Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Quatsino (CA001036570), British Columbia, Canada, with 130 years of record.
Key Facts for Quatsino
Quatsino (CA001036570) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 50.53 latitude and -127.65 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2024, 130 years of record.
1,464 records set at Quatsino still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Quatsino set a daily record low minimum temperature of -9.0 C (15.8 F) on 23 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 50.53 latitude, -127.65 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2024, 130 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 Quatsino. 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 Quatsino, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.0 C (75.2 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.2 C (90.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
22.5 C (72.5 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Quatsino still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 57.
Standing records at Quatsino by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
22
1896
57
1897
23
1898
15
1899
28
1900
25
1901
20
1902
15
1903
24
1904
23
1905
18
1906
12
1907
9
1908
13
1909
25
1910
18
1911
25
1912
22
1913
13
1914
17
1915
10
1916
20
1917
18
1918
9
1919
25
1920
6
1921
11
1922
8
1923
7
1924
22
1925
7
1926
15
1927
15
1928
11
1929
12
1930
14
1931
17
1932
8
1933
10
1934
17
1935
15
1936
27
1937
4
1938
10
1939
8
1940
14
1941
41
1942
20
1943
15
1944
15
1945
17
1946
4
1947
35
1948
7
1949
49
1950
56
1951
23
1952
14
1953
4
1954
12
1955
20
1956
18
1957
15
1958
31
1959
11
1960
10
1961
16
1962
10
1963
20
1964
10
1965
10
1966
8
1967
6
1968
19
1969
20
1970
2
1971
7
1972
21
1973
10
1974
11
1975
12
1976
8
1977
13
1978
9
1979
12
1980
20
1981
17
1982
7
1983
15
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Quatsino between 29 January 1929 and 11 July 1961. Each dot is a new record.
When Quatsino set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1929-01-29
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1934-12-26
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
1943-01-20
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1943-01-20
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950-01-12
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950-01-13
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1953-01-07
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
1961-07-11
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Quatsino. The most was 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 29 May 1913.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Quatsino
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
27 January 1971
Feb
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
4 February 1941
Mar
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
8 March 1916
Apr
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
11 April 1950
May
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
29 May 1913
Jun
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
23 June 1955
Jul
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
9 July 1908
Aug
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
13 August 1907
Sep
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
18 September 1906
Oct
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
19 October 1939
Nov
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
12 November 1975
Dec
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
10 December 1980
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
89 years of record at Quatsino, 1895 to 1983. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1900, 1901, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1949 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 76 complete years at Quatsino, 1896 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.7 C (47.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 7.4 C (45.2 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 10.4 C (50.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Quatsino as warming stripes, 1896 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
7.5 C
-1.20 C
1897
8.1 C
-0.61 C
1898
8.3 C
-0.41 C
1899
8.3 C
-0.37 C
1902
8.5 C
-0.22 C
1903
7.9 C
-0.82 C
1905
8.4 C
-0.27 C
1906
8.6 C
-0.15 C
1910
8.0 C
-0.71 C
1912
8.8 C
+0.13 C
1913
8.1 C
-0.56 C
1914
8.9 C
+0.18 C
1915
9.7 C
+0.99 C
1916
7.6 C
-1.08 C
1917
8.6 C
-0.06 C
1918
8.8 C
+0.06 C
1919
8.2 C
-0.49 C
1920
8.4 C
-0.28 C
1921
8.1 C
-0.60 C
1922
7.9 C
-0.81 C
1923
8.9 C
+0.24 C
1924
8.5 C
-0.16 C
1925
8.9 C
+0.17 C
1926
9.4 C
+0.73 C
1927
7.7 C
-0.96 C
1928
8.8 C
+0.07 C
1929
7.9 C
-0.83 C
1930
8.3 C
-0.41 C
1931
9.0 C
+0.28 C
1932
8.3 C
-0.37 C
1933
7.8 C
-0.88 C
1934
9.4 C
+0.71 C
1935
8.6 C
-0.13 C
1936
9.0 C
+0.26 C
1938
9.2 C
+0.50 C
1939
9.1 C
+0.38 C
1940
9.8 C
+1.10 C
1941
10.4 C
+1.65 C
1942
9.6 C
+0.85 C
1943
8.8 C
+0.06 C
1944
9.6 C
+0.85 C
1945
8.7 C
+0.01 C
1947
9.5 C
+0.78 C
1950
7.5 C
-1.16 C
1951
9.2 C
+0.47 C
1952
9.0 C
+0.30 C
1953
9.3 C
+0.62 C
1954
8.6 C
-0.13 C
1955
7.4 C
-1.35 C
1956
8.4 C
-0.30 C
1957
8.9 C
+0.15 C
1958
10.3 C
+1.63 C
1959
8.9 C
+0.20 C
1960
8.8 C
+0.10 C
1961
9.3 C
+0.61 C
1962
9.2 C
+0.45 C
1963
9.7 C
+1.01 C
1964
8.3 C
-0.36 C
1965
9.0 C
+0.31 C
1966
9.0 C
+0.25 C
1967
9.4 C
+0.71 C
1968
8.8 C
+0.07 C
1969
8.6 C
-0.09 C
1971
8.1 C
-0.63 C
1972
7.9 C
-0.78 C
1973
8.1 C
-0.60 C
1974
8.8 C
+0.12 C
1975
7.8 C
-0.90 C
1976
8.5 C
-0.24 C
1977
8.7 C
+0.00 C
1978
9.0 C
+0.25 C
1979
9.0 C
+0.25 C
1980
9.0 C
+0.29 C
1981
9.5 C
+0.80 C
1982
8.2 C
-0.47 C
1983
9.3 C
+0.59 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade over 1896 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.12 F (0.02 to 0.22) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 76 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Quatsino
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade
0.12 F (0.02 to 0.22) per decade
1896 to 1983
76
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.08 C (0.01 to 0.15) per decade
0.14 F (0.01 to 0.26) per decade
1896 to 1983
76
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.13) per decade
0.10 F (-0.01 to 0.23) per decade
1896 to 1983
76
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
1895 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Quatsino: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
27.8 C (82.0 F)
89
Coldest night (TNn)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1950
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
89
Wettest day (Rx1day)
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1913
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
367.3 mm (14.5 in)
1971
186.6 mm (7.3 in)
89
Longest dry spell (CDD)
43 days
1981
20 days
89
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Quatsino, 1895 to 1983. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Quatsino by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1896
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1897
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1898
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1899
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1900
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1901
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1902
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1903
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1904
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1905
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1906
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1907
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1908
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1909
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1910
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1911
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1912
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1913
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1914
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1915
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1916
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1917
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1918
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1919
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1920
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1921
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1922
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1923
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1924
