The chart pictured above is a climate graph that represents Halifax's temperature and precipitation, one important point is that Halifax is a humid continental climate. This means that it has intense winters and warm humid summers.
The table of values pictured above are more accurate numbers for Halifax's climate and what was used to make the climate graph to the top left. On three months, June, July, and August, Halifax has the least precipitation (94-95 mm), on July and August the hottest temperature (19°C) and on December and January the coldest temperature (-4°C).
Factors in Halifax's climate |
Growing Season |
Extreme Weather
FloodingExtreme weather conditions do not happen often in Halifax, but they are more susceptible to floods due to the fact that there is climate change and they live near a body of water.
Worst EventThe worst weather event to happen to Halifax was back in September 29, 2003. Named Hurricane Juan, it was a Category 2 hurricane and destroyed 100 million trees, killed 5 lives and caused $100 million dollars in damages.
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