Powell River A Weather Records (CA001046391)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Powell River A (CA001046391), British Columbia, Canada, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Powell River A

Powell River A (CA001046391) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.83 latitude and -124.50 longitude, 130 m (427 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2024, 71 years of record.
1,464 records set at Powell River A 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, 49.83 latitude, -124.50 longitude.
Elevation: 130 m (427 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2024, 71 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 Powell River 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 Powell River A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.1 C (93.4 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Powell River A still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 90.

Standing records at Powell River A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1954	84
1955	64
1956	90
1957	68
1958	90
1959	41
1960	62
1961	61
1962	70
1963	57
1964	46
1965	66
1966	54
1967	50
1968	63
1969	61
1970	48
1971	51
1972	66
1973	59
1974	41
1975	37
1976	30
1982	35
1983	70

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 80.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Powell River A. The most was 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 23 October 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Powell River A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 January 1968
Feb	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 February 1957
Mar	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 March 1974
Apr	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 April 1976
May	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	7 May 1983
Jun	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 June 1958
Jul	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 July 1968
Aug	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 August 1969
Sep	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 September 1971
Oct	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 October 1968
Nov	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 November 1968
Dec	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1983

25 years of record at Powell River A, 1954 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1963, 1976, 1982.

Days with data per year at Powell River A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	346	95%	Yes
1955	293	80%	No
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	344	94%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	300	82%	No
1964	365	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	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	209	57%	No
1982	274	75%	No
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1956 to 1983

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Powell River A, 1956 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.9 C (48.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 7.9 C (46.1 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 10.0 C (49.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Powell River A as warming stripes, 1956 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1956	7.9 C	-1.08 C
1958	10.0 C	+1.04 C
1959	8.8 C	-0.15 C
1960	8.9 C	-0.01 C
1961	9.3 C	+0.41 C
1962	9.1 C	+0.21 C
1964	8.4 C	-0.56 C
1965	9.2 C	+0.27 C
1966	9.4 C	+0.45 C
1967	9.8 C	+0.86 C
1968	9.1 C	+0.21 C
1969	9.0 C	+0.09 C
1971	8.5 C	-0.42 C
1972	8.2 C	-0.71 C
1973	8.3 C	-0.62 C
1974	8.9 C	-0.06 C
1975	8.3 C	-0.62 C
1983	9.6 C	+0.63 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

1954 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Powell River A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1969	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1968	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	1971	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	54 days	1960	23 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Powell River A, 1954 to 1983. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Powell River A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1955	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1956	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1982	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1983	34.1 C (93.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Powell River A, 1954 to 1983. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Powell River A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1955	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1959	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1960	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1962	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1963	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1964	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1968	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1969	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1971	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1982	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
1983	-13.8 C (7.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Powell River A, 1954 to 1983. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.4 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Powell River A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1961	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1962	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1972	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1973	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1982	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1983	47.2 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Powell River A, 1954 to 1983. The record is 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.3 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Powell River A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1955	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1956	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1957	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1958	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1959	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1960	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1962	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1963	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1964	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1965	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1966	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1968	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1969	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1972	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1973	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1974	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1975	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1976	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1982	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1983	121.4 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Powell River A, 1954 to 1983. The record is 54 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Powell River A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	21 days
1955	23 days
1956	28 days
1957	22 days
1958	34 days
1959	38 days
1960	54 days
1961	53 days
1962	20 days
1963	20 days
1964	10 days
1965	20 days
1966	13 days
1967	31 days
1968	23 days
1969	23 days
1970	27 days
1971	21 days
1972	33 days
1973	22 days
1974	47 days
1975	18 days
1976	10 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.

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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).