Canada's Top 10 Weather Stories of 2023

2023 Weather Story 1 - Record Wildfires - On June 6, out of control wildfires were burning everywhere in Canada EXCEPT these TWO locations:

• Ontario

• Prince Edward Island

• Nunavut

• Yukon

The area of forests that burned in Canada in 2023 is about the same as

• half the area of the Maritime provinces

• the area of the Maritime provinces

• 1.5 times the area of the Maritime provinces

• 15 times the area of the Maritime provinces

2023 Weather Story 2 - Smoke - Which locations outside of Canada experienced hazardous air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires?

• New York City

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Other parts of Europe

2023 Weather Story 3 - Hottest Summer Ever - Which Canadian city was the hottest at 42.2'C on August 15?

• Toronto

• Saskatoon

• Yellowknife

• Lytton

2023 Weather Story 4 - Rain in Nova Scotia - Which city received 3 months worth of rain in a single day?

• Halifax

• Fredericton

• Charlottetown

• St. John's

2023 Weather Story 5 - June Drought - Which two provinces received the least precipitation in June in 100 years?

• British Columbia

• Nova Scotia

• Alberta

• Manitoba

2023 Weather Story 6 - Hurricane Lee - What maximum wind speed was recorded as Hurricane Lee hit the Atlantic Basin in September?

• 269 km/h

• 118 km/h

• 300 km/h

• 185 km/h

2023 Weather Story 7 - The Glaze Storm - Which city experienced 12 straight hours of freezing rain in April?

• Ottawa

• Vancouver

• Montreal

• Edmonton

2023 Weather Story 8 - Cold Spells in the Warmest Year Ever - What resulted from the bitter cold in Canada in the first week of February?

• the Rideau Canal froze for skating

• there were windchill warnings

• flights were cancelled

• there were power outages

2023 Weather Story 9 - Wet July - Which province received 2.5 times as much rain as usual in July?

• British Columbia

• Quebec

• Manitoba

• Prince Edward Island