Tofino A Weather Records (CA001038205)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tofino A (CA001038205), British Columbia, Canada, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Tofino A

Tofino A (CA001038205) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.08 latitude and -125.77 longitude, 24 m (79 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 2023, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tofino A still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 49.08 latitude, -125.77 longitude.
Elevation: 24 m (79 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 2023, 82 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 Tofino A. 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 Tofino A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.1 C (64.6 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tofino A still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 77.

Standing records at Tofino A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1943	19
1944	57
1945	60
1946	29
1958	5
1959	47
1960	49
1961	63
1962	48
1963	57
1964	43
1965	54
1966	33
1967	39
1968	40
1969	76
1970	54
1971	52
1972	77
1973	53
1974	48
1975	41
1976	46
1977	48
1978	42
1979	55
1980	54
1981	63
1982	52
1983	60

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 184.2 mm (7.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tofino A. The most was 184.2 mm (7.3 in) on 24 February 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tofino A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	2 January 1962
Feb	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	24 February 1982
Mar	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	15 March 1969
Apr	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	22 April 1981
May	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 May 1973
Jun	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 June 1971
Jul	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	11 July 1972
Aug	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	26 August 1975
Sep	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	16 September 1968
Oct	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	7 October 1967
Nov	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	12 November 1975
Dec	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	29 December 1962

Period of Record Coverage

1943 to 1983

30 years of record at Tofino A, 1943 to 1983. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1943, 1946, 1958.

Days with data per year at Tofino A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1943	184	50%	No
1944	364	99%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	271	74%	No
1958	31	8%	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	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	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	336	92%	Yes
1980	344	94%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1944 to 1983

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Tofino A, 1944 to 1983. 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 1975, at 8.1 C (46.6 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 9.9 C (49.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Tofino A as warming stripes, 1944 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1944	9.6 C	+0.65 C
1945	9.2 C	+0.24 C
1959	9.2 C	+0.23 C
1960	9.1 C	+0.16 C
1961	9.6 C	+0.61 C
1962	9.3 C	+0.31 C
1963	9.9 C	+0.89 C
1964	8.4 C	-0.61 C
1965	8.9 C	-0.04 C
1966	9.1 C	+0.10 C
1967	9.4 C	+0.45 C
1968	9.0 C	+0.06 C
1969	8.8 C	-0.15 C
1970	8.7 C	-0.25 C
1971	8.2 C	-0.77 C
1972	8.3 C	-0.68 C
1973	8.4 C	-0.57 C
1974	8.7 C	-0.26 C
1975	8.1 C	-0.85 C
1976	8.7 C	-0.26 C
1977	8.6 C	-0.39 C
1978	9.2 C	+0.23 C
1981	9.7 C	+0.69 C
1982	8.6 C	-0.39 C
1983	9.6 C	+0.68 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

1942 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Tofino A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1961	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1969	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	1982	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	368.1 mm (14.5 in)	1944	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	1972	22 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tofino A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tofino A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1942	n/a
1943	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1944	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1945	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1946	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1958	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1959	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1963	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1965	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1974	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1976	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1977	29.6 C (85.3 F)
1978	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1979	28.1 C (82.6 F)
1980	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1981	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982	29.9 C (85.8 F)
1983	26.4 C (79.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tofino A, 1942 to 1983. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.6 C (21.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tofino A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1942	n/a
1943	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1944	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1945	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1946	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1958	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1959	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1960	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1962	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1964	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1965	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1966	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1971	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1972	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1974	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1975	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1977	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1978	-10.8 C (12.6 F)
1979	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1980	-8.7 C (16.3 F)
1981	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1982	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1983	-10.7 C (12.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tofino A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.7 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tofino A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1943	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1944	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1945	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1958	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1959	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1960	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1962	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1963	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1964	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1966	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1967	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1968	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1969	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1970	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1971	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1972	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1973	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1974	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1975	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1976	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1977	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1978	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1979	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1980	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1981	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1982	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1983	93.2 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tofino A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 368.1 mm (14.5 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 249.4 mm (9.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tofino A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1943	206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1944	368.1 mm (14.5 in)
1945	184.8 mm (7.3 in)
1946	225.7 mm (8.9 in)
1958	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1959	242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1960	197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1961	221.4 mm (8.7 in)
1962	296.6 mm (11.7 in)
1963	297.3 mm (11.7 in)
1964	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1965	253.5 mm (10.0 in)
1966	308.9 mm (12.2 in)
1967	336.5 mm (13.2 in)
1968	233.5 mm (9.2 in)
1969	267.3 mm (10.5 in)
1970	191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1971	306.2 mm (12.1 in)
1972	325.8 mm (12.8 in)
1973	264.5 mm (10.4 in)
1974	249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1975	282.1 mm (11.1 in)
1976	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1977	191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1978	255.4 mm (10.1 in)
1979	315.7 mm (12.4 in)
1980	322.0 mm (12.7 in)
1981	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1982	301.4 mm (11.9 in)
1983	241.6 mm (9.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tofino A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 33 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tofino A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942	28 days
1943	21 days
1944	18 days
1945	24 days
1946	25 days
1958	2 days
1959	20 days
1960	29 days
1961	20 days
1962	20 days
1963	29 days
1964	10 days
1965	24 days
1966	13 days
1967	27 days
1968	17 days
1969	27 days
1970	16 days
1971	22 days
1972	33 days
1973	14 days
1974	22 days
1975	16 days
1976	13 days
1977	22 days
1978	30 days
1979	19 days
1980	12 days
1981	27 days
1982	22 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tofino A falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 200 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -8.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Tofino A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1944 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	17 April	n/a	17 April	n/a	+5.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	3 November	n/a	3 November	n/a	-3.1 days per decade
Growing days	200 days	n/a	200 days	n/a	-8.2 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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).