Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saanichton Cda (CA001016940), British Columbia, Canada, with 110 years of record.
Key Facts for Saanichton Cda
Saanichton Cda (CA001016940) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 48.62 latitude and -123.42 longitude, 61 m (200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 2023, 110 years of record.
1,464 records set at Saanichton Cda still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saanichton Cda set a daily record low minimum temperature of -7.5 C (18.5 F) on 24 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 48.62 latitude, -123.42 longitude.
Elevation: 61 m (200 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 2023, 110 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Saanichton Cda. 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 Saanichton Cda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.5 C (58.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.5 C (88.7 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.8 C (91.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.5 C (58.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Saanichton Cda still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Saanichton Cda by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1914
28
1915
18
1916
30
1917
32
1918
21
1919
40
1920
27
1921
26
1922
30
1923
20
1924
34
1925
23
1926
31
1927
17
1928
17
1929
12
1930
12
1931
26
1932
24
1933
26
1934
21
1935
38
1936
34
1937
20
1938
8
1939
15
1940
23
1941
23
1942
23
1943
17
1944
22
1945
22
1946
8
1947
17
1948
14
1949
22
1950
35
1951
22
1952
16
1953
9
1954
15
1955
35
1956
29
1957
6
1958
23
1959
8
1960
20
1961
20
1962
18
1963
21
1964
14
1965
24
1966
17
1967
6
1968
26
1969
17
1970
11
1971
14
1972
26
1973
23
1974
20
1975
9
1976
15
1977
23
1978
15
1979
11
1980
28
1981
25
1982
14
1983
28
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Saanichton Cda between 13 January 1950 and 28 December 1968. Each dot is a new record.
When Saanichton Cda set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1950-01-13
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950-01-14
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1955-11-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964-12-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968-12-28
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 82.3 mm (3.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saanichton Cda. The most was 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 2 November 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saanichton Cda
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
21 January 1935
Feb
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
14 February 1923
Mar
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
7 March 1916
Apr
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
8 April 1970
May
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
27 May 1948
Jun
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
22 June 1955
Jul
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
10 July 1932
Aug
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
22 August 1975
Sep
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
22 September 1924
Oct
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
16 October 1975
Nov
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2 November 1955
Dec
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 December 1972
Period of Record Coverage
1914 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
70 years of record at Saanichton Cda, 1914 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Saanichton Cda, 1915 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 8.1 C (46.5 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Saanichton Cda as warming stripes, 1915 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1915
10.5 C
+0.82 C
1916
8.4 C
-1.24 C
1917
9.1 C
-0.56 C
1918
9.7 C
+0.05 C
1919
8.9 C
-0.72 C
1920
9.1 C
-0.54 C
1921
8.9 C
-0.71 C
1922
8.8 C
-0.84 C
1923
9.8 C
+0.19 C
1924
9.7 C
+0.06 C
1925
10.3 C
+0.68 C
1926
10.8 C
+1.12 C
1927
9.4 C
-0.23 C
1928
10.0 C
+0.38 C
1929
9.3 C
-0.35 C
1930
9.4 C
-0.28 C
1931
10.1 C
+0.44 C
1932
9.4 C
-0.21 C
1933
9.0 C
-0.61 C
1934
10.7 C
+1.06 C
1935
9.7 C
+0.02 C
1936
9.6 C
0.00 C
1937
9.5 C
-0.17 C
1938
10.1 C
+0.49 C
1939
10.3 C
+0.68 C
1940
10.9 C
+1.26 C
1941
10.8 C
+1.16 C
1942
10.2 C
+0.51 C
1943
9.5 C
-0.16 C
1944
10.1 C
+0.41 C
1945
9.6 C
-0.08 C
1946
9.4 C
-0.27 C
1947
9.9 C
+0.25 C
1948
8.9 C
-0.78 C
1949
9.3 C
-0.31 C
1950
8.8 C
-0.82 C
1951
9.6 C
-0.07 C
1952
9.6 C
-0.04 C
1953
9.9 C
+0.27 C
1954
9.0 C
-0.65 C
1955
8.1 C
-1.59 C
1956
9.0 C
-0.60 C
1957
9.5 C
-0.13 C
1958
11.1 C
+1.49 C
1959
9.5 C
-0.18 C
1960
9.5 C
-0.19 C
1961
9.9 C
+0.29 C
1962
9.7 C
+0.03 C
1963
10.2 C
+0.53 C
1964
9.2 C
-0.45 C
1965
9.8 C
+0.11 C
1966
9.8 C
+0.20 C
1967
10.3 C
+0.69 C
1968
9.8 C
+0.15 C
1969
9.6 C
0.00 C
1970
9.7 C
+0.01 C
1971
9.1 C
-0.55 C
1972
9.1 C
-0.53 C
1973
9.4 C
-0.20 C
1974
9.8 C
+0.14 C
1975
9.2 C
-0.43 C
1976
9.5 C
-0.16 C
1977
9.8 C
+0.15 C
1978
9.9 C
+0.22 C
1979
10.0 C
+0.32 C
1980
9.6 C
0.00 C
1981
10.1 C
+0.41 C
1982
9.3 C
-0.30 C
1983
10.3 C
+0.67 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1915 to 1983 is 0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Saanichton Cda
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.05 to 0.09) per decade
0.03 F (-0.10 to 0.16) per decade
1915 to 1983
69
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade
0.01 F (-0.13 to 0.14) per decade
1915 to 1983
69
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.04 to 0.10) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1915 to 1983
69
Not clearly different from zero
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
1914 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Saanichton Cda: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1941
30.0 C (86.0 F)
70
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964
-7.3 C (18.8 F)
70
Wettest day (Rx1day)
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
225.8 mm (8.9 in)
1935
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
70
Longest dry spell (CDD)
54 days
1960
33 days
70
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Saanichton Cda, 1914 to 1983. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Saanichton Cda by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1914
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1915
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1918
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1919
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1920
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1921
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1926
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1929
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1930
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1931
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1932
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1933
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1934
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1935
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1936
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1937
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1938
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1939
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1940
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1944
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1945
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1946
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1947
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1948
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1949
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1950
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1954
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1955
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1956
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1963
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1970
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1976
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1977
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1978
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1980
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1981
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1982
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1983
31.5 C (88.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Saanichton Cda, 1914 to 1983. The record is -13.9 C (7.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.3 C (18.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Saanichton Cda by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1914
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1915
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1916
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1917
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1918
