Kitimat Townsite Weather Records (CA001064320)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kitimat Townsite (CA001064320), British Columbia, Canada, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Kitimat Townsite

Kitimat Townsite (CA001064320) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 54.05 latitude and -128.63 longitude, 98 m (322 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2022, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kitimat Townsite still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 54.05 latitude, -128.63 longitude.
Elevation: 98 m (322 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2022, 69 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Kitimat Townsite. 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 Kitimat Townsite, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kitimat Townsite still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 78.

Standing records at Kitimat Townsite by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1954	63
1955	74
1956	48
1957	52
1958	76
1959	49
1960	38
1961	50
1962	38
1963	65
1964	67
1965	57
1966	52
1967	34
1968	34
1969	78
1970	56
1971	56
1972	45
1973	49
1974	46
1975	46
1976	31
1977	46
1978	53
1979	43
1980	36
1981	27
1982	20
1983	35

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 144.8 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kitimat Townsite. The most was 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 26 October 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kitimat Townsite
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	19 January 1973
Feb	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	18 February 1972
Mar	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 March 1966
Apr	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 April 1972
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 May 1972
Jun	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 June 1959
Jul	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 July 1975
Aug	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 August 1978
Sep	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 September 1980
Oct	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	26 October 1976
Nov	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	5 November 1978
Dec	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	26 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1983

30 years of record at Kitimat Townsite, 1954 to 1983. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1957, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983.

Days with data per year at Kitimat Townsite
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	302	83%	No
1955	360	99%	Yes
1956	335	92%	Yes
1957	322	88%	No
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	348	95%	Yes
1972	357	98%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	314	86%	No
1975	336	92%	Yes
1976	274	75%	No
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	360	99%	Yes
1979	354	97%	Yes
1980	304	83%	No
1981	267	73%	No
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	277	76%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1955 to 1982

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Kitimat Townsite, 1955 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.4 C (43.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 4.9 C (40.8 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 8.2 C (46.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kitimat Townsite as warming stripes, 1955 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	4.9 C	-1.50 C
1958	8.2 C	+1.83 C
1959	6.5 C	+0.10 C
1960	7.0 C	+0.64 C
1961	7.8 C	+1.39 C
1962	6.9 C	+0.51 C
1963	7.8 C	+1.40 C
1964	5.6 C	-0.83 C
1965	6.5 C	+0.13 C
1966	5.7 C	-0.70 C
1967	7.3 C	+0.86 C
1968	6.4 C	+0.01 C
1969	6.8 C	+0.42 C
1970	6.1 C	-0.31 C
1971	5.7 C	-0.65 C
1972	5.2 C	-1.21 C
1973	5.4 C	-0.97 C
1977	6.6 C	+0.25 C
1978	5.3 C	-1.07 C
1979	6.4 C	-0.03 C
1982	6.2 C	-0.19 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 Kitimat Townsite: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1958	32.1 C (89.8 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1964	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	1976	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	280.3 mm (11.0 in)	1978	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	29 days	1961	18 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kitimat Townsite, 1954 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.1 C (89.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kitimat Townsite by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1955	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1974	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1982	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983	27.0 C (80.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kitimat Townsite, 1954 to 1983. The record is -25.0 C (-13.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.3 C (-4.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kitimat Townsite by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1955	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1962	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1965	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1970	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1976	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1978	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1980	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1981	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)
1983	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kitimat Townsite, 1954 to 1983. The record is 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kitimat Townsite by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1959	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1960	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1962	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1964	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1967	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1972	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1973	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1974	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1975	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1977	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1979	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1980	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1983	70.8 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kitimat Townsite, 1954 to 1983. The record is 280.3 mm (11.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 185.5 mm (7.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kitimat Townsite by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1955	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1956	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1957	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1958	249.5 mm (9.8 in)
1959	271.3 mm (10.7 in)
1960	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1961	184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1962	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1963	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1964	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1965	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1966	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1967	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1968	207.7 mm (8.2 in)
1969	229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1970	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1971	220.5 mm (8.7 in)
1972	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1973	272.0 mm (10.7 in)
1974	246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1975	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1976	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1977	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1978	280.3 mm (11.0 in)
1979	190.9 mm (7.5 in)
1980	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1981	157.1 mm (6.2 in)
1982	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1983	156.3 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kitimat Townsite, 1954 to 1983. The record is 29 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kitimat Townsite by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	10 days
1955	11 days
1956	20 days
1957	19 days
1958	25 days
1959	11 days
1960	26 days
1961	29 days
1962	19 days
1963	20 days
1964	10 days
1965	19 days
1966	13 days
1967	15 days
1968	13 days
1969	18 days
1970	17 days
1971	20 days
1972	15 days
1973	22 days
1974	17 days
1975	19 days
1976	10 days
1977	21 days
1978	18 days
1979	17 days
1980	16 days
1981	27 days
1982	25 days
1983	16 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kitimat Townsite falls on 5 May and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 163 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Kitimat Townsite
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1955 to 1982)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	5 May	n/a	5 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	17 October	n/a	17 October	n/a	n/a
Growing days	163 days	n/a	163 days	n/a	n/a

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 2026-10-13 (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).