XGY   Grimsby Mountain, ON
43-11  N    79-34  W
Records :  1910-Present
Normals :  2004-2020
Records prior to 2004 come from earlier nearby stations.
+ indicates most recent of multiple occurrences.
Note all stats on this page use  "climate days" rather than calendar days.  
Yearly values do not always match monthly values due to rounding and other reasons.
             
 TEMPERATURE (°C) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  RECORD HIGHEST : 17.8
19.7
27.0
30.6
37.2
36.1
41.1
40.6
38.3
32.0
25.8
21.0
41.1
   
   
1/25
2/23
3/31
4/26
5/31
6/3
7/9
8/25
9/3
10/1
11/5
12/3
7/9
1950
2017
1998
1957
1919
1934
1936
1948
1953
2019
2022
1982
1936
  AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH : 11.9
10.817.5
25.0
31.1
32.8
34.0
32.8
31.4
26.1
18.5
12.8
34.8
  AVERAGE DAILY HIGH : 0.0
1.05.6
12.1
19.7
24.8
27.9
26.7
22.8
15.6
8.9
2.7
14.0














  RECORD WARM MONTH : 1.3
0.8
5.3
9.5
17.2
22.2
24.9
23.7
21.1
13.8
8.5
2.7
11.4
   
1932
19982000
1998
1998 2005
2020+
2001
2002
1947
2001
2001
1998
  AVERAGE TEMPERATURE :
-3.8
-3.3
1.3
7.2
14.019.5
22.6
21.6
18.0
11.3
4.9
-0.5
9.4
  RECORD COLD MONTH : -11.7 -13.3
-5.9
2.7
8.5
14.8
18.5
17.4
12.9
5.4
-0.7
-7.3
5.5
   

1918
19341960
1926
1917+
1928
1920
1927
1918
1925
1933
1917 1917













  AVERAGE DAILY LOW : -7.6
-7.5
-3.0
2.3
8.4
14.2
17.4
16.6
13.2
7.0
0.9
-3.7
4.9
  AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW : -18.4
-17.4
-12.1
-3.9
1.4
7.8
12.0
11.2
6.0
-0.7
-7.0 -12.2 -20.5
  RECORD LOWEST : -27.8 -29.4
-22.8
-17.2
-4.4
1.7
5.6
1.1
-0.6
-9.4
-15.6
-28.9
-29.4
   
   
1/25
2/53/19
4/1
5/4
6/3
7/15
8/30
9/30
10/29
11/16
12/27
2/5
1945
19181916
1923
1935
1928
1930
1965
1935
1965
1933
1925 1918
  AVERAGE FIRST FROST :
OCT 24
  AVERAGE LAST FROST :
APR 27
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR

 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  AVERAGE :
75
73
69
67
68
70
70
72
74
7675 78 72
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR

 DEW POINT (°C) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  AVERAGE :
-7.3
-7.4
-4.1
0.9
7.7 13.5
16.5
16.2
13.3
7.2
1.0
-3.7
4.5
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR

 PRECIPITATION (mm) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  RECORD WET MONTH :
147.7
131.1
146.0
180.1
193.8
189.6
218.8
186.1
202.7
224.3
231.9 239.4
133.6
1164.6
 
1932
2008
1913
2017
1942
2000
2026
2023
1956
2021
2021
1985
1990
1996
  AVERAGE MONTHLY : 72.6
69.8
77.1
100.9
80.9
83.2
79.3
77.2
76.6
101.875.4 85.3 980.1
  RECORD DRY MONTH :
9.5
17.2
18.7
15.7
12.7
14.4
13.9
11.4
7.1
9.9
10.7
19.9
540.4
 
1961
1987
1915
1946
1920
1988
1918
1974
1960
1952
1930
1919
1941














  RECORD IN ONE DAY :
52.1
40.6
51.6
41.9
68.6
78.0
72.6
90.2
80.3 115.3
60.2
61.0
115.3
 
 
1/19
2/16
3/1
4/20
5/25
6/11
7/12
8/29
9/22
10/15
11/4
12/12
10/15
1929
1954+
1972
1943
1953
1922
1962
1950
2021
1954
1985
1944
1954
  AVERAGE RAIN / SNOW RATIO (%)  : 59/41
43/57
66/34
92/8
100/0
-
-
-
-
100/0
88/12
64/36
85/15
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR

