Grey Cup Weather History

An outdoor football game in Canada at the end of November might not sound like the wisest idea, but the Grey Cups which have been held in Edmonton have been reasonably mild:

Prior to 2018 Edmonton has only hosted 4 other Grey Cups, and so this chart also includes the 2003 Heritage Classic Oilers game which was also held outside at Commonwealth Stadium in late November.

The Grey Cups have been pretty warm, with Highs between -3.1°C and -7.8°C, and the Lows from -15.5°C to -9.8°C.

In comparison the Heritage Classic was really cold, with a High of -17.9°C and a Low of -25.2°C.

These games range from as early as November 16 to as late as November 28, and for that time of year Edmonton's average Highs are roughly -2.5°C and the Lows about -11°C. So the Grey Cups have been right around or just below average, while the Heritage Classic was 15°C below average.

We would normally also do a Precipitation chart, but it's pretty boring: the 1984 Grey Cup recorded 0.2cm of snow at both Blatchford & the International; and the 1997 Grey Cup recorded 0.2cm of snow at Blatchford.

Updated for 2018:

And here are the updated temperatures, including for the 2018 Grey Cup.

Even though November 25th is pretty late in the year, this was a pretty warm day with a High of +4°C and a Low of -4.9°C.