Kitimat 2 Weather Records (CA001064321)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kitimat 2 (CA001064321), British Columbia, Canada, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Kitimat 2

Kitimat 2 (CA001064321) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 54.02 latitude and -128.70 longitude, 17 m (56 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1966 to 2024, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kitimat 2 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, 54.02 latitude, -128.70 longitude.
Elevation: 17 m (56 ft).
Period of record: 1966 to 2024, 59 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 Kitimat 2. 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 2, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.5 C (61.7 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.5 C (95.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.5 C (68.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kitimat 2 still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 114.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 179.4 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kitimat 2. The most was 179.4 mm (7.1 in) on 31 October 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kitimat 2
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	22 January 1973
Feb	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	14 February 1981
Mar	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 March 1966
Apr	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 April 1981
May	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 May 1972
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 June 1978
Jul	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 July 1975
Aug	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 August 1978
Sep	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	24 September 1983
Oct	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	31 October 1978
Nov	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	5 November 1978
Dec	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	26 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 1983

18 years of record at Kitimat 2, 1966 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976.

Days with data per year at Kitimat 2
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	348	95%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	305	83%	No
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	347	95%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1967 to 1983

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Kitimat 2, 1967 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.0 C (44.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 5.8 C (42.4 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 8.7 C (47.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kitimat 2 as warming stripes, 1967 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	7.5 C	+0.53 C
1968	6.4 C	-0.61 C
1970	6.4 C	-0.56 C
1971	6.3 C	-0.65 C
1972	5.8 C	-1.24 C
1973	6.0 C	-0.97 C
1974	7.0 C	-0.04 C
1975	6.3 C	-0.66 C
1977	7.2 C	+0.24 C
1978	7.5 C	+0.53 C
1979	7.3 C	+0.30 C
1980	7.9 C	+0.86 C
1981	8.7 C	+1.66 C
1982	6.7 C	-0.25 C
1983	7.8 C	+0.85 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

1966 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Kitimat 2: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1977	32.4 C (90.3 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1968	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	1978	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	18
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	407.0 mm (16.0 in)	1978	257.1 mm (10.1 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1982	17 days	18

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kitimat 2, 1966 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.4 C (90.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kitimat 2 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983	35.5 C (95.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kitimat 2, 1966 to 1983. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.2 C (-2.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kitimat 2 by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1966	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1967	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1975	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1976	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1979	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1980	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1981	-17.0 C (1.4 F)
1982	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1983	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kitimat 2, 1966 to 1983. The record is 179.4 mm (7.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.4 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kitimat 2 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1967	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1973	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1974	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1975	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1976	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1977	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1978	179.4 mm (7.1 in)
1979	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1980	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1981	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1983	92.0 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kitimat 2, 1966 to 1983. The record is 407.0 mm (16.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 257.1 mm (10.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kitimat 2 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966	252.3 mm (9.9 in)
1967	230.3 mm (9.1 in)
1968	271.2 mm (10.7 in)
1969	270.4 mm (10.6 in)
1970	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1971	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1972	221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1973	389.1 mm (15.3 in)
1974	269.5 mm (10.6 in)
1975	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1976	266.8 mm (10.5 in)
1977	228.8 mm (9.0 in)
1978	407.0 mm (16.0 in)
1979	289.6 mm (11.4 in)
1980	261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1981	295.8 mm (11.6 in)
1982	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1983	202.8 mm (8.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kitimat 2, 1966 to 1983. The record is 32 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kitimat 2 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966	11 days
1967	14 days
1968	14 days
1969	19 days
1970	16 days
1971	21 days
1972	16 days
1973	12 days
1974	17 days
1975	15 days
1976	10 days
1977	21 days
1978	24 days
1979	19 days
1980	17 days
1981	25 days
1982	32 days
1983	15 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 Kitimat 2 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kitimat 2 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).