Three Hills

CWHI · Alberta, Canada

Climate Three Hills 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Three Hills (CWHI) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -5.0 -10 -4 -4 -3 -8
February -6.8 0 -3 -1 -10 -1
March 1.4 -3 5 9 -1
April 10.3 12 10 14 7
May 19.6 24 18 17 18
June 22.8 25 21 26 21
July 25.2 26 25 28 23
August 25.8 27 28 26 25
September 20.0 21 25 22 21
October 11.8 12 17 14 9
November 2.6 6 -4 7 2
December -5.9 2 -10 -11 -1
Average 8.7 -5.0 11.9 11.5 11.7 9.5

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -16.8 -19 -13 -15 -13 -18
February -17.6 -12 -14 -12 -22 -13
March -12.8 -16 -8 -6 -14
April -5.3 -4 -4 -6 -5
May 2.8 3 2 2 2
June 7.9 9 8 9 8
July 9.2 10 10 10 10
August 8.0 8 10 9 8
September 3.3 4 4 4 4
October -4.9 -3 1 -3 -3
November -9.2 -7 -13 -8 -9
December -15.6 -9 -21 -21 -11
Average -5.1 -16.7 -3.3 -3.4 -4.4 -4.4

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 6.5 6 5 9 8 7
February 7.6 8 7 9 8 8
March 7.8 6 9 11 9
April 9.0 9 12 9 10
May 9.4 8 9 10 11
June 8.8 9 10 8 8
July 6.6 6 6 6 8
August 7.0 7 7 8 8
September 8.2 8 8 9 9
October 8.9 9 8 9 10
November 7.3 6 10 8 8
December 6.3 5 8 6 6
Average 7.7 6.8 7.2 8.5 8.4 8.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 301° 301° 293° 256° 274°
February 291° 235° 300° 277° 282°
March 231° 293° 241° 318°
April 172° 316° 305° 291°
May 123° 304° 310° 290°
June 274° 352° 286° 316°
July 314° 154° 075° 281°
August 317° 286° 276° 259°
September 211° 310° 257° 287°
October 268° 265° 231° 280°
November 247° 300° 246° 292°
December 203° 305° 295° 276°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.