Severe Thunderstorms - WINNIPEG AIRPORT (CYWG/CXWG) (Since 1953)
- Hail size is not always provided by the Airport observer. In addition, hail size reports only started in 1985. (CYWG)
- 1 hour rainfall amounts at the Airport were recorded from 1953 to 1998 (CYWG). FRODO is used post-2013 (CXWG).
- Wind gusts are always from CYWG. Anemometer height was dropped from 20 metres to 10 metres on Dec 1, 1964. Higher anemometers could result in greater gusts.
- A severe thunderstorm is defined as having one of: hail at least nickel sized, 50 mm or more in an hour, wind gusts at least 90 km/h or the presence of a tornado.
Rank |
Strongest Gust |
Largest Hail |
Heaviest 1hr Rainfall |
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1 |
127 km/h |
Jul 14, 1959 |
3.5 cm |
Jun 11, 1988 |
58.8 mm |
Jul 16, 1996 |
2 |
127
km/h |
Jun 29, 1967 |
2.5
cm |
Jun 9, 2012 |
56.2
mm |
Jun 21, 1984 |
3 |
122 km/h |
Aug 18, 1973 |
2.4 cm |
Jun 30, 2000 |
53.3 mm |
Jun 24, 2022 |
4 |
119
km/h |
Aug 1, 1941 WFP |
2.0
cm |
Jun 10, 2013 |
53.3
mm |
Jun 3, 2023 |
5 |
115 km/h |
Jun 25, 1991 |
2.0 cm |
Aug 8, 1985 |
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6 |
114
km/h |
Aug 10, 1944 WTR |
2.0
cm |
Aug 6, 1994 |
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7 |
113 km/h |
Aug 18, 1938 O |
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8 |
113
km/h |
Jul 3, 1947 WTR |
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9 |
111 km/h |
Jul 17, 2005 |
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10 |
109
km/h |
Aug 7, 1950 WTR |
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11 |
109 km/h |
Jun 2, 1960 |
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12 |
109
km/h |
Jul 7, 1973 |
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13 |
109 km/h |
Jul 18, 1991 |
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14 |
107
km/h |
Jun 23, 2007 |
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15 |
107 km/h |
Jul 20, 2016 |
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16 |
106
km/h |
Jul 21, 1955 |
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17 |
106 km/h |
Jul 16, 1968 |
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18 |
106
km/h |
May 26, 1969 |
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19 |
105 km/h |
Jul 12, 1942
WTR |
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20 |
104
km/h |
May 15, 1977 |
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21 |
104 km/h |
Jul 10, 1994 |
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22 |
103
km/h |
Aug 22, 1962 |
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