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Ocean Falls Weather Records (CA001065670)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ocean Falls (CA001065670), British Columbia, Canada, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Ocean Falls

  • Ocean Falls (CA001065670) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 52.35 latitude and -127.68 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1924 to 1986, 63 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Ocean Falls still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ocean Falls set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 25 September 1983.

About the Station

  • Location: British Columbia, Canada, 52.35 latitude, -127.68 longitude.
  • Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
  • Period of record: 1924 to 1986, 63 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ocean Falls, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ocean Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ocean Falls. 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 Ocean Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan15.0 C (59.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
Feb16.1 C (61.0 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a
Mar20.6 C (69.1 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Apr25.0 C (77.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
May32.2 C (90.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Jun35.6 C (96.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Jul35.6 C (96.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Aug39.4 C (102.9 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Sep32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Oct22.8 C (73.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Nov17.2 C (63.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Dec14.0 C (57.2 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Ocean Falls by the year they were set 1,464 records at Ocean Falls still stand. 1926 holds the most, with 74. 0204060801924: 331925: 431926: 741927: 281928: 321929: 321930: 241931: 231932: 281933: 441934: 351935: 391936: 471937: 241938: 141939: 241940: 411941: 421942: 351943: 141944: 201945: 141946: 131947: 191948: 141949: 281950: 261951: 221952: 241953: 81954: 321955: 321956: 231957: 171958: 81959: 111960: 181961: 151962: 121963: 291964: 151965: 121966: 261967: 81968: 161969: 211970: 271971: 271972: 301973: 291974: 201975: 131976: 261977: 341978: 121979: 341980: 131981: 231982: 111983: 61924193019361942194819541960196619721978
1,464 records at Ocean Falls still stand. 1926 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Ocean Falls by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
192433
192543
192674
192728
192832
192932
193024
193123
193228
193344
193435
193539
193647
193724
193814
193924
194041
194142
194235
194314
194420
194514
194613
194719
194814
194928
195026
195122
195224
19538
195432
195532
195623
195717
19588
195911
196018
196115
196212
196329
196415
196512
196626
19678
196816
196921
197027
197127
197230
197329
197420
197513
197626
197734
197812
197934
198013
198123
198211
19836

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Ocean Falls set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Ocean Falls between 13 February 1954 and 25 February 1982. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord low maximum temperature13 February 1954: Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)8 January 1965: Record daily snowfall 50.0 cm (19.7 in)7 January 1966: Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)27 December 1968: Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)28 December 1968: Record low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)25 February 1982: Record daily snowfall 64.0 cm (25.2 in)195519601965197019751980
6 all-time records were set at Ocean Falls between 13 February 1954 and 25 February 1982. Each dot is a new record.
When Ocean Falls set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1954-02-13Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1965-01-08Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
1966-01-07Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1968-12-27Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968-12-28Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982-02-25Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 64.0 cm (25.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 233.9 mm (9.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ocean Falls The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ocean Falls. The most was 233.9 mm (9.2 in) on 23 October 1935. 0100200300 Jan: 215.9 mm (8.5 in), 18 January 1944 Jan Feb: 188.2 mm (7.4 in), 16 February 1930 Feb Mar: 161.3 mm (6.4 in), 19 March 1939 Mar Apr: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 13 April 1964 Apr May: 129.3 mm (5.1 in), 12 May 1972 May Jun: 130.4 mm (5.1 in), 5 June 1983 Jun Jul: 97.5 mm (3.8 in), 14 July 1944 Jul Aug: 152.1 mm (6.0 in), 23 August 1924 Aug Sep: 177.3 mm (7.0 in), 14 September 1934 Sep Oct: 233.9 mm (9.2 in), 23 October 1935 Oct Nov: 203.5 mm (8.0 in), 12 November 1936 Nov Dec: 216.2 mm (8.5 in), 7 December 1957 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ocean Falls. The most was 233.9 mm (9.2 in) on 23 October 1935.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ocean Falls
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan215.9 mm (8.5 in)18 January 1944
Feb188.2 mm (7.4 in)16 February 1930
Mar161.3 mm (6.4 in)19 March 1939
Apr97.8 mm (3.9 in)13 April 1964
May129.3 mm (5.1 in)12 May 1972
Jun130.4 mm (5.1 in)5 June 1983
Jul97.5 mm (3.8 in)14 July 1944
Aug152.1 mm (6.0 in)23 August 1924
Sep177.3 mm (7.0 in)14 September 1934
Oct233.9 mm (9.2 in)23 October 1935
Nov203.5 mm (8.0 in)12 November 1936
Dec216.2 mm (8.5 in)7 December 1957

