myself ( I’m American ) what should I look for if I go
@@faiththomas1749 depends on your taste. Quebec if you like syrup and poutine, ontario if you want a mix of everything, alberta if you want a more costal/western experience
@Dylan Simpson I drove truck into Canada my 1st winter. It was in British Columbia that I got shutdown by RCMP. I had driven from Calgary there, they told me I couldn't drive without high pro tires & 6 sets of chains. As I sat in the truck stop explaining this to my company a Canadian driver found it quite amusing I had braved driving that far on low pros. It is absolutely beautiful in Canada, breathtaking.
I’m from Northern Saskatchewan and have experienced temps in the -50’s Celsius especially with the windchill. 24 Celsius is warm to me, 30 is HOT and anything more then that is torture. Don’t get me wrong, I love the summers here because winters are just too long and crappy lol. Although, some winter days are magical, after a fresh snowfall and it’s relatively warm -10 Celsius or so, lovely.
Hey man i live in Quebec city and the coldest i have ever experienced was -40 Celsius and we still had to go to school. But generally our winters are anywhere between -20 to -35 degrees celsius. So your -5 or 6 is almost like our springtime.
Americans do watch Canadian shows and I'm 31 and grew up watching "Degrassi: "The Next Generation" when the famous rapper Drake was Jimmy and got shot and bound to a wheelchair. 👍🍁🍁
OMG that was my favorite teen drama.
One of the most beautiful cities in the world is Vancouver, B.C. When I still lived in Seattle, we would drive up to Vancouver from time to time and spend the weekend. The downtown area is very vibrant and I was amazed that the streets were filled with people and shops and restaurants were open well past 2:00am. It really felt like being in Europe. Seattle was the type of city where they rolled up the sidewalks at 6:00pm and everyone went home after work. I always found Canadian people to be super friendly, although I cannot speak for the entire country since the furthest east I ever traveled was Calgary, Alberta. Banff National Park and Lake Louise in Alberta are absolutely gorgeous places to visit. On my personal bucket list is a trip to Toronto (but only in the summer because I know it gets super cold in the winter).
I live in Winnipeg and the coldest temperature I've ever experienced (with windchill) was -55C.
Hi I'm from Vancouver I. - B.C. and I'm half Native my dad was one of the last full blooded of his village and we still live on my people's original village sight with a population of 3 now, that I can think of the coldest I've been through was -14C was my sister's and just stayed in n had tea watching tv. I don't know any french, don't like poutine, use to be called inside because I was playing down the beach in October barefoot, have been called back into the house for swimming when there was ice on the edge of the beach (but it was so inviting), have no neighbors for 10 miles and don't see them 2 hardly ever, have to drive nearly 2hrs by boat to get to the town where we park our car to go grub shopping, and have said sorry to even inanimate objects when bumping into them a.
The library on the US-Canada border was intentionally built there to symbolize the friendship between the two nations.
Almost everything in Canada is more expensive than in the US. My Canadian friends always went shopping in the US because food and gas are so much cheaper. Due to higher VAT in Canada, people in Quebec tend to cross the border and drive Plattsburgh, NY to catch a flight to other places in the US. I am sure this happens in other border towns and cities as well.
Right now 80 US cents equals about $1 Canadian dollar.
I live in Lethbridge, Alberta and the Temps can vary from 35C in summer down to -39C in winter. Canada is so beautiful, you should make it a priority to visit. Especially Alberta and British Columbia.
Amen my Albert sister. After a tour through the rocky mountains come visit the islands of British Columbia.
From Vancouver Island to Haida Gwaii they are amazing.
I won't go into the differences between Canada & the US too many people complained when I pointed out the differences & similarities between LA & New York. But, yeah - the Trans-Canada Highway, Canada HWY 1 runs the length of the whole border. Don't try driving it until summer.
