Bamfield East Weather Records (CA001030605)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bamfield East (CA001030605), British Columbia, Canada, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Bamfield East

Bamfield East (CA001030605) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 48.83 latitude and -125.12 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2001, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bamfield East 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, 48.83 latitude, -125.12 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2001, 43 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 Bamfield East. 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 Bamfield East, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.0 C (64.4 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.0 C (89.6 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Bamfield East still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Bamfield East by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	24
1960	63
1961	72
1962	89
1963	71
1964	72
1965	63
1966	61
1967	40
1968	59
1969	77
1970	54
1971	63
1972	84
1973	52
1974	45
1975	61
1976	53
1977	30
1978	43
1979	54
1980	65
1981	52
1982	55
1983	62

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 185.9 mm (7.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bamfield East. The most was 185.9 mm (7.3 in) on 6 October 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bamfield East
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	17 January 1968
Feb	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	2 February 1974
Mar	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 March 1974
Apr	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	22 April 1981
May	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 May 1973
Jun	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 June 1976
Jul	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	11 July 1972
Aug	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 August 1961
Sep	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	16 September 1968
Oct	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	6 October 1967
Nov	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 November 1964
Dec	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	13 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1983

25 years of record at Bamfield East, 1959 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959.

Days with data per year at Bamfield East
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	146	40%	No
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1960 to 1983

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Bamfield East, 1960 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.1 C (48.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 8.4 C (47.1 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 9.9 C (49.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Bamfield East as warming stripes, 1960 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1960	8.9 C	-0.22 C
1961	9.3 C	+0.20 C
1962	9.2 C	+0.12 C
1963	9.8 C	+0.67 C
1964	8.4 C	-0.67 C
1965	8.9 C	-0.15 C
1966	9.2 C	+0.14 C
1967	9.5 C	+0.37 C
1968	9.2 C	+0.10 C
1969	9.0 C	-0.13 C
1970	8.8 C	-0.28 C
1971	8.5 C	-0.59 C
1972	8.6 C	-0.51 C
1973	8.7 C	-0.37 C
1974	9.1 C	-0.02 C
1975	8.4 C	-0.65 C
1976	9.0 C	-0.10 C
1977	9.0 C	-0.09 C
1978	9.5 C	+0.41 C
1979	9.6 C	+0.51 C
1980	9.2 C	+0.15 C
1981	9.8 C	+0.68 C
1982	8.6 C	-0.51 C
1983	9.9 C	+0.82 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

1959 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Bamfield East: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1981	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1968	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	1967	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	356.9 mm (14.1 in)	1967	223.2 mm (8.8 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1981	21 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bamfield East, 1959 to 1983. The record is 32.0 C (89.6 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bamfield East by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1959	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1960	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1963	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1964	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1965	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1970	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1971	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1974	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1976	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1977	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1978	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1979	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1980	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1983	26.0 C (78.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bamfield East, 1959 to 1983. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bamfield East by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1959	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1960	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1961	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1962	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1963	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1964	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1965	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1966	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1971	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1972	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1973	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1974	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1976	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1977	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1978	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1980	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1981	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1982	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1983	-9.0 C (15.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bamfield East, 1959 to 1983. The record is 185.9 mm (7.3 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.5 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bamfield East by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1960	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1961	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1962	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1963	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1964	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1965	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1967	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1968	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1969	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1971	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1972	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1973	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1977	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1978	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1981	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1982	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1983	89.6 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bamfield East, 1959 to 1983. The record is 356.9 mm (14.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 223.2 mm (8.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bamfield East by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	211.7 mm (8.3 in)
1960	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1961	244.8 mm (9.6 in)
1962	276.3 mm (10.9 in)
1963	262.8 mm (10.3 in)
1964	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1965	190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1966	313.4 mm (12.3 in)
1967	356.9 mm (14.1 in)
1968	355.1 mm (14.0 in)
1969	201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1970	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1971	232.2 mm (9.1 in)
1972	237.6 mm (9.4 in)
1973	218.5 mm (8.6 in)
1974	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1975	261.1 mm (10.3 in)
1976	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1977	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1978	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1979	268.7 mm (10.6 in)
1980	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1981	238.2 mm (9.4 in)
1982	223.2 mm (8.8 in)
1983	235.0 mm (9.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bamfield East, 1959 to 1983. The record is 36 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bamfield East by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	11 days
1960	31 days
1961	28 days
1962	20 days
1963	11 days
1964	10 days
1965	21 days
1966	15 days
1967	21 days
1968	24 days
1969	31 days
1970	23 days
1971	20 days
1972	33 days
1973	21 days
1974	31 days
1975	15 days
1976	19 days
1977	23 days
1978	26 days
1979	19 days
1980	14 days
1981	36 days
1982	23 days
1983	24 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

24 years with a frost

Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bamfield East falls on 21 April and the median first autumn frost on 9 November, which leaves a median of 202 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Bamfield East
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1960 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	21 April	n/a	21 April	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	9 November	n/a	9 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	202 days	n/a	202 days	n/a	n/a

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.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).