Weather - New Brunswick,
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New Brunswick has some of the sunniest places in Atlantic Canada: Chatham is the only station in the region to record an average of 2000 hours a year. Perhaps the most surprising statistic is that Saint John in December reports nearly 100 hours of bright sunshine on average, more than any other station in eastern Canada! On the other hand, in July it reports one of the lowest sunshine totals in Canada. Across New Brunswick in an average year, sunless days number 75 and sunny days number between 140 and 160.
<table class="bodytext" width="130" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><img align="left" src="http://www.web-max.ca/weather/trend.php?province=4"></td></tr><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#F3F3F3">Temperature averages for New Brunswick</td></tr></table>
January is the coldest month in New Brunswick and July is the warmest. Along the Fundy coast, average daytime highs vary between 20 and 22C in the summer. These temperatures are reached fairly early in the day, by 11 a.m. or noon, before the sea breeze sets in and causes them to drop sharply. The sea breeze is not as prevalent along the Gulf coast, however, partly because the Gulf tides are not as pronounced as the Bay of Fundy's. Also, as the warm season progresses, the shallow waters of the Gulf heat up faster and reach higher temperatures than those of Fundy, thus diminishing the difference between air and water temperatures. Since it is precisely this difference which creates the sea breeze, the strength of the breezes off the Gulf are decreased.
As we move inland, the moderating effect of the ocean diminishes, and the interior regularly experiences temperatures of 25C and higher during the summer. Along the Gulf of St. Lawrence, afternoon temperatures regularly reach 24C, except on those days when the cool sea breeze prevails. On several occasions, extremes in New Brunswick have exceeded 37.8C (100F). The highest temperature ever recorded in the province is 39.4C, set at Nepisiguit Falls, Rexton, and Woodstock on August 18 and 19, 1935.