Campbell River Weather Records (CA001021260)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Campbell River (CA001021260), British Columbia, Canada, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Campbell River

Campbell River (CA001021260) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 50.02 latitude and -125.30 longitude, 79 m (259 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1969, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Campbell River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Campbell River set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 3 April 1969.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 50.02 latitude, -125.30 longitude.
Elevation: 79 m (259 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1969, 34 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 Campbell River. 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 Campbell River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Campbell River still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 150.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 104.9 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Campbell River. The most was 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 22 December 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Campbell River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	12 February 1947
Mar	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 March 1950
Apr	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 April 1950
May	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	5 May 1948
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 June 1946
Jul	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 July 1949
Aug	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 August 1948
Sep	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 September 1943
Oct	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	10 October 1950
Nov	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	19 November 1948
Dec	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 December 1947

Period of Record Coverage

1958 to 1969

12 years of record at Campbell River, 1958 to 1969. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1969.

Days with data per year at Campbell River
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1958	184	50%	No
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	151	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Campbell River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	33 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	17 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1969	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	1 year	5 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	6 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	3 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	3 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1968	Campbell River, CA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1959 to 1968

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Campbell River, 1959 to 1968. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.0 C (48.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 8.2 C (46.7 F), and the warmest was 1967, at 9.6 C (49.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Campbell River as warming stripes, 1959 to 1968
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	8.8 C	-0.22 C
1960	8.6 C	-0.35 C
1961	9.2 C	+0.27 C
1962	8.7 C	-0.31 C
1963	9.3 C	+0.30 C
1964	8.2 C	-0.78 C
1965	9.2 C	+0.20 C
1966	9.3 C	+0.31 C
1967	9.6 C	+0.66 C
1968	8.9 C	-0.10 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

1936 to 1969

Yearly extremes at Campbell River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1965	32.5 C (90.5 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1968	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	1947	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	1951	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	60 days	1938	25 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Campbell River, 1936 to 1969. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.5 C (90.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Campbell River by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	26.7 C (80.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Campbell River, 1936 to 1969. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.3 C (13.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Campbell River by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1959	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1961	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1962	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1963	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1966	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1967	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969	-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Campbell River, 1936 to 1969. The record is 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.3 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Campbell River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1938	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1946	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1948	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1949	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1950	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1951	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1961	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	79.2 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Campbell River, 1936 to 1969. The record is 208.8 mm (8.2 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.6 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Campbell River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1938	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1939	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1940	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1941	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1942	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1943	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1944	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1945	151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1946	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1947	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1948	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1949	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1950	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1951	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1952	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1953	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1954	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1955	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1956	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1957	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1958	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1959	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1960	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1961	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1962	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1963	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1964	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1965	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1966	154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1967	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1968	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1969	148.7 mm (5.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Campbell River, 1936 to 1969. The record is 60 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Campbell River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	25 days
1937	26 days
1938	60 days
1939	17 days
1940	31 days
1941	20 days
1942	38 days
1943	27 days
1944	30 days
1945	20 days
1946	25 days
1947	21 days
1948	18 days
1949	28 days
1950	31 days
1951	23 days
1952	28 days
1953	10 days
1954	19 days
1955	23 days
1956	27 days
1957	17 days
1958	34 days
1959	28 days
1960	31 days
1961	32 days
1962	22 days
1963	26 days
1964	9 days
1965	21 days
1966	19 days
1967	22 days
1968	16 days
1969	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.

Download the Data

Data for Campbell River standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Campbell River threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).