The weather in Canada in the spring tends to be at or below normal for almost the whole of the country. The neutral El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean transition into a weak La Nina in the summer months. La Nina is the cycling cooling of the waters of the western coast. The people with respiratory ailments have difficulty in areas where the air quality is poor such as in the major population centers. The areas around Southern Ontario and Quebec witness heat waves. These heat waves are defined as three or more days of temperatures above a pre-defined threshold. This can very from region to region. The summer season generally witnesses near normal precipitation.
One has to understand that the general climate conditions range from the extreme cold of the Arctic to the moderate of the southerly latitudes. This is because part of the Canadian mainland and a major part of the Arctic Archipelago fall within the Frigid Zone while the remaining of the country happens to be in the northern half of the North Temperate Zone. This is the primary reason for the regional variations in the weather in Canada. One region is witness to mild summers and winters while another is under the influence of high humidity and abundant precipitation. Therefore while moving and touring Canada one needs to be aware that there are bound to be great daily changes in the weather in Canada. |
