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What an amazing 2008!  We’ve had extreme weather from excessive rain and snowfall but also damaging winds and great daily pressure range.

You can find the complete weather summary including monthly readings by visiting the historical page at www.TorontoForecast.com.

Here are some highlights from the Toronto East York Weather Station (MADIS CWOP:  DW0132):

Average Mean Temp:  9.0  deg. C (0.2 below average compared to WMO 71266 station)

Average Max Temp:  12.9 deg. C

Average Min Temp:  5.1 deg. C

Hottest Day (Highest Daily Mean):  28.4 deg. C  (June 8th)

Coldest Day ( Lowest Daily Mean):  -13.1 deg. C (Dec 20)

Highest Temperature:  35.1 deg. C (Jun 9)

Lowest Temperature:  -17.6 deg. C (Feb 28)

Greatest 24-hour temp range:  19.4 deg. C (Apr 17)

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Highest Sea Level Pressure:  1041.9 mb (Jan 3)

Lowest Sea Level Pressure:  980.6 mb (Jan 30)

Greatest 24-hour pressure change:  44.6 mb (Jan 30)

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Highest solar radiation:  1194 W/m2  (May 23)

Highest humidex:  43.9  (Jun 9)

Highest THSW Index (combination of temperature, humidity, sun and wind):  45.2 (Jun 5)

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Extreme Daily Rainfall:  43.6 mm (Jun 15)

Extreme Rainfall Rate:  426.6 mm/hr (Jun 15)

Summer Rainfall (June-August):  383.6 mm

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Here are some notable figures from Toronto Pearson Airport for 2008:

Total winter snowfall (December - February):  144 cm - second snowiest winter ever

Record February snowfall:  76.8 cm

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Wettest year since record keeping began in 1937 at Pearson:  1049.6 mm

Old record:  917.3 mm in 1977

Wettest January-August period in 70 years:  705 mm rain

Old  record:  679.3 mm in 1945

 Wettest summer:  396.2 mm

I’ll compile a more comprehensive review for CYYZ and other official Environment Canada weather stations in the next few weeks.

For daily weather forecasts and models, visit:  www.TorontoForecast.com

Cheers,

Kristoffer