Period of Record Coverage

1924 to 1983
Days with data per year at Ocean Falls 60 years of record at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1959, 1972, 1979, 1980. 1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 364 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 182 of 365 days1959: 275 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 360 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 326 of 366 days1973: 329 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 362 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 179 of 365 days1980: 153 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days193019401950196019701980
60 years of record at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1959, 1972, 1979, 1980.
Days with data per year at Ocean Falls
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926364100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928365100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
194136399%Yes
194236399%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195818250%No
195927575%No
1960366100%Yes
196136399%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
196636399%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836098%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197232689%No
197332990%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197736299%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197917949%No
198015342%No
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Ocean Falls
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 September 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)56 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1983Ocean Falls, CAmonthly rain130.4 mm (5.1 in)22.7 mm (0.9 in)37 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily rain55.2 mm (2.2 in)21.7 mm (0.9 in)8 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)52 years24 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high max27.0 C (80.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)50 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min6.0 C (42.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)54 years23 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high max13.0 C (55.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1983Ocean Falls, CAdaily rain61.2 mm (2.4 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)49 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1982Ocean Falls, CAdaily low min3.0 C (37.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)57 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1982Ocean Falls, CAdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)48 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1982Ocean Falls, CAdaily rain109.6 mm (4.3 in)46.9 mm (1.8 in)11 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1982Ocean Falls, CAdaily rain120.8 mm (4.8 in)59.3 mm (2.3 in)29 years36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1982Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1982Ocean Falls, CAdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)56 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

54 complete years, 1924 to 1983
Annual mean temperature at Ocean Falls as warming stripes, 1924 to 1983 One stripe for each of 54 complete years at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1933, at 6.8 C (44.2 F), and the warmest was 1926, at 10.7 C (51.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1924: 8.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1925: 8.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1926: 10.7 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1927: 8.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1928: 9.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1929: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1930: 8.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1931: 8.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1932: 7.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1933: 6.8 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1934: 8.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1935: 8.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1936: 8.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1937: 7.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1938: 8.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1939: 8.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1940: 9.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1941: 10.3 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1942: 9.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1943: 8.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1944: 9.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1945: 8.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1946: 8.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1947: 8.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1948: 8.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1949: 8.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1950: 7.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1951: 7.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1952: 7.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1953: 9.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1954: 7.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1955: 7.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1956: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1957: 8.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 8.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1961: 9.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1962: 8.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1963: 9.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1964: 7.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1965: 8.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 7.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1967: 8.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1968: 8.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1969: 8.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 7.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 7.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1974: 8.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1975: 7.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1976: 7.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1977: 8.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1978: 8.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1981: 9.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1982: 7.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1983: 9.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean192419301935194019451950195519601965197019751980
One stripe for each of 54 complete years at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.5 C (47.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1933, at 6.8 C (44.2 F), and the warmest was 1926, at 10.7 C (51.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ocean Falls as warming stripes, 1924 to 1983
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19248.5 C+0.08 C
19258.6 C+0.18 C
192610.7 C+2.29 C
19278.7 C+0.20 C
19289.9 C+1.48 C
19298.9 C+0.48 C
19308.0 C-0.46 C
19318.5 C0.00 C
19327.6 C-0.85 C
19336.8 C-1.69 C
19348.9 C+0.42 C
19358.4 C-0.07 C
19368.6 C+0.14 C
19377.9 C-0.54 C
19388.6 C+0.12 C
19398.4 C-0.07 C
19409.7 C+1.25 C
194110.3 C+1.86 C
19429.9 C+1.46 C
19438.7 C+0.29 C
19449.7 C+1.28 C
19458.8 C+0.35 C
19468.3 C-0.18 C
19478.8 C+0.38 C
19488.3 C-0.13 C
19498.2 C-0.29 C
19507.2 C-1.23 C
19517.9 C-0.54 C
19527.9 C-0.60 C
19539.2 C+0.74 C
19547.7 C-0.76 C
19557.0 C-1.48 C
19568.0 C-0.44 C
19578.6 C+0.16 C
19608.5 C+0.02 C
19619.2 C+0.72 C
19628.7 C+0.21 C
19639.3 C+0.80 C
19647.5 C-1.00 C
19658.4 C-0.09 C
19667.8 C-0.68 C
19678.9 C+0.47 C
19688.0 C-0.48 C
19698.0 C-0.43 C
19707.7 C-0.74 C
19717.1 C-1.31 C
19748.0 C-0.49 C
19757.4 C-1.10 C
19767.7 C-0.78 C
19778.7 C+0.23 C
19788.6 C+0.15 C
19819.2 C+0.76 C
19827.8 C-0.69 C
19839.1 C+0.66 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.13 C (0.00 to 0.26) per decade over 1924 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.23 F (0.00 to 0.46) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 54 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ocean Falls
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.13 C (-0.26 to 0.00) per decade-0.23 F (-0.46 to 0.00) per decade1924 to 198354Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.12 C (-0.25 to 0.01) per decade-0.22 F (-0.45 to 0.01) per decade1924 to 198354Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.14 C (-0.28 to 0.01) per decade-0.25 F (-0.51 to 0.01) per decade1924 to 198354Not 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

