Big Creek Weather Records (CA001080870)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Big Creek (CA001080870), British Columbia, Canada, with 106 years of record.

Key Facts for Big Creek

Big Creek (CA001080870) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 51.67 latitude and -123.07 longitude, 1,175 m (3,855 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1998, 106 years of record.
1,464 records set at Big Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Big Creek set a daily record precipitation of 13.2 mm (0.5 in) on 26 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 51.67 latitude, -123.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1,175 m (3,855 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1998, 106 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 Big Creek. 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 Big Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.5 C (65.3 F)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Big Creek still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 40.

Standing records at Big Creek by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	24
1894	23
1895	11
1896	40
1897	14
1898	30
1899	19
1900	17
1904	19
1905	19
1906	17
1907	15
1908	13
1909	25
1910	11
1911	23
1912	7
1913	14
1914	9
1915	5
1916	13
1917	23
1918	11
1919	16
1920	8
1921	12
1922	12
1923	12
1924	17
1925	17
1926	21
1927	19
1928	15
1929	20
1930	16
1931	9
1932	14
1933	18
1934	27
1935	27
1936	32
1937	8
1938	7
1939	27
1940	11
1941	16
1942	7
1943	21
1944	22
1945	17
1946	14
1947	23
1948	13
1949	23
1950	18
1951	20
1952	16
1953	7
1954	30
1955	29
1956	12
1957	23
1958	11
1959	16
1960	6
1961	8
1962	9
1963	13
1964	19
1965	15
1966	13
1967	15
1968	15
1969	12
1970	9
1971	20
1972	18
1973	19
1974	11
1975	5
1976	16
1977	19
1978	5
1979	11
1980	32
1981	25
1982	29
1983	15

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Big Creek between 3 August 1935 and 2 December 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Big Creek set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1935-08-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943-01-23	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1956-12-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956-12-02	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.0 cm (17.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 45.0 mm (1.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Big Creek. The most was 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 2 December 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Big Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 January 1962
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 February 1893
Mar	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 March 1940
Apr	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 April 1983
May	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 May 1944
Jun	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 June 1980
Jul	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 July 1947
Aug	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 August 1965
Sep	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 September 1928
Oct	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 October 1967
Nov	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 November 1896
Dec	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1983

88 years of record at Big Creek, 1893 to 1983. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900 and others.

Days with data per year at Big Creek
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	214	59%	No
1894	246	67%	No
1895	184	50%	No
1896	269	73%	No
1897	149	41%	No
1898	176	48%	No
1899	61	17%	No
1900	106	29%	No
1904	355	97%	Yes
1905	365	100%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	363	99%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	357	98%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	365	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	340	93%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	323	88%	No
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	234	64%	No
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	354	97%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	302	83%	No
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	362	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	361	99%	Yes
1976	356	97%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	262	72%	No
1979	341	93%	Yes
1980	331	90%	Yes
1981	317	87%	No
1982	332	91%	Yes
1983	355	97%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Big Creek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily low min	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily high min (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1983	Big Creek, CA	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1983	Big Creek, CA	monthly high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1983	Big Creek, CA	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1983	Big Creek, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

