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Historical Weather Data

First Vancouver City Council Meeting after the fire - photograph by H. T. Devine
First Vancouver City Council Meeting after the fire - photograph by H. T. Devine (VPL # 508)

Related Guides

The resources in this section will help learn more about the climate of BC in the past and track how it has changed over the years.

Useful Websites

Monthly averages and records for Canadian weather stations.

Tracks changes to a variety of BC weather-related measurements including snowpack, temperature, sea level, and more.

Canada's top ten weather stories each year since 1996 and the top weather events of each decade since 1900.

Weather, climate data and related information for numerous locations across Canada.

Historical climate data for weather stations within 25 km of Vancouver including hourly, daily and monthly temperatures and precipitation data. Vancouver PMO (Port Meteorological Office) begins with 1898; Vancouver International Airport begins 1953.

Gives five-day forecasts plus one previous day. Also provides marine and aviation weather.

Digital Library Resources
Newspapers and Magazines Subject Icon

Digitized newspaper archives covering The Province (1898 - present), The Vancouver Sun (1912 - present) and The Times Colonist (1884 - present).

Issues from most recent 3 months not available in this collection. See Canadian Newsstream for current issues.

Access:
Everywhere for Vancouver residents
Newspapers and Magazines Subject Icon

Full-text access to over 500 BC and major Canadian daily newspapers. Some titles go back as far as the 1970s.

Access:
Everywhere for Vancouver residents
Newspapers and Magazines Subject Icon

Access the full image of the Globe and Mail newspaper from 1844 to 2018.

Access:
Everywhere for Vancouver residents

Recommended Titles

Monthly averages and records for B.C. weather stations. Available up to 2010 at VPL and online.
Cover Image for The Climate of Vancouver
T. R. Oke
Call Number
551.6971133 H41c1
Publication Year
1994
An introduction to the weather and climates of Vancouver written for the general public.

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Northwest History Index

This card index in Special Collection provides access to the Northwest History Collection, a heritage collection covering the early history and exploration of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.

The collection includes:

  • magazine and newspaper articles
  • pamphlets
  • books
  • chapters in books
  • many other resources

As of August 1998, no new material has been added to the Northwest History Index. It is continued by the British Columbia Index.