1924 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Ocean Falls: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)39.4 C (102.9 F)194230.8 C (87.4 F)60
Coldest night (TNn)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)1943-11.1 C (12.0 F)60
Wettest day (Rx1day)233.9 mm (9.2 in)1935129.1 mm (5.1 in)60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)550.4 mm (21.7 in)1962316.4 mm (12.5 in)60
Longest dry spell (CDD)43 days198117 days60

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Ocean Falls by year The hottest day of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.8 C (87.4 F). 25303540193019401950196019701980Record: 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1942
The hottest day of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.8 C (87.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ocean Falls by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
192432.2 C (90.0 F)
192535.6 C (96.1 F)
192633.3 C (91.9 F)
192736.1 C (97.0 F)
192831.1 C (88.0 F)
192931.7 C (89.1 F)
193031.1 C (88.0 F)
193128.3 C (82.9 F)
193233.3 C (91.9 F)
193330.0 C (86.0 F)
193432.8 C (91.0 F)
193530.6 C (87.1 F)
193629.4 C (84.9 F)
193732.2 C (90.0 F)
193835.6 C (96.1 F)
193930.0 C (86.0 F)
194030.0 C (86.0 F)
194133.3 C (91.9 F)
194239.4 C (102.9 F)
194328.9 C (84.0 F)
194432.2 C (90.0 F)
194531.1 C (88.0 F)
194631.7 C (89.1 F)
194731.7 C (89.1 F)
194830.0 C (86.0 F)
194930.6 C (87.1 F)
195028.9 C (84.0 F)
195132.2 C (90.0 F)
195233.9 C (93.0 F)
195331.7 C (89.1 F)
195427.8 C (82.0 F)
195533.9 C (93.0 F)
195632.8 C (91.0 F)
195730.6 C (87.1 F)
195828.9 C (84.0 F)
195928.9 C (84.0 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196226.7 C (80.1 F)
196330.0 C (86.0 F)
196426.7 C (80.1 F)
196532.2 C (90.0 F)
196629.4 C (84.9 F)
196728.9 C (84.0 F)
196830.0 C (86.0 F)
196931.7 C (89.1 F)
197028.3 C (82.9 F)
197132.2 C (90.0 F)
197229.4 C (84.9 F)
197328.3 C (82.9 F)
197431.1 C (88.0 F)
197528.9 C (84.0 F)
197627.8 C (82.0 F)
197731.7 C (89.1 F)
197829.4 C (84.9 F)
197928.9 C (84.0 F)
198031.0 C (87.8 F)
198130.0 C (86.0 F)
198230.0 C (86.0 F)
198330.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Ocean Falls by year The coldest night of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F). -20-15-10-50193019401950196019701980Record: -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1943
The coldest night of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ocean Falls by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1924-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1926-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1927-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1928-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1929-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1930-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1931-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1932-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1933-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1934-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1935-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1936-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1937-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1939-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1941-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1942-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1943-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1944-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1945-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1946-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1947-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1948-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1949-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1950-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1952-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1953-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1955-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1959-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1960-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1963-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1965-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1972-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1974-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1977-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1978-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1979-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1981-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1982-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1983-13.0 C (8.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ocean Falls by year The wettest day of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 233.9 mm (9.2 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.1 mm (5.1 in). 50100150200250193019401950196019701980Record: 233.9 mm (9.2 in) in 1935
The wettest day of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 233.9 mm (9.2 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.1 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ocean Falls by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1924152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1925157.0 mm (6.2 in)
192699.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1928112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1929203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1930188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1931136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1932176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1933145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1934181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1935233.9 mm (9.2 in)
1936203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1937117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1938153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1939161.3 mm (6.4 in)
194092.7 mm (3.6 in)
194190.2 mm (3.6 in)
194298.8 mm (3.9 in)
