Chart #1 – Local Climate Factors

Location Average Temp During Heating Season (F) Length of Season (Months) Average Wind (MPH)
Alberta
Calgary 27 7 10.1
Edmonton 22 7 7.6
Lethbridge 29 7 15.0
Medicine Hat 28 7 9.0
British Columbia
Prince Rupert 40 7 8.0
Vancouver 41 5 7.7
Victoria 42 5 12.3
Location Average Temp During Heating Season (F) Length of Season (Months) Average Wind (MPH)
Manitoba
Churchill 12 10 14.7
Winnipeg 19 7 12.0
New Brunswick
Fredericton 27 7 9.2
Moncton 29 7 14.9
Saint John 30 7 13.8
Location Average Temp During Heating Season (F) Length of Season (Months) Average Wind (MPH)
Newfoundland
Gander 29 8 17.2
Goose Bay 19 8 10.3
St. John’s 32 8 19.3
Nova Scotia
Halifax 31 6 11.0
Sydney 31 7 13.1
Yarmouth 33 6 13.5
Location Average Temp During Heating Season (F) Length of Season (Months) Average Wind (MPH)
Ontario
Kapuskasing 19 8 10.0
Kingston 28 6 10.8
Ottawa 23 6 11.1
Toronto 31 6 13.1
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown 27 6 11.3
Quebec
Arvida 20 7 8.2
Montreal 26 6 12.7
Quebec City 28 7 12.4
Sherbrooke 24 6 8.2
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert 16 7 4.9
Regina 19 7 12.1
Saskatoon 18 7 9.7
Swift Current 24 7 14.6

Chart #2 – Wind Exposure

Conditions Exposure Factor

Chart #3 – Direction of Air Curtain

Angle Multiplier Angle Multiplier
90 1.00 30 0.50
75 0.97 15 0.26
60 0.87 0 0.00
45 0.71