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1919
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1921
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1922
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1923
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1925
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1926
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1927
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1928
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1929
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1930
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1931
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1932
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1933
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1934
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1935
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1936
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1939
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1940
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1941
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1942
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1943
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1944
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1945
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1947
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1948
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1952
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1954
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1959
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1960
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1962
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1963
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1968
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1974
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1978
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1979
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1980
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1981
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1982
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1983
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Saanichton Cda, 1914 to 1983. The record is 82.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saanichton Cda by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1915
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1916
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1920
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1926
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1928
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1930
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1933
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1959
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1960
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1963
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1969
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1970
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1974
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1975
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1982
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1983
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Saanichton Cda, 1914 to 1983. The record is 225.8 mm (8.9 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saanichton Cda by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1915
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1916
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1917
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1918
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1919
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1920
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1921
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1922
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1923
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1924
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1927
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1928
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1931
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1932
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1934
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1935
225.8 mm (8.9 in)
1936
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1937
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1938
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1939
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1940
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1941
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1942
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1945
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1946
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1949
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1950
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1951
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1952
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1954
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1955
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1957
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1958
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1959
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1960
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1961
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1962
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1964
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1965
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1966
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1968
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1969
68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1970
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1972
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1973
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974
124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1975
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1976
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1977
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1979
147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1980
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1981
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1982
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1983
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Saanichton Cda, 1914 to 1983. The record is 54 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saanichton Cda by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914
30 days
1915
35 days
1916
45 days
1917
44 days
1918
39 days
1919
37 days
1920
43 days
1921
34 days
1922
47 days
1923
32 days
1924
38 days
1925
37 days
1926
32 days
1927
30 days
1928
26 days
1929
23 days
1930
48 days
1931
44 days
1932
31 days
1933
29 days
1934
32 days
1935
25 days
1936
49 days
1937
42 days
1938
46 days
1939
38 days
1940
32 days
1941
24 days
1942
39 days
1943
24 days
1944
29 days
1945
31 days
1946
44 days
1947
21 days
1948
14 days
1949
30 days
1950
27 days
1951
52 days
1952
41 days
1953
35 days
1954
34 days
1955
42 days
1956
39 days
1957
19 days
1958
34 days
1959
22 days
1960
54 days
1961
40 days
1962
23 days
1963
23 days
1964
21 days
1965
28 days
1966
15 days
1967
42 days
1968
23 days
1969
31 days
1970
24 days
1971
33 days
1972
32 days
1973
39 days
1974
36 days
1975
29 days
1976
17 days
1977
36 days
1978
42 days
1979
38 days
1980
27 days
1981
41 days
1982
21 days
1983
25 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
69 years with a frost
Across 69 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Saanichton Cda falls on 4 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 224 days between them.
In 1954 to 1983 the median growing season was 225 days. That is 1 day more than in 1915 to 1944.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Saanichton Cda
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1915 to 1944)
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 April
3 April
12 April
9 days later
+1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 November
13 November
15 November
2 days later
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
224 days
224 days
225 days
1 day more
-1.5 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
69 years, 1915 to 1983
A day with at least 42.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.8 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Saanichton Cda: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
60.1 mm (2.4 in)
25 years
69.5 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
100 years
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1915 to 1983.
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: 82.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1955; 73.2 mm (2.9 in) in 1935; 68.3 mm (2.7 in) in 1972.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.