Labour Day Long Weekend 2021

Here's a quick look at the recent history of weather in Edmonton for the Labour Day long weekend.

 

The average High for the Labour Day long weekend is around 19°C and the Low is 8°C. 

The 2021 long weekend was pretty warm, with Friday as the coldest day with a High of 22.1°C. Saturday and Sunday both reached 25°C, with Highs of 25.1°C and 25.2°C respectively. And then the holiday Monday reached 22.5°C. The Lows ranged from a chilly 4.6°C on the Friday to a very warm 12.6°C on the Monday.

In 2020 we had a warm Friday (24.1°C) and Saturday (23°C), followed by a cool Sunday (14.6°C) and Monday (13.3°C).

Some recent hot Labour Day weekends which reached 25°C were 2017, 2013, 2011, 2006, 1996, 1995 & 1991. And years with Highs below 10°C were 2015, 2000 & 1992.

For Lows, the only frost shown here was September 7th, 1992.

Usually there will be some precipitation on at least one of the days. Since 1990 the years with no green bars were 2014, 2008, 2006, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1993 and 1991. The years which had precipitation can range from a 1mm day in 2020, to a 25mm day in 2015.

Labour Day Weekends Overall

This chart is a little busier, but it has the average temperatures and total precipitation for each Labour Day weekend, going back to 1880 (Labour Day didn't officially become a holiday in Canada until 1894. I'm not sure when it was recognized in Alberta).

2021's average High for the weekend was 23.7°C was pretty warm, although in recent years 2013 (24.4°C), 2006 (26.4°C) and 1995 (24.3°C) were all warmer. And the average Low of 8.6°C was really close to average.

The warmest Labour Day weekend on record was 1988 with a 4-day average High of 29.3°C.

The coldest Labour Day weekend for Highs was 1896, with a 4-day average of 6.9°C. The coldest for Lows was one year earlier in 1895 with an average Low of -5°C.