 RAINFALL (mm) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  RECORD RAINIEST MONTH : 130.9
100.0
144.2
175.5
193.8
189.6
218.8
186.1
202.7
224.3 231.9 230.0
127.4
1027.2
  
1932
1938
1976
2017
1942
2000
2026
2023
1956
20212021
1985
1990
2006
  AVERAGE MONTHLY :
43.0
29.751.1
92.6
80.9
83.2 79.3
77.2
76.6
101.4
66.2
54.3
835.5
  RECORD LEAST RAINFALL :0
0
4.3
14.5
12.7
14.4
13.9
11.4
7.1
9.9
10.7
0
447.5
  
1918+
1920+
1915
1946
1920
1988
1918
1974
1960
1952
1930+
1910
1941














  RECORD IN ONE DAY : 52.1
40.6
51.6
52.0
68.6
78.0
109.2
72.6
104.8
90.2
80.3
115.3
60.2
57.4
115.3
 
  
1/19
2/16
3/1
4/20
5/25
6/11
7/21
7/12
8/2
8/29
9/22
10/15
11/4
12/21
10/15
1929
1954
1972
2017
1953
1922
2026
1962
2026
1950
2021
1954
1985
1949
1954
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR

 SNOWFALL (cm) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  RECORD SNOWIEST MONTH : 98.6
110.4
74.8
40.0
2.5
0
0
0
0
18.0
42.0
107.3
246.4
  
1939 1911
1916
1979
1923
+
+
+
+
1962
1933
1944
1940
  AVERAGE MONTHLY : 34.6
38.7
22.0
6.2
TR
0
0
0
0
0.1
8.1
30.1
139.8
  RECORD LEAST SNOWFALL : 3.0
0.4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.8
54.7
 
1953 1998
1985
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
1950
1919
  RECORD IN ONE DAY : 50.8
40.6
38.1
27.8
2.5
-
-
-
-
11.4
22.9
61.0
61.0
  
  
1/312/15
3/18 4/6
5/10
-
-
-
-
10/24
11/17
12/12
12/12
1939 1911
1936
1994
1923
-
-
-
-
1962
1920
1944
1944
  AVERAGE WATER EQUIVALENT RATIO : 11.7
9.6
8.5
7.6
1.7
-
-
-
-
1.5
8.8
9.7
10.0
  RECORD SNOW ON GROUND :











61
  












12/12












1944
  AVERAGE HIGHEST SNOW ON GROUND : 19
27
22
4
0
-
-
-
-
0
5
15
31
  AVERAGE SNOW ON GROUND : 8
14
8
TR
0
-
-
-
-
0
1
4
3
  AVG. SNOW ON GROUND AT END OF MONTH : 1215
2
0
0
-
-
-
-
0
1
6

 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  Average Snow on Ground on Christmas Day = 7 cm. Probability of White Christmas (2+ cm s.o.g.) = 59%.

 PRESSURE (in) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH :
30.67
30.56
30.55
30.47
30.37
30.23
30.24
30.25
30.41
30.46 30.56 30.62 30.75
  AVERAGE SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE :
30.02
30.02
30.05
29.95
29.96
29.91
29.92
29.95
30.04
30.00 30.05 30.03 29.99
  AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW :
29.27
29.31
29.37
29.28
29.51
29.51
29.59
29.60
29.50
29.3729.30 29.3129.11
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR

 DAYS WITH : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  THUNDERSTORM :
0
0
1
2
4
6
7
6
3
20031
  RAIN :
7
5
10
14
16
15
14
13
12
1812 9 146
  DRIZZLE :
2
1
3
2
2
1
0
0 2
33423
  HAIL :
-
-
-
0 0
0
0
0
-
0 -- 1
  FREEZING RAIN :
1
1 1
0
-
-
-
-
-
- 0 1 4
  FREEZING DRIZZLE :
1 1
0
-
- -
-
-
-
- 01 3
  ICE PELLETS :
1
1
1
1
0
-
-
-
-
0 0 1 7
  SNOW :
21 17
11
5
0
-
-
-
-
171678
  SNOW PELLETS :
0 1
0
0
0
-
-
-
-
01 03
  SNOW GRAINS :
1 0
0 -
-
-
-
-
- 00 12
  FOG OR FREEZING FOG :
2
2
4
4
4
2
1
1 1
33 329
  BLOWING SNOW :
1 1
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
-0 03
  HAZE :
0 1
2 1
4 3
5
4
3
01 226
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  (Days-With include any occurrence, incl. trace amounts of pcpn)