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1925
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1926
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1927
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1928
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1929
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1930
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1931
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1932
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1933
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1934
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1935
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1936
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1937
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1938
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1939
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1940
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1941
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1942
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1943
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1944
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1945
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1946
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1947
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1949
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1950
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1953
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1954
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1955
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1956
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1958
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1963
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1965
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1967
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1968
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1971
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1974
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1976
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1977
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1979
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1980
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1981
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983
27.5 C (81.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Quatsino, 1895 to 1983. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Quatsino by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1896
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1897
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1898
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1899
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1900
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1901
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1902
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1903
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1904
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1905
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1908
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1909
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1910
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1911
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1912
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1913
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1914
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1915
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1916
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1917
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1918
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1919
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1921
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1922
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1923
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1924
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1925
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1926
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1927
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1928
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1929
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1931
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1932
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1933
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1934
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1935
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1936
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1937
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1938
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1939
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1940
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1941
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1943
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1944
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1945
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1947
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1948
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1951
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1952
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1954
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1960
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1962
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1963
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1964
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1968
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1971
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1974
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1978
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1979
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1980
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1981
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1982
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
1983
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Quatsino, 1895 to 1983. The record is 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.6 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Quatsino by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1896
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1897
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1898
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1899
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1900
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1902
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1903
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1904
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1905
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1906
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1907
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1908
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1910
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1911
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1912
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1913
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1914
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1915
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1917
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1918
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1919
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1920
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1921
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1922
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1923
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1924
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1926
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1927
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1929
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1931
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1933
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1934
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1940
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1942
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1944
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1947
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1948
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1951
