Gabriola Island Weather Records (CA001023042)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gabriola Island (CA001023042), British Columbia, Canada, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Gabriola Island

Gabriola Island (CA001023042) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.15 latitude and -123.73 longitude, 46 m (151 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1967 to 2015, 49 years of record.
1,208 records set at Gabriola Island still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 49.15 latitude, -123.73 longitude.
Elevation: 46 m (151 ft).
Period of record: 1967 to 2015, 49 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Gabriola Island. 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 Gabriola Island, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	24.0 C (75.2 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.5 C (77.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.0 C (78.8 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	21.5 C (70.7 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.5 C (52.7 F)	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,208 standing records

1,208 records at Gabriola Island still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 1,208.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gabriola Island. The most was 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 27 December 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gabriola Island
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 January 1968
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 February 1983
Mar	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	8 March 1983
Apr	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 April 1969
May	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 May 1968
Jun	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 June 1982
Jul	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 July 1981
Aug	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 August 1975
Sep	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 September 1971
Oct	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 October 1982
Nov	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 November 1983
Dec	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1983 to 1983

1 years of record at Gabriola Island, 1983 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1967 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Gabriola Island: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	1983	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	1968	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	1983	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	17
Longest dry spell (CDD)	53 days	1974	27 days	17

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gabriola Island, 1967 to 1983. The record is 31.0 C (87.8 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 C (87.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gabriola Island by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Gabriola Island, 1967 to 1983. The record is -13.5 C (7.7 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.5 C (7.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Gabriola Island by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	-13.5 C (7.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gabriola Island, 1967 to 1983. The record is 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gabriola Island by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1970	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1972	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1974	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1975	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1976	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1978	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1979	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1980	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1981	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gabriola Island, 1967 to 1983. The record is 117.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.2 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gabriola Island by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1967	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1969	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1970	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1971	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1972	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1973	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1974	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1975	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1976	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1977	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1980	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1981	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1983	117.6 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gabriola Island, 1967 to 1983. The record is 53 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gabriola Island by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1967	42 days
1968	23 days
1969	23 days
1970	27 days
1971	22 days
1972	33 days
1973	22 days
1974	53 days
1975	29 days
1976	22 days
1977	36 days
1978	25 days
1979	33 days
1980	27 days
1981	24 days
1982	23 days
1983	32 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 Gabriola Island standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gabriola Island 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).