Fort Babine Weather Records (CA001072902)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Babine (CA001072902), British Columbia, Canada, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Babine

Fort Babine (CA001072902) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 55.32 latitude and -126.62 longitude, 716 m (2,349 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 1975, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fort Babine 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, 55.32 latitude, -126.62 longitude.
Elevation: 716 m (2,349 ft).
Period of record: 1944 to 1975, 32 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 Fort Babine. 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 Fort Babine, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fort Babine still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 105.

Standing records at Fort Babine by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	7
1950	101
1951	91
1952	53
1953	30
1954	105
1955	84
1956	50
1957	73
1958	99
1959	78
1960	40
1961	33
1962	67
1963	58
1964	55
1965	71
1966	47
1967	37
1968	46
1969	68
1970	38
1971	45
1973	40
1974	26
1975	22

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 50.8 mm (2.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Babine. The most was 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 13 July 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Babine
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 January 1946
Feb	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 February 1954
Mar	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 March 1975
Apr	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 April 1953
May	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 May 1958
Jun	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 June 1968
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 July 1948
Aug	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 August 1969
Sep	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 September 1969
Oct	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 October 1966
Nov	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 November 1945
Dec	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 December 1949

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 1975

26 years of record at Fort Babine, 1949 to 1975. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1961, 1973, 1974, 1975.

Days with data per year at Fort Babine
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	61	17%	No
1950	359	98%	Yes
1951	350	96%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	361	99%	Yes
1956	357	98%	Yes
1957	363	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	245	67%	No
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	357	98%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	356	98%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	358	98%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	344	94%	Yes
1973	292	80%	No
1974	302	83%	No
1975	181	50%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1950 to 1971

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Fort Babine, 1950 to 1971. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.0 C (33.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -1.4 C (29.4 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 2.9 C (37.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fort Babine as warming stripes, 1950 to 1971
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	-1.4 C	-2.47 C
1951	-0.6 C	-1.67 C
1952	1.9 C	+0.88 C
1953	1.5 C	+0.46 C
1954	1.2 C	+0.14 C
1955	-0.4 C	-1.41 C
1956	0.3 C	-0.71 C
1958	2.9 C	+1.82 C
1959	1.2 C	+0.10 C
1960	1.2 C	+0.11 C
1962	2.2 C	+1.17 C
1963	2.7 C	+1.64 C
1964	0.7 C	-0.38 C
1965	1.2 C	+0.16 C
1966	0.9 C	-0.15 C
1967	1.5 C	+0.42 C
1968	0.9 C	-0.14 C
1969	1.4 C	+0.30 C
1970	0.9 C	-0.16 C
1971	0.9 C	-0.16 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

1944 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Fort Babine: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1960	29.2 C (84.5 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	1973	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1948	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	1970	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	1958	22 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fort Babine, 1944 to 1975. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.2 C (84.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Babine by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1950	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1956	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1958	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1960	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1962	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1964	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1965	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1971	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1973	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	25.6 C (78.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fort Babine, 1944 to 1975. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.3 C (-36.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Babine by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1950	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1951	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1952	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1953	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1954	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1955	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1956	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1957	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1958	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1959	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1962	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1965	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1966	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1967	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1969	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1970	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1973	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1974	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1975	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort Babine, 1944 to 1975. The record is 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Babine by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1951	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1952	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1953	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1956	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1957	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1960	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1963	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1964	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1967	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1968	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1971	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1973	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1974	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975	22.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort Babine, 1944 to 1975. The record is 82.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Babine by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1945	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1946	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1947	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1948	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1951	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1952	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1953	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1954	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1957	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1960	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1963	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1970	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1974	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1975	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Babine, 1944 to 1975. The record is 33 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Babine by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944	13 days
1945	19 days
1946	28 days
1947	12 days
1948	25 days
1949	18 days
1950	17 days
1951	25 days
1952	22 days
1953	17 days
1954	18 days
1955	26 days
1956	32 days
1957	22 days
1958	33 days
1959	17 days
1960	28 days
1961	22 days
1962	25 days
1963	23 days
1964	24 days
1965	24 days
1966	14 days
1967	14 days
1968	10 days
1969	23 days
1970	28 days
1971	15 days
1973	27 days
1974	17 days
1975	13 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

20 years with a frost

Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fort Babine falls on 19 June and the median first autumn frost on 17 July, which leaves a median of 41 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Fort Babine
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1950 to 1971)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	19 June	n/a	19 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	17 July	n/a	17 July	n/a	n/a
Growing days	41 days	n/a	41 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 2026-10-14 (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).