Thunder Bay Weather Records

Thunder Bay, Ontario weather averages and records from 1941–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Thunder Bay, Ontario was 40.3 °C which occurred on August 7, 1983.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Thunder Bay, Ontario was -43.2 °C which occurred on January 31, 1996.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Thunder Bay Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°C) Record (°C) Average (cm)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧
January -7.8 -19.0 9.4 -43.2 2.5
February -5.3 -18.6 15.5 -40.6 1.8
March 1.0 -11.4 23.8 -36.7 2.9
April 8.7 -4.1 28.3 -22.2 5.7
May 16.0 2.0 35.2 -8.9 7.3
June 21.5 7.7 39.0 -2.8 8.5
July 24.6 11.0 37.2 0.0 7.5
August 24.0 10.0 40.3 -1.1 6.5
September 18.8 5.5 34.1 -8.3 6.5
October 10.6 -0.4 30.0 -13.5 6.0
November 2.4 -6.6 21.7 -30.6 4.2
December -4.4 -14.5 13.7 -39.6 2.7
Entire year 9.4 -3.1 40.3 -43.2 61.0
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1941–2024
Highest daily low 21.1 °C August 24, 1947
Lowest daily high -29.5 °C January 9, 1982
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
33.7 °C January 11, 1989
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
23.8 °C May 30–31, 1986
Most daily precipitation 13.1 cm September 8, 1977
Most monthly precipitation 28.4 cm September 1977
Most yearly precipitation 104.6 cm 1977
Most yearly days with precipitation 196 1999
Earliest freeze August 26 1950
Earliest day ≥ 20 °C March 20 2012
Earliest day ≥ 25 °C April 14 1958
Earliest day ≥ 30 °C May 4 1980
Latest freeze June 21 1992
Latest day ≥ 20 °C November 6 2020
Latest day ≥ 25 °C October 20 1978
Latest day ≥ 30 °C October 2 2023
Most days in a year < 0 °C 227 2002
Most days in a year ≥ 20 °C 109 2015
Most days in a year ≥ 25 °C 60 1955
Most days in a year ≥ 30 °C 19 1955
Most days in a year ≥ 35 °C 3 1988
Most days in a year ≥ 40 °C 1 1983
Thunder Bay Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 46 days Aug 9 – Sep 23, 2009
Without precipitation 34 days Mar 22 – Apr 24, 1984
Freezing temperatures
High temperature ≤ 0 °C
74 days Dec 22, 1977 – Mar 5, 1978
High temperature ≥ 20 °C 77 days Jun 22 – Sep 6, 2012
High temperature ≥ 25 °C 14 days Aug 15–28, 2013
High temperature ≥ 30 °C 5 days Aug 12–16, 2015
Plant Hardiness Zone
4A
Thunder Bay is in plant hardiness zone 4A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
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Years Station Coordinates
2004–2024 Thunder Bay CS location
1941–2003 Thunder Bay A location