Terrace A Weather Records (CA001068130)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Terrace A (CA001068130), British Columbia, Canada, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Terrace A

Terrace A (CA001068130) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 54.47 latitude and -128.58 longitude, 217 m (712 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2013, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Terrace A still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 54.47 latitude, -128.58 longitude.
Elevation: 217 m (712 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2013, 61 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Terrace 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 Terrace A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.6 C (94.3 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.9 C (94.8 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.4 C (56.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.3 C (52.3 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Terrace A still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 76.

Standing records at Terrace A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	11
1955	56
1956	73
1957	57
1958	76
1959	69
1960	37
1961	47
1962	44
1963	59
1964	52
1965	61
1966	47
1967	34
1968	38
1969	75
1970	50
1971	48
1972	60
1973	42
1974	40
1975	45
1976	41
1977	55
1978	20
1979	32
1980	50
1981	62
1982	37
1983	46

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 114.8 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Terrace A. The most was 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 31 October 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Terrace A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 January 1968
Feb	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	5 February 1961
Mar	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 March 1976
Apr	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 April 1981
May	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 May 1981
Jun	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 June 1957
Jul	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 July 1966
Aug	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	6 August 1978
Sep	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 September 1961
Oct	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	31 October 1978
Nov	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	2 November 1956
Dec	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	26 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 1983

30 years of record at Terrace A, 1953 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1955.

Days with data per year at Terrace A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	95	26%	No
1955	241	66%	No
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

28 complete years, 1956 to 1983

One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Terrace A, 1956 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.0 C (42.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 4.7 C (40.5 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 7.6 C (45.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Terrace A as warming stripes, 1956 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1956	5.1 C	-0.87 C
1957	5.9 C	-0.16 C
1958	7.5 C	+1.51 C
1959	5.8 C	-0.24 C
1960	6.3 C	+0.25 C
1961	6.8 C	+0.82 C
1962	6.3 C	+0.30 C
1963	6.9 C	+0.88 C
1964	5.1 C	-0.91 C
1965	6.2 C	+0.22 C
1966	5.5 C	-0.55 C
1967	6.5 C	+0.51 C
1968	5.5 C	-0.49 C
1969	6.2 C	+0.22 C
1970	5.5 C	-0.50 C
1971	5.3 C	-0.76 C
1972	4.7 C	-1.31 C
1973	4.9 C	-1.10 C
1974	6.1 C	+0.05 C
1975	5.2 C	-0.83 C
1976	5.7 C	-0.32 C
1977	6.1 C	+0.07 C
1978	6.4 C	+0.34 C
1979	6.3 C	+0.27 C
1980	6.7 C	+0.71 C
1981	7.6 C	+1.63 C
1982	5.5 C	-0.52 C
1983	6.7 C	+0.66 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

1953 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Terrace A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1964	-21.6 C (-7.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	1978	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	235.1 mm (9.3 in)	1978	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1958	17 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Terrace A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Terrace A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1954	n/a
1955	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1976	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1977	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1978	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1979	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1980	30.8 C (87.4 F)
1981	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1983	34.6 C (94.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Terrace A, 1953 to 1983. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.6 C (-7.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Terrace A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1954	n/a
1955	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1957	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1960	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1962	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1967	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1969	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1972	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1975	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1976	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)
1978	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
1979	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)
1980	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
1981	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)
1982	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Terrace A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 114.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Terrace A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1955	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1957	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1958	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1959	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1971	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1974	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1977	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1979	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1980	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1981	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1983	38.8 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Terrace A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 235.1 mm (9.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.2 mm (5.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Terrace A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1954	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1955	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1956	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1957	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1958	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1959	192.2 mm (7.6 in)
1960	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1962	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1963	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1964	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1965	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1966	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1967	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1968	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1969	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1970	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1972	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1973	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1974	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1975	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1976	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1977	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1978	235.1 mm (9.3 in)
1979	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1980	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1981	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1982	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1983	83.8 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Terrace A, 1953 to 1983. The record is 35 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Terrace A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	16 days
1954	15 days
1955	17 days
1956	13 days
1957	21 days
1958	35 days
1959	19 days
1960	16 days
1961	29 days
1962	24 days
1963	17 days
1964	17 days
1965	21 days
1966	11 days
1967	14 days
1968	19 days
1969	19 days
1970	13 days
1971	20 days
1972	13 days
1973	11 days
1974	26 days
1975	15 days
1976	11 days
1977	21 days
1978	18 days
1979	21 days
1980	16 days
1981	20 days
1982	32 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

28 years with a frost

Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Terrace A falls on 7 May and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 161 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +10.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Terrace A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1956 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	7 May	n/a	7 May	n/a	-5.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	17 October	n/a	17 October	n/a	+4.8 days per decade
Growing days	161 days	n/a	161 days	n/a	+10.6 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.

Download the Data

Data for Terrace A standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Terrace A 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).