Rank |
Year |
Average summer temperature
- difference from long-term normal (°C) |
|
|
ST. JOHN'S
Normal 13.3 |
STEPHENVILLE
Normal 14.0 |
GOOSE BAY
Normal 12.4 |
| 1 |
1968 |
-1.7 |
-1.2 |
12.4 |
| 2 |
1993 |
-1.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
| 3 |
1980 |
-1.1 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
| 4 |
1991 |
-1.0 |
-0.9 |
-0.9 |
| 5 |
1986 |
-0.9 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
Rank |
Year |
Total summer rainfall
Percent (%) above (+) or below (-) normal |
|
|
ST. JOHN'S.
Normal 422mm |
STEPHENVILLE.
Normal 443mm |
GOOSE BAY.
Normal 409mm |
| 1 |
1968 |
0 |
-19 |
-15 |
| 2 |
1993 |
+25 |
+4 |
-37 |
| 3 |
1980 |
+48 |
+30 |
+4 |
| 4 |
1991 |
+1 |
-22 |
-11 |
| 5 |
1986 |
-6 |
-4 |
+8 |
Years are ranked in descending order of summer coolness at St. John's.
Summer = June, July, August, September (to coincide more closely with crop growing season).
All data from airport weather stations
Five Coolest Summers (June through September) within the most recent 30 years.
Average summer temperature and total
summer rainfall for the five coolest summers within the last 30 years at
St. John's, with comparative data for Stephenville and Goose Bay.
©1999, Colin Banfield
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