Climate Change Chart of Kicking Horse, Canada

Overview of climate changes

Changes in snowfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily snowfall increased by a difference of +2.55 mm/day in the more recent period; this unweighted summary describes monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or monthly totals. The largest monthly increase was in November, where mean daily snowfall had a difference of +5.91 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period.

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +1.27 °C in the more recent period; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual figure or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in January, with a difference of +5.75 °C compared with the earlier reference period. By contrast, April recorded the largest monthly decrease, a difference of -0.84 °C.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration was lower on average across calendar months, with a difference of -0.73 hours/day compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted mean of monthly means, rather than a day-weighted annual average. The largest monthly decrease occurred in March, with a difference of -1.09 hours/day in mean daily sunshine duration.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall was unchanged at the displayed precision, with a difference of 0.00 mm/day; this summary of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average, and it does not mean that every month was unchanged. Monthly results varied in direction: September had the largest increase, with a difference of +0.47 mm/day in mean daily rainfall compared with the earlier reference period. The largest monthly decrease was in April, where mean daily rainfall had a difference of -0.23 mm/day; these are daily mean amounts, not monthly totals.