70 complete years, 1904 to 1983

One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Big Creek, 1904 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.4 C (36.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at -0.4 C (31.3 F), and the warmest was 1926, at 4.3 C (39.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Big Creek as warming stripes, 1904 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1904	2.5 C	+0.09 C
1905	2.7 C	+0.36 C
1906	3.0 C	+0.60 C
1907	2.0 C	-0.41 C
1908	2.4 C	+0.05 C
1909	1.3 C	-1.06 C
1910	2.6 C	+0.19 C
1911	1.7 C	-0.64 C
1912	2.9 C	+0.52 C
1913	1.7 C	-0.71 C
1914	2.8 C	+0.47 C
1915	3.7 C	+1.33 C
1916	0.6 C	-1.79 C
1917	2.0 C	-0.33 C
1918	3.1 C	+0.71 C
1919	2.2 C	-0.17 C
1920	2.5 C	+0.15 C
1921	2.2 C	-0.18 C
1922	2.2 C	-0.21 C
1923	3.7 C	+1.34 C
1924	2.7 C	+0.37 C
1925	4.1 C	+1.76 C
1926	4.3 C	+1.93 C
1927	1.8 C	-0.53 C
1928	4.2 C	+1.84 C
1929	2.6 C	+0.27 C
1930	2.7 C	+0.32 C
1931	3.2 C	+0.80 C
1932	2.4 C	+0.03 C
1933	1.9 C	-0.45 C
1934	3.3 C	+0.92 C
1935	2.2 C	-0.21 C
1936	1.5 C	-0.90 C
1938	2.3 C	-0.07 C
1939	3.5 C	+1.10 C
1940	3.4 C	+0.99 C
1941	4.1 C	+1.71 C
1942	2.5 C	+0.12 C
1943	1.7 C	-0.64 C
1945	2.8 C	+0.46 C
1946	2.8 C	+0.42 C
1947	3.5 C	+1.11 C
1950	0.3 C	-2.08 C
1951	1.2 C	-1.21 C
1953	3.1 C	+0.70 C
1954	1.2 C	-1.13 C
1955	-0.4 C	-2.74 C
1956	1.4 C	-0.95 C
1957	1.9 C	-0.44 C
1958	4.1 C	+1.69 C
1959	1.8 C	-0.60 C
1960	2.3 C	-0.03 C
1961	2.9 C	+0.48 C
1963	3.4 C	+1.04 C
1964	1.3 C	-1.09 C
1965	2.0 C	-0.39 C
1967	3.1 C	+0.76 C
1968	2.0 C	-0.36 C
1969	2.1 C	-0.26 C
1970	1.7 C	-0.67 C
1971	1.8 C	-0.57 C
1972	1.0 C	-1.40 C
1973	1.2 C	-1.22 C
1974	2.4 C	+0.05 C
1975	1.2 C	-1.15 C
1976	2.4 C	-0.02 C
1977	2.2 C	-0.21 C
1979	2.5 C	+0.08 C
1980	2.3 C	-0.05 C
1983	2.7 C	+0.30 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1904 to 1983 is -0.08 C (-0.18 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.15 F (-0.32 to 0.02) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 70 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Big Creek
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.08 C (-0.18 to 0.01) per decade	-0.15 F (-0.32 to 0.02) per decade	1904 to 1983	70	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.12 C (-0.23 to -0.01) per decade	-0.22 F (-0.42 to -0.02) per decade	1904 to 1983	70	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.05 C (-0.14 to 0.05) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1904 to 1983	70	Not 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

1893 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Big Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1898	30.8 C (87.4 F)	88
Coldest night (TNn)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	1943	-36.9 C (-34.5 F)	88
Wettest day (Rx1day)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1956	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	1980	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1983	33 days	88