I personally have experienced about -40 (which is where the C and F temps meet). But it also can easily get to over 40 C in summer with high humidity, so we have some weather extremes. There is a single highway that runs from coast to coast (called The TransCanada Highway). Our taxes for everything are higher because the excess collected is used to provide us with universal medical care. I often hear people complaining about our health care system...longer wait times for specialists etc, but I am still incredibly grateful for the system. In 2018 my husband had a massive heart attack (he survived) and within 4 hours he had been transferred from our local hospital to a specialty Cardiac centre and had his surgery completed. We had not a single cent out of pocket. I remember driving to the hospital to be with him and thinking "I can't even imagine if I had to be concerned about the financial implications of this on top of all the other worries". I hope you get a chance to visit in the future.
You’re 100% correct when you say there is empty land in Canada. The place I live, the largest population centers larger than my city is Winnipeg to the west, Sudbury to the east, and Minneapolis to the south. Winnipeg is around 9 hours west, Sudbury is around 11 hours east, and Minneapolis is across a national border and 6 hours south. When you don’t live in the Quebec/Windsor corridor, drives are LONG here.
You mentioned driving along the distance of the border, something you must do at some point or atleast have it on the bucket list is drive along the coasts of the Great Lakes. Phenomenal drive. Just endless water and views.
As for cold, I live just above the border with Minnesota and the lowest temperature I have ever experienced in my entire life is -38C with -46C windchill. We had a day where it was temporarily colder than Mars for like 20 minutes. However that is RARE where I live and it’s typically -20C with a max of like -35C with windchill. Up north it’s likely like that year around rather than just a few weeks around me.
But yeah, Canada is basically the US but colder and instead of having a Spanish wife, Canada’s wife is French hahahaha.
kinda of a stupid statement for either country: "Canada is basically the US but colder and instead of having a Spanish wife, Canada’s wife is French hahahaha"
@@dcrot9109 it wasn’t meant to be taken literally, just a funny little analogy loosely related to both countries.
Sorry to spam so much, we store the syrup for "in case of an extreme circumstance that causes a shortage" aka nukes or plagues or something. So we can still enjoy syrup. Also I would suggest looking into "The Great Maple Syrup Heist" it's hilarious.
The U.S. does the same with other commodities. Isn't is done primarily to keep the supply and price as constant as possible?
I do the same thing to kabir
Yes, because syrup’s what’s important. 🙄
@@catgirl6803 more important to me than your opinion 🤣🤣🤣
@@catgirl6803 As a trading commodity it is a sought after product world wide. Just like stockpiling gold. Liquid gold! 😃
I lived for a few years in upstate NY only three hours away from Quebec and one winter I got to experience-21f so yeah it cold up that way ( as I type from my balmy Floridian home where I still have the AC going lol )
I live in the province of Ontario. Went ice fishing at Lake Nipissing a while ago; got to about -43°C in late January.
Here in Winnipeg, Manitoba our temperature can swing from 40c on an extremely hot day in the summer to -50c or colder with the windchill in the winter.
In southern Ontario, with the windchill factor, it can get up to -40 degrees Celsius. But typically our dead of winter temp here in SO ranges between -10 and -30. Prob a good month or two of that. With a blizzard here and there sprinkled in because we’re fancy like that.
Also there is something called "lake effect" which basically means the lakes freeze turning into giant ice cubes. That's why Toronto for being so south is still very cold.
We don't really get all that cold, I live east of Toronto.
Fun fact: Belgium fits 52x times in my province of Quebec and my region is call Laurentians and is the same size as of Belgium/ Fun fact: Montreal is an island you can visit his cavern by kayak touring / Coldest temperature i've experience daytime -40°C nightime -48°C winter
i once worked in a place called Red Earth in northern Alberta @ - 52. most parts of Canada get below - 20 for at least a week a year but when it warms up to - 15 it's BBQ weather in shorts and flip-flops. last summer in BC we had weeks of +35 weather and one spot hit + 47 the day before the whole community was destroyed by a forest fire. our weather is extreme but we're a tough bunch. most Canadians don't measure distance in kilometers or mile but by the hour, like Calgary is 4 1/2 hours from me in the summer but 3 1/2 hours in spring and fall (off tourist season) and it's taken me 7 hours in winter.
That's a kind of fun video. One of the fun facts that was not mentioned is that the largest National Park in Canada (Wood Buffalo National Park) is about the same size as Switzerland - slightly larger, actually! Or, if you like, somewhat more than twice the size of Wales.
