Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay Weather Records (CA001040909)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay (CA001040909), British Columbia, Canada, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay

Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay (CA001040909) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.33 latitude and -123.38 longitude, 21 m (69 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 1998, 38 years of record.
1,374 records set at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay 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, 49.33 latitude, -123.38 longitude.
Elevation: 21 m (69 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 1998, 38 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 Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay. 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 Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.0 C (48.2 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.5 C (65.3 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.0 C (82.4 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.5 C (86.9 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	22.0 C (71.6 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	19.5 C (67.1 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	18.5 C (65.3 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	9.0 C (48.2 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,374 standing records

1,374 records at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 824.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 75.4 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay. The most was 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 25 December 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 January 1968
Feb	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 February 1975
Mar	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 March 1968
Apr	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 April 1974
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 May 1974
Jun	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 June 1969
Jul	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11 July 1972
Aug	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 August 1961
Sep	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 September 1968
Oct	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 October 1975
Nov	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9 November 1961
Dec	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1978 to 1979

2 years of record at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay, 1978 to 1979. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1979.

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1961 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1979	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	1978	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	1972	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	149.5 mm (5.9 in)	1972	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	1961	21 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay, 1961 to 1979. The record is 30.5 C (86.9 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.5 C (85.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
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	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1979	30.5 C (86.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay, 1961 to 1979. The record is -9.0 C (15.8 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.5 C (16.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
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	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1979	-8.0 C (17.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay, 1961 to 1979. The record is 75.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1964	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1972	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1973	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1974	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	44.8 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay, 1961 to 1979. The record is 149.5 mm (5.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.3 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1962	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1963	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1964	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1965	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1966	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1967	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1968	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1969	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1971	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1972	149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1973	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1974	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1975	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1976	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay, 1961 to 1979. The record is 39 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	39 days
1962	22 days
1963	19 days
1964	14 days
1965	26 days
1966	17 days
1967	21 days
1968	16 days
1969	25 days
1970	26 days
1971	32 days
1972	33 days
1973	15 days
1974	21 days
1975	29 days
1976	17 days
1977	17 days
1978	37 days
1979	20 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 Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bowen Isl Arbutus Bay 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1978	273	75%	No
1979	210	58%	No