Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape St James (CA001051350), British Columbia, Canada, with 68 years of record.
Key Facts for Cape St James
Cape St James (CA001051350) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 51.93 latitude and -131.02 longitude, 89 m (292 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1992, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape St James still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape St James set a daily record low maximum temperature of -0.8 C (30.6 F) on 22 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 51.93 latitude, -131.02 longitude.
Elevation: 89 m (292 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1992, 68 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 Cape St James. 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 Cape St James, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.5 C (54.5 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.9 C (55.2 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
19.0 C (66.2 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
24.4 C (75.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
24.1 C (75.4 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
25.0 C (77.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
20.3 C (68.5 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
15.4 C (59.7 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
12.6 C (54.7 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cape St James still stand. 1955 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Cape St James by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1944
7
1945
27
1946
21
1947
34
1948
59
1949
58
1950
53
1951
26
1952
37
1953
23
1954
45
1955
78
1956
30
1957
39
1958
61
1959
26
1960
29
1961
29
1962
20
1963
36
1964
30
1965
28
1966
27
1967
34
1968
17
1969
34
1970
25
1971
29
1972
34
1973
30
1974
35
1975
34
1976
38
1977
33
1978
29
1979
38
1980
57
1981
66
1982
36
1983
72
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape St James. The most was 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 June 1930.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape St James
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
21 January 1975
Feb
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
22 February 1975
Mar
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
22 March 1952
Apr
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
26 April 1972
May
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
18 May 1931
Jun
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
8 June 1930
Jul
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
9 July 1947
Aug
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2 August 1962
Sep
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
28 September 1946
Oct
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
26 October 1953
Nov
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
20 November 1979
Dec
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
6 December 1930
Period of Record Coverage
1944 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
40 years of record at Cape St James, 1944 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Cape St James, 1946 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.4 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 7.0 C (44.5 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 9.8 C (49.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cape St James as warming stripes, 1946 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1946
8.0 C
-0.42 C
1947
8.6 C
+0.15 C
1948
7.7 C
-0.74 C
1949
7.6 C
-0.88 C
1954
7.7 C
-0.79 C
1955
7.0 C
-1.48 C
1956
7.7 C
-0.77 C
1957
8.6 C
+0.17 C
1958
9.5 C
+1.08 C
1959
8.6 C
+0.11 C
1960
8.5 C
+0.09 C
1961
8.8 C
+0.33 C
1962
8.4 C
-0.06 C
1963
9.3 C
+0.87 C
1964
7.9 C
-0.55 C
1965
8.4 C
-0.02 C
1966
8.3 C
-0.18 C
1967
8.8 C
+0.37 C
1968
8.3 C
-0.15 C
1969
8.2 C
-0.28 C
1970
8.3 C
-0.16 C
1971
7.8 C
-0.70 C
1972
7.9 C
-0.59 C
1973
8.0 C
-0.41 C
1974
8.8 C
+0.32 C
1975
7.6 C
-0.82 C
1976
8.3 C
-0.17 C
1977
8.8 C
+0.37 C
1978
9.2 C
+0.71 C
1979
9.5 C
+1.00 C
1980
9.1 C
+0.63 C
1981
9.8 C
+1.39 C
1982
8.6 C
+0.18 C
1983
9.8 C
+1.39 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade over 1946 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.2 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cape St James
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.2 to 0.9) per decade
1946 to 1983
34
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.5 to 1.3) per decade
1946 to 1983
34
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1946 to 1983
34
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
1925 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Cape St James: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1972
21.7 C (71.0 F)
40
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
40
Wettest day (Rx1day)
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1975
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
56
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
1931
18 days
56
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cape St James, 1925 to 1983. The record is 25.0 C (77.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.7 C (71.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cape St James by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1944
11.1 C (52.0 F)
1945
19.4 C (66.9 F)
1946
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1947
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1948
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1949
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1950
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1951
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1952
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1953
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1954
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1955
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1956
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1957
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1958
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1959
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1960
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1961
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1962
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1963
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1964
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1965
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1966
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1967
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1968
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1969
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1970
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1971
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1972
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1973
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1974
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1975
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1976
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1977
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1978
20.7 C (69.3 F)
1979
24.1 C (75.4 F)
1980
21.6 C (70.9 F)
1981
21.9 C (71.4 F)
1982
24.1 C (75.4 F)
1983
22.0 C (71.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cape St James, 1925 to 1983. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.4 C (20.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cape St James by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1944
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1945
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1946
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1947
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1948
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1952
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1953
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1954
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1955
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1956
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1958
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1960
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1961
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1962
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1963
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1964
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1965
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1968
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1971
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1978
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1979
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1980
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1981
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1982
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1983
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cape St James, 1925 to 1983. The record is 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape St James by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1938
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1939
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1952
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1953
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1954
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1961
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1965
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1966
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1968
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1969
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1971
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1975
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1976
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1978
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980
43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1981
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cape St James, 1925 to 1983. The record is 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.3 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape St James by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1926
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1927
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1928
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1929
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1930
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1931
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1932
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1933
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1934
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1935
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1936
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1937
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1939
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1940
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1944
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1945
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1946
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1947
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1948
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1949
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1951
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1953
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1954
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1955
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1956
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1957
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1958
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1959
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1960
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1962
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1964
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1965
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1966
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1967
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1968
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1970
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1972
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1973
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1975
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1976
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1978
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1979
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1980
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1982
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1983
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cape St James, 1925 to 1983. The record is 40 days in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape St James by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925
21 days
1926
26 days
1927
20 days
1928
26 days
1929
19 days
1930
21 days
1931
40 days
1932
16 days
1933
14 days
1934
31 days
1935
23 days
1936
18 days
1937
18 days
1938
17 days
1939
30 days
1940
7 days
1944
12 days
1945
24 days
1946
19 days
1947
18 days
1948
13 days
1949
18 days
1950
14 days
1951
18 days
1952
24 days
1953
10 days
1954
13 days
1955
11 days
1956
14 days
1957
22 days
1958
35 days
1959
15 days
1960
19 days
1961
19 days
1962
13 days
1963
28 days
1964
13 days
1965
17 days
1966
11 days
1967
12 days
1968
23 days
1969
18 days
1970
11 days
1971
16 days
1972
13 days
1973
18 days
1974
17 days
1975
10 days
1976
10 days
1977
20 days
1978
12 days
1979
18 days
1980
11 days
1981
15 days
1982
19 days
1983
13 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 Cape St James falls on 24 March and the median first autumn frost on 1 December, which leaves a median of 246 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +14.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cape St James
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1946 to 1982)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 March
n/a
24 March
n/a
-12.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 December
n/a
1 December
n/a
+2.4 days per decade
Growing days
246 days
n/a
246 days
n/a
+14.8 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
53 years, 1926 to 1983
A day with at least 43.0 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.9 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cape St James: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
10 years
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
50 years
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
100 years
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1926 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: 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1930; 63.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1979; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1962.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.