temperature departures from the 1961 to 1990 reference value
Supplementary notes
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Temperature change in Canada, pages 13-14, 1948 to 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
In 2023, the average temperature in Canada was *** degrees Celsius above the 1961 to 1990 reference value. The warmest year so far in Canadian history was 2010, when the average temperature reached three degrees Celsius above the reference value.
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