Im not Canadian but my brother lives in Alaska when he was in the military and it's above the Arctic circle and I've travelled around a little of Alaska in the winter and there was 12 feet of snow and it was the coldest at -50 degrees Fahrenheit
I believe I heard during 2020 people could go to the library on the border to say hello to family on the other side since they border was closed and there was no other way.
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True.
It's going down to -38°C tonight with a windchill of -48°C, Winnipeg Canada here. The interesting part is you have to have a block heater for your car. It's a device that keep the oil in your oil pan warm. So you have to plug your car in.
I live in a small town in the southern interior of British Columbia. In late July of 2021, we had the hottest temperature ever recorded in this town - 46.3. On Dec 27 of 2021 we had our lowest temp of the year at -26.2. A 72.5 degree temperature variance over the course of the year.
Geography Now is the GOAT
My mother was born and raised in Saskatchewan... I still have numerous relatives there.
The nearest "city" to where my mother grew up is North Battleford (pop. ~15,000).
Starting today, November 1st, the AVERAGE daily high temperature will be 0C or below... until March - when the Average Daily high temperature will rise to 1C.
July is the hottest month of the year with a record high of 38C - but a record low of 4C.
Every other month except July has a record low temperature of 0C or below.
This is in the agricultural part of the province - not the far north.
The coldest westher I've ever been in was when I was about 11 years old in calagry Alberta, it was -40c but with the wind chill it was -50c. They still didn't cancel school and I had to walk in it 😱 it was crazy, so many water lines broke throughout the city.
In Toronto a cold weather warning starts at -30 c. If I spray windshield washer and it freezes then I go yup it's getting nippy
The coldest temperature I’ve ever experienced here in Edmonton, Alberta was -46 Celsius, not including windchill factor. Summertime temperatures I would say average about 20 or so, it often gets as hot as 30 to 35 for about a week or so in either late July or in August. If it was -6 or -7 here in the winter people would likely be putting on their spring coats and thinking about wearing shorts.
I remember playing outside hockey at -20 degree celcius In New Brunswick where approx 40% are french (Acadien) which were the first french colonie in Cananda located in Nova Scotia
In Ottawa, we often get down into the -20sC in winter but have seen the tenperature get down to nearly -40C on occasion.
-33 is the all time record in Ottawa,that is not really that close to -40?,but people like to exagerate using wind chills ?
I lived in northern Alberta in 1985 & '86, and the coldest day was -50'ish Celsius, and with the wind chill factor it was -70 Celsius.
"Frozen hair" outside, after a shower.
The US and Canada are like siblings, we love each other and poke fun at each other, and they’re kinda embarrassed about us, but if u mess with Canada the US is gonna say “fuk around and find out”.. and I’m pretty sure more Canadian people know our national anthem better than us😂😂
The coldest I’ve felt was minus 54 Celsius in 1978. Went for a walk for 3 km, just for fun. My parka was barely keeping me warm.
My first winter in Winnipeg Manitoba, the temperature on Christmas day was -40C, with the windchill it was -49C. I'm originally from Victoria BC, on Vancouver Island. This is part of a temperant rainforest. I'm lucky because I love the rain, and I love the snow. Winnipeg, or Winterpeg as it is often called, is known for its snow and wind. The windiest intersection in the world is located in Winnipeg. And just a quick fact about Vancouver Island, it has the highest cougar population in the world.
My Winnipeg neighbourhood, named Saint Boniface, is heavily French Canadian, info on signs and businesses is in both French and English. It is also Winnipeg's original neighbourhood. One of my neighbours down the hall can directly trace her family back to the 1600's in this neighbourhood. Nothing compared to most British cities and villages, but a long time in this young country!
I live in New Brunswick Canada, the only bilingual province. It can get to around -40'ish celsius in January/February. Much to love and learn about Canada.
My mom's family is Acadian. We have distant relatives that live in Louisiana because of the deportation of the Acadians in 1755.
I live close to Hopewell Rocks which is an amazing tourist place in the summer.