 SOLAR RADIATION (w/m2) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH :
675
860
1022
1209
1192 1245 1193
1119
1030
896 687 531 1271
  AVERAGE DAILY MAXIMUM :
359
521
675
844
909
994
956
924 761
576 417 284 685
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  Normals for period 2015-2022

 SUNSHINE (h) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  BRIGHT SUNSHINE :
72
119
182
205
255 256 246
219
180
129 81 48 1992
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  Normals for period 2015-2022 (Observation site does not conform to standards)

 DARK SKY (m/a"2) : Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
  AVERAGE MONTHLY DARKEST :
20.24
20.06
20.27
20.25
20.27 20.32 20.31
20.43
20.44
20.4820.3220.23 20.61
  AVERAGE NIGHTLY DARKEST :
19.18
19.13
19.44
19.58
19.71
19.82
19.92
19.98 19.89
19.7519.55 19.12 19.59
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
YEAR
   Normals for period 2010-2022


Records from Grimsby 1910-13, Rock Chapel 1914-1966/04/17, Royal Oak 1966/04/18-1974, Grimsby 1975-1985/08/20,
     Rittenhouse 1985/08/21-1993/09/30, Vineland 1993/10/01-2003/09/17, and Grimsby Mountain 2003/09/18 to present.

Niagara Region
Records :1872-Present
* indicates Niagara Peninsula record

Temperature (°C) Record High
 Location
Date
Year
Record Low
 Location
Date
Year
  January : 22.2
 Niagara Falls
1/26
1950
-32.8
 Welland
1/25
1884
  February : 20.5
 Welland
2/26
2000
-31.1
*-36.7
 Welland
 Caledonia
2/9
2/9
1934
1934
  March : 27.0
 Fort Erie
 Welland
 Vineland
 Vineland Rittenhouse
3/21
3/31
3/31
3/30
2012
1998
1998
1998
-27.8
 Welland
3/4
1873
  April : 33.0
 Niagara Falls
4/28
1990
-18.3
 Welland
4/1
1923
  May : 37.2
 Grimsby Rock Chapel
5/31
1919
-6.1
*-6.7 
 Welland
 Port Dover
5/6
5/22
1932
1935
  June : 37.0
 Power Glen
6/8
1984
0.0
*-1.7  
 St Catharines Experimental Farm
 Port Dover
6/8
6/9
1949
1931
  July : 41.1
 Grimsby Rock Chapel
7/9
1936
3.9
3.9
*3.3 
*3.3 

 Niagara Falls Hydro
 Welland
 Port Dover
 Caledonia
7/11
7/11
7/12
7/11
1945
1945
1898
1945
  August : 40.6
 Grimsby Rock Chapel
8/25
1948
0.5
*-0.6   
 Welland
 Canborough
8/29
8/30
1982
1965
  September : 38.3
 Grimsby Rock Chapel
9/3
1953
-2.2
*-3.9 
 Welland
 Hagersville
9/10
9/23
1883
1974
  October : 32.8
 Niagara Falls
10/5
1951
-9.4
-9.4
 Smithville
 Grimsby Rock Chapel
10/29
10/29
1965
1965
  November : 27.2
 St Catharines Experimental Farm
 Vineland Station

11/3
11/3
1961
1961
-20.0
 Welland
11/26
1880
  December : 22.0
*22.5 
 Port Dalhousie
 Hamilton Lab
12/3
12/3
1982
1982
-27.8
*-29.4 
*-29.4 

 Welland
 Caledonia
 Port Dover

12/27
12/20
12/26

1925
1942
1914

  YEAR : 41.1
 GRIMSBY ROCK CHAPEL 7/9
1936
-32.8
*-36.7 
 WELLAND
 CALEDONIA
1/25
2/9
1884
1934
  Record High
 Location
Date
Year
Record Low
 Location
Date
Year