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Big Creek, 1893 to 1983. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.8 C (87.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Big Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1894	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1895	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1900	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1904	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1906	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1908	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1910	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1911	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1912	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1913	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1914	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1915	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1916	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1917	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1918	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1919	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1920	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1922	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1923	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1924	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1927	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1929	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1930	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1931	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1932	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1933	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1934	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1935	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1936	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1937	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1938	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1939	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1940	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1941	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1944	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1949	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1950	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1955	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1956	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1960	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1963	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1964	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1977	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1978	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983	32.0 C (89.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Big Creek, 1893 to 1983. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.9 C (-34.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Big Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1894	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1895	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1896	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1897	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1898	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1899	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1900	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1904	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1905	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1906	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1907	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1908	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1909	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1910	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1911	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1912	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1913	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1914	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1915	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1916	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1917	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1918	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1919	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1920	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1922	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1923	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1924	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1925	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1927	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1928	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1929	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1930	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1931	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1932	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1933	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1934	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1935	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1936	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1937	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1938	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1939	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1940	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1942	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1943	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1944	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1945	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1946	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1947	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1948	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1949	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1950	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1951	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1952	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1953	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1954	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1955	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1956	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1957	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1958	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1959	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1961	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1963	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1964	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1965	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1967	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1968	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1969	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1972	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1973	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1974	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1976	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1977	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1978	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1980	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1981	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1983	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Big Creek, 1893 to 1983. The record is 45.0 mm (1.8 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.0 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Big Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1894	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1895	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1896	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1897	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1898	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1899	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1900	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1904	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1905	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1906	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1907	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1908	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1911	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1912	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1913	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1914	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1919	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1920	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1921	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1922	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1926	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1929	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1930	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1931	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1932	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1934	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1935	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1937	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1938	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1939	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1940	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1942	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1947	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1953	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1954	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1956	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1958	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1959	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1961	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1964	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1971	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1972	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1974	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1975	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1977	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1978	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1979	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1981	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Big Creek, 1893 to 1983. The record is 81.7 mm (3.2 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.7 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Big Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1895	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1896	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1898	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1899	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1900	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1904	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1905	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1906	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1907	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1909	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1912	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1917	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1921	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1922	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1924	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1925	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1928	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1929	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1932	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1935	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1936	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1937	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1938	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1939	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1942	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1943	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1952	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1956	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1957	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1958	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1960	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1962	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1964	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1965	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1967	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1972	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1973	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1974	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1977	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1979	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1981	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1982	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Big Creek, 1893 to 1983. The record is 91 days in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Big Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	19 days
1894	33 days
1895	49 days
1896	35 days
1897	19 days
1898	27 days
1899	22 days
1900	20 days
1904	35 days
1905	30 days
1906	43 days
1907	33 days
1908	26 days
1909	35 days
1910	34 days
1911	28 days
1912	37 days
1913	27 days
1914	34 days
1915	36 days
1916	30 days
1917	35 days
1918	78 days
1919	33 days
1920	37 days
1921	32 days
1922	35 days
1923	30 days
1924	43 days
1925	30 days
1926	44 days
1927	31 days
1928	30 days
1929	31 days
1930	42 days
1931	20 days
1932	33 days
1933	25 days
1934	31 days
1935	37 days
1936	34 days
1937	27 days
1938	40 days
1939	28 days
1940	35 days
1941	23 days
1942	43 days
1943	46 days
1944	28 days
1945	36 days
1946	26 days
1947	27 days
1948	28 days
1949	40 days
1950	48 days
1951	38 days
1952	43 days
1953	27 days
1954	32 days
1955	30 days
1956	55 days
1957	36 days
1958	30 days
1959	22 days
1960	57 days
1961	31 days
1962	21 days
1963	28 days
1964	12 days
1965	45 days
1966	31 days
1967	41 days
1968	30 days
1969	21 days
1970	39 days
1971	30 days
1972	33 days
1973	16 days
1974	33 days
1975	25 days
1976	21 days
1977	25 days
1978	38 days
1979	38 days
1980	37 days
1981	28 days
1982	41 days
1983	91 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

70 years with a frost

Across 70 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Big Creek falls on 24 June and the median first autumn frost on 20 July, which leaves a median of 29 days between them.

In 1946 to 1983 the median growing season was 22 days. That is 25 days fewer than in 1904 to 1933.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Big Creek
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1904 to 1933)	Recent period (1946 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	24 June	23 June	26 June	3 days later	+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost	20 July	1 August	11 July	21 days earlier	-1.9 days per decade
Growing days	29 days	47 days	22 days	25 days fewer	-2.4 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

74 years, 1904 to 1982

A day with at least 22.2 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 47.6 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Big Creek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
5 years	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
10 years	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
25 years	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
50 years	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
100 years	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1904 to 1982.

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: 45.0 mm (1.8 in) in 1956; 44.7 mm (1.8 in) in 1965; 42.5 mm (1.7 in) in 1980.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Big Creek, at 1931. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1931 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Big Creek, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1931	-0.6	-1.1	likely	5

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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).