The Sixth Estate

The Canadian Climate Survey is tracking historical and average temperatures in cities and towns across the country, as part of an effort to put something of a local face on global climate change.

 

 

Trend: Since the 1980s, the 10-year average temperature in Prince Albert is relatively unchanged, rising from 1.7 ˚C to 1.8 ˚C.

Temperature Extremes: Over the period since 1890, 6 of Prince Albert’s hottest years on record have been since 1990. In contrast, none of its 10 coldest years have occurred since 1990. The coldest year since 1990 was 1996, at -0.6 ˚C, which is the 30th-coldest year on record.

Long-Term Consequences: For the moment Prince Albert appears to temporarily reached some sort of temperature plateau. There are both fewer hot and fewer cool years than there were during the 1980s.

* Data for this chart was taken from the Environment Canada homogenized data archive.

 

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