AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6		-7.7		-6.5		-2.1		4.1		10.2		15		18.5		18.2		14.2		8.5		3		-3.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		11		-2.7		-1.4		2.5		8.8		15.7		20.7		24		23.8		19.5		13.3		6.8		1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1		-12.6		-11.5		-6.8		-0.6		4.6		9.2		12.9		12.5		8.9		3.6		-0.8		-7.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 92

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		34.4		16.8		15.6		18.9		26.1		30		31.7		32.7		34.4		32.2		26.7		23.5		17.2

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 92

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-37.2		-36.7		-37.2		-29.5		-21.1		-6.7		-3.3		-1.1		---		-4.5		-12.2		-18.9		-34

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 25

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Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.6		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		92.7		---		---		---		0.4		6.1		17.3		27.4		26.9		12.6		1.8		0.2		---

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		197.1		0.8		0.7		2.7		12		26.4		29.7		31		31		29.8		22.8		7.8		2.4

Average Number of Days Above 32F/0C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		299.6		10.2		11.1		21		29		31		30		31		31		30		31		27		17.3

Average Number of Days Below 35F/2C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		189.7		30.7		27.7		29.8		23.5		8.7		1.4		---		0.3		2.9		12.7		22.3		29.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		163.1		30		26.7		27.7		18.8		5.1		0.5		---		---		0.8		8.6		17.5		27.3

Average Number of Days Below 28F/-2C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		123.2		27.5		24.5		22.4		8.8		1.1		---		---		---		---		3.6		12		23.3

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53.8		18.8		15.4		8		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		10.5

Average Number of Days Below -4F/-20C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.3		5.4		4.4		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.3

Average Number of Days Below -22F/-30C

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1154.8		106.1		82.7		104.7		91.6		100.7		82.6		89		74.4		102.1		102.8		110.8		107.3

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 93

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		153.7		100.2		83.8		73		106.7		49.8		99.1		104		83.1		153.7		93.5		72.1		105

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		161.2		14.3		11.9		13.2		13		14.7		14.2		13.1		12.3		11.7		13.6		15.1		14

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66.8		5.5		4.8		6.2		5.8		6.4		5.3		4.7		4.3		4.6		5.9		6.9		6.5

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.3		3.6		3		3.9		3.3		3.1		2.9		2.8		2.3		2.8		3		3.9		3.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		0.8		0.6		0.8		0.4		0.8		0.4		0.7		0.6		1.4		0.9		0.6		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.1in/2mm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		122.6		5.3		4.9		6.9		10		13.8		13.6		12.7		12.1		11.4		12.8		12.3		6.9

Average Rainfall

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		886		47.9		36.1		49.1		62.7		91.7		79.6		89		74.4		98.4		97.2		95.9		64.2

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		153.7		100.2		83.8		51.8		106.7		49.8		99.1		104		83.1		153.7		93.5		72.1		90

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		51.5		2.6		2.4		3.1		4.1		6		5		4.8		4.2		4.4		5.7		5.7		3.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.5		1.9		1.2		2		2		2.9		2.8		3		2.4		2.8		2.9		3.4		2.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		0.4		0.2		0.3		0.3		0.7		0.4		0.7		0.6		1.4		0.9		0.5		0.7

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		254.2		62.4		51.2		49.9		23.9		5.2		---		---		---		---		0.2		15.6		45.8

Average Snow Cover

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		6.5		19.5		28		18.1		2.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		1		9.5

Average Snow Cover at Month End

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		6		21.6		24.4		6.9		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.1		17.9

Deepest Snow Cover Reported

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		128		100		128		84		51		20		---		---		---		---		23		39		76

Most Snow Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		55.9		55.9		43		47		40.6		28.2		---		---		---		---		22.9		39.2		43.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.7		10.4		8.4		7.3		3.6		0.5		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.8		7.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 2in/5cm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.8		3.8		3.1		3.6		1.9		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		1.2		2.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3.9in/10cm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.9		2		1.8		1.9		0.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		1.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 23

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.2		0.4		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		101.2		25.4		24.8		23.2		5.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		4.1		18.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 2in/5cm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		85.7		21.3		23.2		19.7		3.9		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		2.9		14.5

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3.9in/10cm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69.4		18.1		20.9		15.8		2.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		10.8

Av. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 7.8in/20cm

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46.1		13.1		14.2		10.6		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		6.9

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5380.1		792.2		721.9		654.4		466.7		292.8		133.3		34.4		51.7		166.7		327.2		483.3		697.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 25

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		5.3		---		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 100

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		630.6		---		---		---		---		---		116.7		223.9		206.7		83.3		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.7		10.9		12.5		14.1		15.6		16.3		15.9		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.3

Average Monthly Sunshine

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		1776.1		93.6		108.6		137.9		146.5		186		208.5		229.7		218		161.1		130.7		76.2		79.3

Average Number of Days with Sun

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		275.7		21.1		20.3		21.4		20.6		24.5		26.2		27.4		28.1		24.8		23.9		18.6		18.8

Most Sunshine Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 51

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		15.1		9.3		10.6		12		13.9		14.6		15		15.1		14.2		12.7		10.4		8.9		8.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.7		4.9		7.7		11.7		15.5		19.6		21.7		21.7		18.9		14.3		8.7		4.7		3.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		2.9		4		6		6.7		8.9		9.4		9		8		6.5		4.4		2.8		2.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		8.3		11.4		14.6		16.1		18		18.8		19.3		18.6		16.3		11.6		7		5.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.2		6.9		9.8		12		15.7		17.8		19.9		20.6		18.7		15.4		10.6		5.9		5.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.7		4.9		7.7		11.7		15.5		19.6		21.7		21.7		18.9		14.3		8.7		4.7		3.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.3		3.3		4.8		6.7		7.2		9		9.5		9.2		8.2		6.8		5.2		3.2		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.9		10.2		15.3		19.6		20.7		21.9		22.3		22.1		20.9		18.6		15.1		8.8		7.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.4		8.8		13.9		17.3		22		24.7		26.4		25.5		22.5		18.2		14.6		7.8		6.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.4		3.6		6.4		9.1		12.3		16.9		17.3		18.4		15.7		11.7		7.1		3.9		3.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.6		2.3		3.6		5.5		6.4		8.7		9.2		8.9		7.9		6.1		3.8		2.6		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.1		5.6		9.3		10.8		12.6		15.4		15.1		16.4		15.3		12.9		9.2		5.5		4.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		9.2		4.2		7.7		7.5		10.7		13		12.5		15		12.9		10.9		8		4.4		3.8