OPAL, ALBERTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34.8		4.8		12.4		21.8		38.7		49.2		56.6		61.1		58.6		49.2		36.9		20		8.8

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47.8		16.7		25.1		34		52.2		63.4		69.6		74.4		72.9		63.6		49.7		30.9		20.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		21.9		-7.1		-0.4		9.6		25.2		34.9		43.5		47.8		44.2		34.6		24.1		9.1		-2.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		96.8		57.2		57.2		59.9		80.6		90.5		96.8		95		95		86.9		82.4		64.4		55.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-59.8		-59.8		-56.2		-49		-16.6		9.5		22.1		28.4		23.9		9.5		-7.6		-43.6		-50.8

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.4		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.3		1.2		1.5		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		87.3		---		---		---		2.6		10.2		17.3		24.4		21.7		9.7		1.5		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		182.8		0.3		0.6		2.8		17.8		27.4		29.6		30.9		30.4		26.8		14.9		1.1		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 32F/0C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		266.8		5.9		9.3		18.7		28		31		30		31		31		30		28.3		15.6		8

Average Number of Days Below 35F/2C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		251.1		31		28.3		31		27.2		17.2		4.4		0.9		4.1		17.2		28.9		29.9		30.9

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		228.6		30.8		28.2		30.8		24.9		11.7		1.9		0.2		1.2		11.7		26.5		29.8		30.9

Average Number of Days Below 28F/-2C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		196.3		30.6		27.8		28.5		17.4		6.8		0.3		---		0.2		5.9		19.4		28.8		30.6

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		114.6		26.9		22.5		15.2		2.9		0.3		---		---		---		0.1		3.4		17.8		25.4

Average Number of Days Below -4F/-20C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49.2		15.9		9.3		5.7		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		4.2		13.4

Average Number of Days Below -22F/-30C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.8		6.6		2.9		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		3.6

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		18.3		1		0.6		0.9		1		1.9		3.3		3.2		2.3		1.5		1		1		0.6

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.4		0.6		0.5		0.9		1.1		1.8		1.8		2.4		1.6		1.5		1		0.9		0.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		119.9		9.4		7.8		7.5		7.2		9.1		14.7		15.1		14.8		11.3		7.2		8.2		7.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.5		1.4		0.9		1.6		1.7		2.8		5.5		4.4		3.2		2.1		1.5		1.5		1

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		0.3		0.1		0.5		0.5		1.5		2.6		2		1.6		0.7		0.7		0.5		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.9		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.5		0.7		0.3		0.2		0.1		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.1in/2mm

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		78.3		0.6		0.4		1		5.3		8.9		14.7		15.1		14.8		11.2		5		1		0.2

Average Rainfall

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13.4		0.1		---		0.1		0.6		1.8		3.3		3.2		2.3		1.5		0.5		0.1		---

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.4		0.2		0.1		0.5		1.1		1.8		1.8		2.4		1.6		1.5		0.6		0.2		0.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.6		---		---		0.2		1		2.7		5.5		4.4		3.2		2.1		0.6		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.9		---		---		0.1		0.2		1.4		2.6		2		1.6		0.7		0.3		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Rain Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.8		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.5		0.7		0.3		0.2		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		48.3		9		5.8		8.3		3.7		0.9		---		---		---		---		4.8		9.4		6.4

Average Snow Cover at Month End

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		2.5		9.2		10.2		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		4.8		5.1

Deepest Snow Cover Reported

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.1		18.5		20.1		16.5		6.3		---		---		---		0.4		---		7.1		14.2		16.5

Most Snow Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9.8		5.7		4.7		8.7		6.3		6.3		---		---		0.4		0.8		9.8		9.2		5.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43.6		8.9		7.5		6.9		2.3		0.5		---		---		0.1		0.1		2.6		7.3		7.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 2in/5cm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.5		1.3		0.9		1.4		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.8		1.5		0.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3.9in/10cm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.1		0.3		0.1		0.5		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.5		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10978.8		1866.2		1486		1339.2		789		489.8		252		120.9		198.4		474		871.1		1350		1742.2

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		808.7		---		---		---		---		---		198		344.1		266.6		---		---		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		13		8.8		10.5		12.5		14.8		16.8		18		17.3		15.4		13.2		11.1		9.2		8.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		0.8		1.7		3.2		4.6		5.3		5.6		5.5		4.8		3.2		1.9		1		0.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.5		1		1.6		2.1		2.6		2.8		2.7		2.2		1.6		1.1		0.6		0.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		1.7		3		4.5		5		4.9		4.8		4.9		4.9		3.9		2.8		2		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		1.5		2.6		4		5.1		5		5.1		5.2		5		3.6		2.6		1.8		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		0.8		1.7		3.2		4.6		5.3		5.6		5.5		4.8		3.2		1.9		1		0.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.6		1		1.7		2.2		2.6		2.8		2.7		2.3		1.7		1.2		0.7		0.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.1		3.3		5		6		5.8		5.5		5.7		5.7		4.6		3.2		2.3		1.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		1.9		2.8		4.5		6.5		6.7		6.4		6.8		6.3		4.6		3		2.1		1.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.7		0.7		1.6		3		3.9		4.3		4.7		4.6		3.9		2.6		1.7		0.9		0.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.5		0.9		1.6		2		2.5		2.7		2.7		2.2		1.5		1		0.6		0.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		1.4		2.8		4.1		4.1		3.9		4.1		4		3.8		3		2.4		1.7		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2.6		1.2		2.4		3.5		3.8		3.2		3.5		3.4		3.2		2.5		2.2		1.5		0.6