Esquimalt Weather Records (CA001012700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Esquimalt (CA001012700), British Columbia, Canada, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Esquimalt

Esquimalt (CA001012700) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 48.43 latitude and -123.42 longitude, 14 m (46 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1872 to 1950, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Esquimalt still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Esquimalt set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 9 October 1950.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 48.43 latitude, -123.42 longitude.
Elevation: 14 m (46 ft).
Period of record: 1872 to 1950, 79 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Esquimalt. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Esquimalt, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Esquimalt still stand. 1877 holds the most, with 193.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Esquimalt between 10 January 1932 and 21 January 1935. Each dot is a new record.

When Esquimalt set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1932-01-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935-01-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1935-01-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.8 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 95.8 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Esquimalt. The most was 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 21 January 1935.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Esquimalt
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	21 January 1935
Feb	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 February 1949
Mar	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 March 1872
Apr	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 April 1872
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 May 1948
Jun	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 June 1924
Jul	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 July 1924
Aug	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 August 1925
Sep	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 September 1892
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 October 1890
Nov	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 November 1931
Dec	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 December 1937

Period of Record Coverage

1874 to 1898

15 years of record at Esquimalt, 1874 to 1898. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1874, 1879, 1890, 1898.

Days with data per year at Esquimalt
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1874	184	50%	No
1875	365	100%	Yes
1876	365	100%	Yes
1877	364	100%	Yes
1878	365	100%	Yes
1879	197	54%	No
1890	153	42%	No
1891	365	100%	Yes
1892	366	100%	Yes
1893	364	100%	Yes
1894	365	100%	Yes
1895	365	100%	Yes
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	365	100%	Yes
1898	221	61%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Esquimalt
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain (Tie)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	7 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1950	Esquimalt, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1875 to 1897

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Esquimalt, 1875 to 1897. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.3 C (48.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 8.5 C (47.3 F), and the warmest was 1877, at 10.6 C (51.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Esquimalt as warming stripes, 1875 to 1897
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1875	8.5 C	-0.76 C
1876	8.8 C	-0.47 C
1877	10.6 C	+1.29 C
1878	10.2 C	+0.89 C
1891	9.4 C	+0.15 C
1892	9.5 C	+0.17 C
1893	8.5 C	-0.80 C
1894	8.8 C	-0.45 C
1895	9.3 C	+0.06 C
1896	9.1 C	-0.21 C
1897	9.5 C	+0.17 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1872 to 1950

Yearly extremes at Esquimalt: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1891	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1893	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	1935	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	1935	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50
Longest dry spell (CDD)	80 days	1922	39 days	50

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Esquimalt, 1872 to 1950. The record is 31.7 C (89.1 F) in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Esquimalt by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1875	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1876	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1877	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1878	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1879	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1890	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1891	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1892	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1893	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1894	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1895	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1896	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1897	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1898	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Esquimalt, 1872 to 1950. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.2 C (19.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Esquimalt by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1872	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1873	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1874	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1875	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1876	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1877	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1878	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1879	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1890	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1891	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1892	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1893	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1894	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1895	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1896	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1897	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1898	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Esquimalt, 1872 to 1950. The record is 95.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Esquimalt by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1872	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1873	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1874	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1875	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1876	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1877	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1878	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1879	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1890	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1891	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1892	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1893	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1895	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1896	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1897	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1898	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1918	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1919	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1920	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1921	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1928	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1933	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Esquimalt, 1872 to 1950. The record is 250.7 mm (9.9 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Esquimalt by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1872	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1873	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1874	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1875	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1876	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1877	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1878	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1879	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1890	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1891	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1892	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1893	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1894	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1895	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1896	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1897	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1898	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1918	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1919	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1920	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1922	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1923	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1924	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1925	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1926	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1927	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1929	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1930	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1932	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1934	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1935	250.7 mm (9.9 in)
1936	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1938	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1939	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1943	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1944	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1945	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1946	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1947	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1949	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1950	62.2 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Esquimalt, 1872 to 1950. The record is 80 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Esquimalt by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1872	50 days
1873	45 days
1874	41 days
1875	60 days
1876	16 days
1877	22 days
1878	74 days
1879	20 days
1890	30 days
1891	45 days
1892	25 days
1893	37 days
1894	29 days
1895	46 days
1896	44 days
1897	38 days
1898	24 days
1918	38 days
1919	58 days
1920	44 days
1921	35 days
1922	80 days
1923	42 days
1924	35 days
1925	39 days
1926	63 days
1927	43 days
1928	40 days
1929	47 days
1930	34 days
1931	43 days
1932	33 days
1933	26 days
1934	31 days
1935	24 days
1936	49 days
1937	42 days
1938	51 days
1939	43 days
1940	32 days
1941	27 days
1942	75 days
1943	25 days
1944	55 days
1945	41 days
1946	25 days
1947	19 days
1948	15 days
1949	20 days
1950	27 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

46 years, 1872 to 1949

A day with at least 48.1 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Esquimalt: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 46 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 46 years of values from 1872 to 1949.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 95.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1935; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1937; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1949.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).