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1955
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1958
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1959
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1962
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1963
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1969
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1972
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1974
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1975
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1976
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1977
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1978
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1979
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1980
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1981
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1982
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Quatsino, 1895 to 1983. The record is 367.3 mm (14.5 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 186.6 mm (7.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Quatsino by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
306.5 mm (12.1 in)
1896
278.0 mm (10.9 in)
1897
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1898
180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1899
270.7 mm (10.7 in)
1900
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1901
214.2 mm (8.4 in)
1902
211.1 mm (8.3 in)
1903
220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1904
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1905
228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1906
239.8 mm (9.4 in)
1907
255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1908
189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1909
224.5 mm (8.8 in)
1910
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1911
219.4 mm (8.6 in)
1912
158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1913
217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1914
185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1915
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1916
153.3 mm (6.0 in)
1917
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1918
199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1919
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1920
255.6 mm (10.1 in)
1921
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1922
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1923
187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1924
219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1925
170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1926
208.2 mm (8.2 in)
1927
225.2 mm (8.9 in)
1928
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1929
165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1930
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1931
145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1932
186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1933
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1934
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1935
204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1936
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1937
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1938
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1939
249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1940
248.0 mm (9.8 in)
1941
298.7 mm (11.8 in)
1942
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1943
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1944
197.3 mm (7.8 in)
1945
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1946
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1947
192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1948
232.9 mm (9.2 in)
1949
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1950
317.8 mm (12.5 in)
1951
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1952
169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1953
172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1954
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1955
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1956
141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1957
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1958
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1959
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1960
163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1961
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1962
211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1963
214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1964
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1965
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1966
200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1967
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1968
231.9 mm (9.1 in)
1969
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1970
151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1971
367.3 mm (14.5 in)
1972
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1973
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1974
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1975
270.3 mm (10.6 in)
1976
225.1 mm (8.9 in)
1977
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1978
212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1979
162.4 mm (6.4 in)
1980
330.8 mm (13.0 in)
1981
208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1982
189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1983
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Quatsino, 1895 to 1983. The record is 43 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Quatsino by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
11 days
1896
25 days
1897
11 days
1898
17 days
1899
15 days
1900
20 days
1901
19 days
1902
11 days
1903
21 days
1904
23 days
1905
28 days
1906
20 days
1907
21 days
1908
16 days
1909
13 days
1910
29 days
1911
38 days
1912
23 days
1913
12 days
1914
28 days
1915
18 days
1916
15 days
1917
19 days
1918
29 days
1919
33 days
1920
22 days
1921
25 days
1922
29 days
1923
21 days
1924
26 days
1925
33 days
1926
14 days
1927
38 days
1928
24 days
1929
19 days
1930
20 days
1931
29 days
1932
17 days
1933
14 days
1934
30 days
1935
18 days
1936
17 days
1937
25 days
1938
20 days
1939
14 days
1940
11 days
1941
17 days
1942
34 days
1943
17 days
1944
22 days
1945
18 days
1946
28 days
1947
15 days
1948
16 days
1949
20 days
1950
22 days
1951
37 days
1952
28 days
1953
9 days
1954
15 days
1955
9 days
1956
18 days
1957
18 days
1958
34 days
1959
17 days
1960
26 days
1961
28 days
1962
17 days
1963
14 days
1964
9 days
1965
18 days
1966
15 days
1967
20 days
1968
20 days
1969
21 days
1970
4 days
1971
22 days
1972
18 days
1973
11 days
1974
29 days
1975
13 days
1976
11 days
1977
22 days
1978
25 days
1979
16 days
1980
14 days
1981
43 days
1982
31 days
1983
17 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
76 years with a frost
Across 76 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Quatsino falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 212 days between them.
In 1953 to 1983 the median growing season was 220 days. That is 14 days more than in 1896 to 1932.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Quatsino
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1896 to 1932)
Recent period (1953 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
18 April
13 April
5 days earlier
-1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 November
12 November
17 November
5 days later
+1.6 days per decade
Growing days
212 days
206 days
220 days
14 days more
+2.9 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
80 years, 1896 to 1983
A day with at least 78.8 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.0 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Quatsino: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
111.4 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
50 years
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
100 years
153.0 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1896 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: 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1913; 136.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1941; 135.8 mm (5.3 in) in 1980.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Quatsino, at 1930. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1930 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Quatsino, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1930
+0.4
+0.7
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.