1980 is a fairly rainy year, with 861.6 mm in total. June stands out right away, bringing 129.1 mm on its own. Then July 17 sees 37.4 mm fall in a single day. It’s the kind of rain that keeps going long enough you stop checking the sky and just accept you’re getting wet.

Snow builds later in the year. December has the most, with 64 cm, and a heavy snowfall of 23 cm on December 16. A few days later, on December 26, the temperature drops to -23.0°C. February is the coldest month overall, averaging -9.9°C.

Summer has its warm stretches. August is the hottest month, averaging 24.3°C, but the highest daily temperature shows up earlier, on June 26, reaching 31.5°C. That kind of heat in June can catch you off guard a bit.

Across the Atlantic basin, 22 storms form, including 11 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. None reach Atlantic Canada.

The average temperature is 6.2°C. The yarn colour is jade.