1943128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1944215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1945112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1946166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1947128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1948107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1950166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1951128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1952114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1953118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1954123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1955104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1957216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1958207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1959154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1960123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1961131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1963148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1964128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1965148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1966106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1967112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1968190.5 mm (7.5 in)
196996.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1971110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1972129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1973109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1974111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1975133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1976110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1977105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1979119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1980179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1981122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1982132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1983130.4 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ocean Falls by year The wettest five days of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 550.4 mm (21.7 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 316.4 mm (12.5 in). 100200300400500600193019401950196019701980Record: 550.4 mm (21.7 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 550.4 mm (21.7 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 316.4 mm (12.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ocean Falls by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1924317.1 mm (12.5 in)
1925462.1 mm (18.2 in)
1926262.1 mm (10.3 in)
1927247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1928337.7 mm (13.3 in)
1929430.7 mm (17.0 in)
1930510.5 mm (20.1 in)
1931292.9 mm (11.5 in)
1932454.4 mm (17.9 in)
1933346.1 mm (13.6 in)
1934402.4 mm (15.8 in)
1935513.8 mm (20.2 in)
1936430.4 mm (16.9 in)
1937289.6 mm (11.4 in)
1938427.2 mm (16.8 in)
1939401.4 mm (15.8 in)
1940302.3 mm (11.9 in)
1941249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1942224.0 mm (8.8 in)
1943224.5 mm (8.8 in)
1944421.2 mm (16.6 in)
1945220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1946261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1947323.6 mm (12.7 in)
1948257.5 mm (10.1 in)
1949366.0 mm (14.4 in)
1950365.5 mm (14.4 in)
1951192.2 mm (7.6 in)
1952258.7 mm (10.2 in)
1953340.3 mm (13.4 in)
1954328.0 mm (12.9 in)
1955235.5 mm (9.3 in)
1956450.3 mm (17.7 in)
1957326.3 mm (12.8 in)
1958259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1959315.7 mm (12.4 in)
1960293.8 mm (11.6 in)
1961312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1962550.4 mm (21.7 in)
1963402.4 mm (15.8 in)
1964269.6 mm (10.6 in)
1965359.8 mm (14.2 in)
1966273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1967291.6 mm (11.5 in)
1968397.4 mm (15.6 in)
1969317.2 mm (12.5 in)
1970241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1971398.3 mm (15.7 in)
1972280.5 mm (11.0 in)
1973230.8 mm (9.1 in)
1974293.9 mm (11.6 in)
1975322.2 mm (12.7 in)
1976301.3 mm (11.9 in)
1977282.7 mm (11.1 in)
1978299.7 mm (11.8 in)
1979281.9 mm (11.1 in)
1980405.4 mm (16.0 in)
1981298.8 mm (11.8 in)
1982332.0 mm (13.1 in)
1983327.9 mm (12.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ocean Falls by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 43 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 01020304050193019401950196019701980Record: 43 days in 1981
The longest dry spell of the year at Ocean Falls, 1924 to 1983. The record is 43 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ocean Falls by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192426 days
192522 days
192617 days
192723 days
192821 days
192917 days
193041 days
193113 days
193211 days
193315 days
193417 days
193516 days
193617 days
193715 days
193818 days
193911 days
194012 days
194119 days
194226 days
194317 days
194419 days
194519 days
194619 days
194714 days
19488 days
194913 days
195014 days
195123 days
195232 days
195314 days
195411 days
195511 days
195613 days
195718 days
195822 days
19598 days
196019 days
196119 days
196213 days
196320 days
196410 days
196519 days
196610 days
196721 days
196816 days
196918 days
197013 days
197115 days
197215 days
197310 days
197417 days
197520 days
197610 days
197723 days
197821 days
197916 days
198010 days
198143 days
198222 days
198313 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

51 years with a frost

Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ocean Falls falls on 12 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 November, which leaves a median of 214 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ocean Falls
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1946 to 1983)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost12 Apriln/a17 Apriln/a+2.8 days per decade
First autumn frost14 Novembern/a16 Novembern/a+0.2 days per decade
Growing days214 daysn/a214 daysn/a-2.6 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

59 years, 1924 to 1983

A day with at least 133.6 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 280.2 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ocean Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years133.6 mm (5.3 in)
5 years167.5 mm (6.6 in)
10 years192.0 mm (7.6 in)
25 years225.3 mm (8.9 in)
50 years252.0 mm (9.9 in)
100 years280.2 mm (11.0 in)Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1924 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: 233.9 mm (9.2 in) in 1935; 216.2 mm (8.5 in) in 1957; 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1944.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Ocean Falls, at 1930 and 1935. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1930 ran 1.3 C (2.4 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1935 ran 0.7 C (1.3 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Ocean Falls, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1930-1.3-2.4possible5
1935+0.7+1.3likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).