 Precipitation Record Rain in
  1 Day (mm)
Location
Date
Year
Record Snow in
  1 Day (cm)
Location
Date
Year
  January : 52.8
*81.3 
Welland
Port Dover
1/7
1/21
1998
1959
78.7
Welland
1/22
1902
  February : 82.8
Niagara Falls
2/16
1954
61.0
Welland
2/12
1894
  March : 51.6
Grimsby Rock Chapel
3/1
1972
81.3
Welland
3/1
1900
  April : 51.1
*88.4 
Niagara Falls
Port Dover
4/29
4/26
1921
1937
43.2
Welland
4/11
1894
  May : 68.6
Grimsby Rock Chapel
5/25
1953
14.8
Fort Erie
5/7
1989
  June : 108.7
Port Colborne
6/25
1968
0
-
-
-
  July : 141.0
Welland
7/3
1892
0
-
-
-
  August : 131.3
107.7
*115.6 
Port Weller
Grimsby
Hamilton Psych Hospital
8/2
8/28

8/8
2026
1950
1981
0
-
-
-
  September : 118.4
Welland
9/30
1959
TR
(ice pellets)
Ridgeville
9/23
1989
  October : 122.7
Grimsby
10/15
1954 20.3
*24.6 
Welland
Hamilton Psych Hospital
10/31
10/25
1873
1962
  November : 78.2
*86.4 
Port Colborne
Port Dover
11/4
11/7
1985
1951
58.4
Fort Erie
11/14
1974
  December : 71.9
Niagara Falls
12/29
1954
66.0
Vineland Station
12/11
1944
  YEAR : 141.0
WELLAND
7/3
1892
81.3
WELLAND
3/1
1900
  Record Rain
in 1 Day
Location
Date
Year
Record Snow
in 1 Day
Location
Date
Year

 Precipitation Record
Snow Depth (cm)
Location
Date
Year
 


  January : 70
Thorold
1/15 1999




  February : 62
*64 
Ridgeville
Hamilton Airport
2/29
2/7
1984
1978




  March : 61
Balls Falls
3/1 1984




  April : 30
Niagara Falls
4/1
1987



  May : 9
Niagara Falls
5/7
1989




  June : 0
-
-
-




  July : 0
-
-
-




  August : 0
-
-
-




  September : 0
-
-
-




  October : TR
*2 
-
Hamilton Airport
-
10/21
-
1989




  November : 44
Fort Erie
11/22
2000



  December : 82
Fort Erie
12/28
2001




  YEAR : 82
FORT ERIE 12/28
2001




  Record
Snow Depth
Location
Date
Year




Snow Depth data incomplete..currently being researched.

 Wind Record
Sustained
Dir
Location
Date
Year
Record Gust
Dir
Location
Date
Year
  January : 48
*48 
SW
SW
Niagara District Airport
Hamilton Airport
-
-
-
-
74
S
Niagara District Airport
1/26 1978
  February : 50
NW Grass Island  -
-
59
*66 
230
SW
Port Colborne Light
Hamilton Airport
2/4
2/27
2003
1997
  March : 56 230
Port Colborne Light
3/9
2002
73
230
Port Colborne Light 3/9
2002
  April : 50
SW
Port Colborne Light -
-
74
SW
Niagara District Airport 4/3
1982
  May : 40
SW
Port Colborne Light -
-
52
*57 
SW
SW
Niagara District Airport
Hamilton Airport
5/10
5/16
1990
1973
  June : 35
*37 
SW
SW
Niagara District Airport
Hamilton Airport
-
-
-
-
62
SW
Niagara District Airport 6/12
1978
  July : 34
SW
Niagara District Airport -
-
58
S
Niagara District Airport 7/5
1991
  August : 37
SW
Port Colborne Light -
-
55
W
Niagara District Airport 8/1
1995
  September : 42
SW
Port Colborne Light -
-
72
W
Niagara District Airport 9/2
1980
  October : 49 230
Port Colborne Light 10/25
2001
67
230
Port Colborne Light 10/25
2001
  November : 54
250
Port Colborne Light 11/13
2003
67 250
Port Colborne Light 11/13
2003
  December : 56
230
Port Colborne Light 12/12
2000
69 230
Port Colborne Light 12/12
2000
  YEAR : 56
230
PORT COLBORNE LIGHT
3/9
2002
+

74
SW
NIAGARA DISTRICT AIRPORT
4/3
1982+
  Record
Sustained
(kt)
Dir
Location
Date
Year
Record Gust
(kt)
Dir
Location
Date
Year
Wind data incomplete..currently being researched.