Today's temperature in Winnipeg is -25C. It's been averaging -20 to -30 for the last week and the forecast is for much the same through January. The Maple Syrup is being held in reserve to act as a supply balance for low production years. The Syrup supply is highly volatile with the weather.
From NB here and live right beside the worlds highest tides which was cool to see a shoutout in the video! Also really cool to see Singing Sands in PEI get a shoutout, beautiful beach! My uncle worked at Alert in the 80s and said it was absolutely beautiful. There is signs up there from the workers home towns and how far it is from Alert, which is cool to see.
Last summer the village I live In Zeballos, Vancouver island hit 38.9ﾟcelsius. Our coldest temperature in Winter can hit -9 but very rarely does it go below 0.
7:22 The lowest temperature ever officially recorded in Canada - and indeed in all of continental North America - is -62.8°C (-81.4°F).
7:44 Ice roads, be it in Alaska or Canada, can reach -70F, and that's without wind chill factor.
The Commonwealth of Nations is a 54 member alliance of mostly former British Empire states or territories. A Commonwealth Realm on the other hand has the Queen as head of state. Her Majesty is separately the Queen of Canada, Queen of Australia, etc.There are 16 Commonwealth Realms, including the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, etc.
Commonwealth got smaller recently Barbados became a republic
When we moved out of Inuvik in the NWT the temperature was -71 with windchill.
Back in 2012 a bag of milk in the Yukon and NWT was like 15-20$. But wages are also high
“A bag of milk” is the most Canadian thing ever. And yes, I know that milk isn’t sold in bags everywhere in Canada.
In Ontario the coldest it got in my town was -40ishc. Once the weather hit -25/-30c we finally were able to stay inside the school. Instead of freezing our ass off.
I’m from the east coast and it’s typically -5/-10C in winter and can get up to 40+C in the summer. Lived in Alberta for a year and had nights where it was -50C
When I was in school and surrounding schools in my province cancel school when it’s too cold to go. Doesn’t even have to snow (usually does), -45°C with/without including the wind is when it is canceled. At least once a year we get to that and a bunch of days we’re it’s close to that temperature every year
I live in SW Ontario and worst in winter is about -30 with the wind chill. Highest in summer can push 42. Changing out wardrobes per season is a thing. Bins of clothes stored in the basement.
Pure Canuck Prairie boy here (though I lived in Europe for 3 years in the '60s as part of a military family), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (almost the exact east-west center of the nation, close to the geographical center of the continent, gateway to the Canadian Prairies). I bring Winnipeg and the Prairies up in reference to air temperatures, which I shall explain momentarily. I just wanted to address a question you had in your reaction: The Arctic does not get as cold as the Antarctic, for geographic and meteorological reasons, but it does get chilly.
I worked on the DEWLine north of the Arctic Circle at several sites across the breadth of the top of the continent for half a decade in the early ‘80s, as a Canadian citizen with the required appropriate security clearance. I manned radar for a NORAD subcontractor, scanning the skies for Soviet aircraft, presumably Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" nuclear bombers.
Part of my duties as radar operator, in addition to scanning for Soviet bombers and tracking civilian and commercial aircraft, was meteorological reporting, which we had to be properly certified for, as well as classified teletype communications, ground-to-air and site-to-site radio communications, and emergency procedures proficiency in case something nasty happened.
The coldest air temperature I ever personally recorded was -52.4°C (-62.3°F), with steady winds driving blinding snow at ≈60 kts (≈110 km/hr). Knots, because everything a DEWLine site was designed for has to do with aircraft. I was required to proceed outside in that frozen hell around 50 yards/meters to the Stevenson screen where the thermometers were located to obtain accurate readings, holding tightly onto a rope so as not to lose my way in the zero visibility. Just as an aside: there are documented historical incidences of guys freezing to death on the DEWLine within 20 yards of the module train because they had let go of the rope and were subsequently unable to see anything and find their way back.
I remember looking at the wind chill chart afterwards, which we had only for reference because wind chill calculation and reporting was not part of our meteorological duties at that time, and those numbers were well beyond what was pre-calculated and displayed, but my guess was that with wind chill the effective temperature was at least -90°C, probably colder.
