Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandspit A (CA001057050), British Columbia, Canada, with 73 years of record.
Key Facts for Sandspit A
Sandspit A (CA001057050) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 53.25 latitude and -131.82 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 2017, 73 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sandspit A still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sandspit A set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.0 C (48.2 F) on 15 November 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 53.25 latitude, -131.82 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 2017, 73 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 Sandspit 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 Sandspit A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.4 C (54.3 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.4 C (56.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
27.8 C (82.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
26.7 C (80.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
24.1 C (75.4 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.4 C (56.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sandspit A still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 99.
Standing records at Sandspit A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1945
13
1946
1
1948
24
1949
64
1950
67
1951
45
1952
63
1953
24
1954
73
1955
74
1956
37
1957
38
1958
99
1959
40
1960
29
1961
37
1962
31
1963
50
1964
40
1965
36
1966
32
1967
16
1968
34
1969
41
1970
19
1971
43
1972
33
1973
40
1974
33
1975
34
1976
25
1977
36
1978
20
1979
27
1980
36
1981
59
1982
17
1983
34
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 79.5 mm (3.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandspit A. The most was 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 15 April 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandspit A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
25 January 1983
Feb
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
9 February 1983
Mar
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
27 March 1946
Apr
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
15 April 1952
May
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
16 May 1950
Jun
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
11 June 1973
Jul
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
30 July 1957
Aug
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2 August 1983
Sep
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
4 September 1961
Oct
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
31 October 1978
Nov
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1 November 1978
Dec
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
26 December 1959
Period of Record Coverage
1945 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Sandspit A, 1945 to 1983. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1946, 1948.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Sandspit A, 1949 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.9 C (46.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 6.5 C (43.6 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 9.6 C (49.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sandspit A as warming stripes, 1949 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1949
7.4 C
-0.57 C
1950
6.5 C
-1.46 C
1951
7.8 C
-0.11 C
1952
8.0 C
+0.02 C
1953
8.1 C
+0.21 C
1954
7.5 C
-0.45 C
1955
6.8 C
-1.13 C
1956
7.4 C
-0.50 C
1957
8.2 C
+0.27 C
1958
9.6 C
+1.64 C
1959
8.2 C
+0.26 C
1960
8.3 C
+0.37 C
1961
8.7 C
+0.78 C
1962
8.1 C
+0.16 C
1963
8.8 C
+0.87 C
1964
7.3 C
-0.64 C
1965
7.7 C
-0.23 C
1966
7.7 C
-0.25 C
1967
8.3 C
+0.38 C
1968
7.7 C
-0.27 C
1969
7.7 C
-0.28 C
1970
7.8 C
-0.11 C
1971
7.1 C
-0.87 C
1972
7.2 C
-0.76 C
1973
7.2 C
-0.71 C
1974
7.8 C
-0.10 C
1975
6.9 C
-1.01 C
1976
7.8 C
-0.18 C
1977
8.2 C
+0.24 C
1978
8.6 C
+0.63 C
1979
8.6 C
+0.66 C
1980
8.8 C
+0.84 C
1981
9.1 C
+1.19 C
1982
7.8 C
-0.17 C
1983
9.0 C
+1.11 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1949 to 1983 is 0.19 C (-0.04 to 0.42) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sandspit A
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.19 C (-0.04 to 0.42) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1949 to 1983
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.20 C (-0.03 to 0.43) per decade
0.4 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1949 to 1983
35
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1949 to 1983
35
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
1945 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Sandspit A: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971
22.8 C (73.0 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-9.4 C (15.0 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1978
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
1958
16 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sandspit A, 1945 to 1983. The record is 27.8 C (82.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.8 C (73.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sandspit A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1945
18.9 C (66.0 F)
1946
9.4 C (48.9 F)
1948
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1949
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1950
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1951
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1952
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1953
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1954
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1955
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1956
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1957
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1958
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1959
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1960
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1961
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1962
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1963
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1964
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1965
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1966
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1967
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1968
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1969
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1970
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1971
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1972
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1973
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1974
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1975
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1976
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1977
25.3 C (77.5 F)
1978
24.6 C (76.3 F)
1979
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1980
24.1 C (75.4 F)
1981
24.6 C (76.3 F)
1982
21.3 C (70.3 F)
1983
21.5 C (70.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sandspit A, 1945 to 1983. The record is -13.9 C (7.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sandspit A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1945
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1948
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1951
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1952
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1955
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1959
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1960
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1961
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1962
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1963
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1964
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1967
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1968
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1969
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1972
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1974
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1975
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977
-10.8 C (12.6 F)
1978
-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1979
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1980
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1981
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1982
-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1983
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sandspit A, 1945 to 1983. The record is 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandspit A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1956
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1960
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1963
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1970
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1978
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981
47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sandspit A, 1945 to 1983. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.5 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandspit A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1946
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1949
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1951
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1952
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1953
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1954
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1955
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1956
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1957
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1960
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1961
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1962
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1963
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1964
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1965
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1966
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1968
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1970
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1971
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1972
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1975
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1976
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1977
117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1978
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1979
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1981
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1982
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1983
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sandspit A, 1945 to 1983. The record is 50 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandspit A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945
5 days
1946
5 days
1948
11 days
1949
18 days
1950
15 days
1951
18 days
1952
30 days
1953
11 days
1954
21 days
1955
11 days
1956
13 days
1957
19 days
1958
50 days
1959
12 days
1960
20 days
1961
17 days
1962
18 days
1963
14 days
1964
14 days
1965
18 days
1966
19 days
1967
21 days
1968
26 days
1969
18 days
1970
13 days
1971
12 days
1972
14 days
1973
13 days
1974
13 days
1975
15 days
1976
10 days
1977
20 days
1978
18 days
1979
16 days
1980
12 days
1981
16 days
1982
19 days
1983
12 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
35 years with a frost
Across 35 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sandspit A falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 205 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sandspit A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 April
n/a
18 April
n/a
-5.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 November
n/a
15 November
n/a
+3.8 days per decade
Growing days
205 days
n/a
210 days
n/a
+8.9 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
35 years, 1949 to 1983
A day with at least 43.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sandspit A: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
10 years
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
25 years
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1949 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: 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1952; 61.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1978; 61.6 mm (2.4 in) in 1983.
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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.