The climate severity index ranges from 1 to 100. The score 1 is the least severe and 100 being the most severe.
The climate severity index is a ratio between an observed climate indicator and a reference climate indicator.
According to
The Canadian Encyclopedia's list and ranking of relevant weather stations, the stations with climate severity index scores lower than 20 points include
Penticton,
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
and
Victoria, all of which are located in
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
. The highest score was
Isachsen
Isachsen is a remote Arctic research-weather station named after the Norwegian explorer of the Arctic, Gunnar Isachsen. It is on the western shore of Ellef Ringnes Island in the Sverdrup Islands, in the territory of Nunavut in Canada. Isachsen ...
, with a score of 99, making it the most inhospitable place for human habitation.
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References
Climate change assessment and attribution
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