Here is where I explain why I brought up Winnipeg and the Canadian Prairies. That air temperature I recorded was actually not all that much colder than the air temperatures we experience on the Prairies. I don't believe I've ever spent a winter in the southern part of western Canada (other than some years spent living on Vancouver Island) without seeing it drop down to -40°C at least once, usually in January, despite the climate change we all have been experiencing. I've always told people, since that work experience, that it doesn't really get that much colder in the Arctic than it does on the Prairies, but it's generally windier and lasts for 8 months!
Interesting Side Note: The Northern Lights were spectacular up there! Much more impressive than what is seen at the latitude of Winnipeg. They generally form a huge fluid, wavering ring in the atmosphere around the pole, and we were so far north that we actually had to almost always be facing SOUTH when we looked up to see 'em in their full majesty.
Cheers! 🍻🙂
Stumbled upon your videos, they're really fun, well done sir!
Canadian truck driver here answering your question about how cold it gets. I've experienced-76C twice, -50F too many times to count and anything warmer than -0F isn't even worth mentioning!
i live in new brunswick and winter would usually be around -20c to -30c not counting windchill which sometimes adds about -20c to it. And summer can get around +30c(thankfully it rarely does)
The coldest I've experienced in southern Ontario is -37*C but with a wind chill of - 48*C. The average winter temperature in southern Ontario is usually more like -8* C. Too, in the spring / summer months, it can be as warm as +37*C plus humidex .... I call that "Florida" hot aka "stupid hot".
At one part of the border that's between 2 roads, they had to add a metal guard rail so people couldn't just cut across.
When I lived in Maniboba, in Shilo, it got to -58. It is currently -22 here in Nova Scotia. The coldest recorded temperature in Canada was -81. But that was recorded. Unrecorded it has likely been over -100
I live in Calgary right now, but as a kid I lived in many different provinces - Air Force kid. The coldest ever was in Labrador, where we had a wind chill of about -50. Right now as I type, we are sitting at -25, yesterday was -40. A -8 winter would be fantastic! Below -20 starts to get uncomfortable for me, but anything above that in the winter I would consider pretty tolerable. I have never experienced a “snow day” like some places do…even on that -50 day in Labrador we still walked to the school bus and went to school!
I'm from Canada! Love it here, you should visit. it's currently -9 during the day. Bring a sweater!
The NW and the central prairie lands coldest temperatures are around -55C or about-70F but with some temperatures have way colder
I'm from North Bay Ontario I visited Sault st. Marie Ontario one winter ,a miss communication led to me and my wife sleeping in our jeep over night the temp.
Dipped down to -40°c.
Had to keep starting the engine every hour the US border bridge cuts through that city...some lakes that freeze remain frozen through spring adding to the lake effect snow...sometimes it snows during Halloween or the day before
from Quebec, Canada here. coldest weather i can remember here was abt -40C. Quebec is the main francophone area, but not the only one. I've heard our French sounds like 17th century French from France.
We get -40c in Montreal once in a while. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Canada was -63c in Snag, Yukon
For those living in the northern territories I’m sure they have experienced some of the worst temperatures but me personally the coldest I have ever experienced was -50C living in Northern Ontario
The coldest I've experienced was -35 but with the wind chill it felt like -40. That was in Ottawa.
I lived in Saskatchewan as a child, winters regularly dip below -40C. I now live in British Columbia and winters rarely get below -10-15C. Where as a 4 hour drive to Vancouver and winters are almost never in the minus.
I live in southern Ontario and you can count on at least -35c. Thank God Lake Ontario helps our temps.
There's a series called Canada over the edge. It has a season that traverses the border, and others to show you some parts to help plan a trip. Probably enticing too, huge place so pick wisely. Cheers.
YASSS. Geography now is the best. Hope you do a few more countries that interest you in the future. I recommend Mexico next!
I'll put it on my list!
I I’ve in southern Ontario and this past winter we. Had -30C almost every night!
