How Toronto's historic snowfall stacks up against other Canadian cities
How does Toronto's record-setting snowfall on Sunday stack up to other major cities in Canada? It certainly put the city near the top of the list
Toronto, Ont., is now in the big leagues for snowfall.
After a historic 61 cm was recorded in the city on Sunday, no one is going to be saying Toronto can’t handle snow!
For the city of Toronto, there is only a 0.26 per cent chance of seeing snowfall greater than 25 cm in the month of January. The chances of seeing more than 40 cm of snow during the month is zero per cent, on average.
Comparing the greatest, single-day snowfall records across the major cities across Canada:
Montreal: 45.6 cm on Dec. 27, 2012
Kenora: 52.1 cm on Nov. 30, 1910
Edmonton (city): 36.2 cm on April 6, 1991
Calgary: 48.4 cm on May 6, 1981
Vancouver: 44.5 cm on Jan. 20, 1935
But, it doesn’t even get close to Halifax, N.S., and St. John's, N.L., but, honestly, do we want to?
Halifax: 88.3 cm on Feb. 19, 2004
St. John’s: 101.6 cm on Feb. 13, 1894
With more than 500 flights that were cancelled at Pearson International Airport on Sunday, Pearson now ranks second for the greatest single-day snowfall among Canada’s six busiest airports, following Ottawa, at 51.2 cm back on February 16, 2016.
Other noteworthy accumulations at Canada's biggest airports
Pearson: 46.3 cm - Jan. 25, 2026
Vancouver: 41.0 cm - Dec. 29, 1996
Montreal: 45.6 cm - Dec. 27, 2012
Calgary: 48.4 cm - May. 6, 1991
Edmonton: 36.2 cm- April. 6, 1991
WATCH: Toronto faces aftermath of its snowiest day ever
Thumbnail courtesy of Chris Rowe/Provided. Jan 26, 2026.