Typically there might be 5-10 days a year when it's colder than -20C but for the most part it's in the +4 to -8C range in winter where I live (Toronto). I have experienced -47C though when I drove to Labrador in January. In summer, there are typically 25-35 days where it's 30C or more and a few days in the 35-40C range. Nationally, the coldest recorded temperature was -63C in Snag, Yukon in 1947. The hottest was in Lytton, BC June 2021 when it hit +49.6C. So Canada can get very cold but also very hot.
You know when it's too cold to snow?! That's how cold it can get here. Seriously though, prime snowfall temperature is anywhere between -5 C and -15 C. I live in Northwestern Ontario. It's not uncommon for it to be -40 C or worse. There was a few years I can remember, where we didn't even have snow for Christmas because from November to December it was just too cold to snow.
From Ottawa here... It can go to 30C in summer (or more) and to -30C (yes, negative 30) or worse in winter. We have 2 seasons: too hot and too cold.
I live in Calgary, Alberta. Yesterday the ambient low temperature in Calgary was -26C. With windchill it was -39C. Calgary is situated very close to the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Because of this, the city quite frequently experiences warm, dry Chinook winds which originate in the northwest Pacific and which can dramatically increase the temperature in a short time. One day several years ago it was -18C when I went to work and by the time I left work 9 hours later, the temperature had risen to +8C. I've visited every province except Newfoundland (I hope to visit this summer) and I can say that all of them are beautiful in their own ways and all offer some unique experiences for visitors.
Canadian here, i've experienced temperatures as low as -40 to -45 however these are not common at all, temperature in winter averages between -20 and -30
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Being an expat now living in canada. In toronto the coldest i have felt in the winter -40 degree c and hotest in the summer +45 with humidity
The coldest temp.I experienced was -52 with a windchill of-72 in Lethbridge Alberta
Interesting tidbit about winter weather in Winnipeg. The schools will do “indoor recess” if the temperature outside is colder than -27 (before windchill is factored in) at -26 the kids layer up and go play outside.
The coldest I’ve experienced is -52 with windchill factored in. When driving a car that has been parked for a while (if you get it started) the tires will have lower air pressure and stiffen up and for the first bit of driving you drive on “square tires” until the rubber softens up.
Same..... northern British Columbia
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Today for example it was-25'C in Calgary. Cold weather is quite normal, personally I have experienced - 42*C before the windchill.
Coldest spell this winter 2022 was -37C and that is near the city of Edmonton Alberta
Kabir….. it’s about time you gave Canada some love! At the present moment I am in our nation’s capital Ottawa and it is -17°c with a wind chill that makes it feel like -24°c
Usually around -10 to -15°C in winter, but the coldest I have experience is -30°C (very rare).
No, you don't store maple syrup to age it. It's just the time for the harvest is really short and intense (like 24h/7 work) but 3-4 weeks max in March-April. So you need to store it to use it the rest of the year.
-30c isn't rare on the prairies.
I live in the Sudbury basin, that impact crater did not destroy the dinosaurs, but we are the nickel capital of the world. Probably the reason why the city is surrounded by over 300 lakes. We are located approximately 400km north of Toronto, and the coldest I've seen is 50 degrees below with the windshield, it was awful. The prairies are consistently colder in the winter.
I live in Ottawa Canada, one of the coldest capital cities in the world. I think the coldest I’ve experienced here is -42C , but that was cold. Usually not worse than -25 bu some “cold snaps” will be -35 for a few days.... you just layer up on the clothes and socks, and ur fine. The cold air is exuberating. In summer tho, we get up to +38C so we have summer and winter clothes! A real range of temperatures
The record here in Windsor, which is as far south in Canada you can go (Pelee Island). -21.8 C.
I live in Calgary, Alberta... it was over -30 last week,, but it will warm, and we will have +30 in the summer. and sun til 11PM...
I love Geography Now's channel....I hope you review more of his videos
Hey from Canada. Used to live in Alberta, Northern part and it would get pretty cold like -50 C sometimes. Windchill too. Our trucks ran while we slept :) Cheers from Halifax!
13:05 - That is gumbo!! I make it once a year for a big group of friends (even though I don't live in the South).
Last winter it was -56c without the windchill at my house in Northern Alberta