Ootsa L Skins L Spillway Weather Records (CA001085835)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ootsa L Skins L Spillway (CA001085835), British Columbia, Canada, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Ootsa L Skins L Spillway

Ootsa L Skins L Spillway (CA001085835) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 53.77 latitude and -126.00 longitude, 861 m (2,825 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2017, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway 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, 53.77 latitude, -126.00 longitude.
Elevation: 861 m (2,825 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2017, 62 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 Ootsa L Skins L Spillway. 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 Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1956	7
1957	75
1958	58
1959	73
1960	43
1961	61
1962	71
1963	64
1964	45
1965	69
1966	39
1967	51
1968	56
1969	84
1970	39
1971	66
1972	46
1973	47
1974	36
1975	60
1976	42
1977	52
1978	27
1979	68
1980	52
1981	39
1982	48
1983	46

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 53.6 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway. The most was 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 7 December 1957.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 January 1968
Feb	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 February 1958
Mar	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 March 1982
Apr	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 April 1957
May	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 May 1968
Jun	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 June 1978
Jul	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 July 1962
Aug	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 August 1978
Sep	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 September 1961
Oct	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 October 1957
Nov	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 November 1976
Dec	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 December 1957

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1983

28 years of record at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, 1956 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956.

Days with data per year at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	31	8%	No
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	363	99%	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	362	99%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1957 to 1983

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, 1957 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.9 C (37.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 1.7 C (35.1 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 4.3 C (39.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway as warming stripes, 1957 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	1.9 C	-1.02 C
1959	2.7 C	-0.26 C
1960	3.4 C	+0.44 C
1961	3.9 C	+0.94 C
1962	3.3 C	+0.31 C
1963	4.3 C	+1.32 C
1964	2.5 C	-0.50 C
1965	3.2 C	+0.29 C
1966	2.5 C	-0.43 C
1967	3.7 C	+0.73 C
1968	2.3 C	-0.62 C
1969	3.0 C	+0.04 C
1970	2.5 C	-0.45 C
1971	2.4 C	-0.60 C
1972	2.2 C	-0.73 C
1973	2.2 C	-0.80 C
1974	3.4 C	+0.46 C
1975	2.3 C	-0.70 C
1976	3.5 C	+0.55 C
1977	3.7 C	+0.71 C
1978	3.3 C	+0.34 C
1979	2.8 C	-0.20 C
1980	3.1 C	+0.18 C
1981	4.2 C	+1.28 C
1982	1.7 C	-1.25 C
1983	2.9 C	-0.08 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

1956 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1983	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	1972	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	1957	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	1957	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	1973	29 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, 1956 to 1983. The record is 34.0 C (93.2 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1957	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1958	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1960	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1964	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1965	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1977	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1978	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1980	25.5 C (77.9 F)
1981	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983	34.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, 1956 to 1983. The record is -42.2 C (-44.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.6 C (-28.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1958	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1960	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1968	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1969	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1970	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1971	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1973	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1974	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1975	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1976	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1977	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1978	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1979	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1980	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1981	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1982	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1983	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, 1956 to 1983. The record is 53.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.0 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1957	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1967	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1970	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1972	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1974	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1975	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1978	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1979	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1982	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	20.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, 1956 to 1983. The record is 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.1 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1957	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1958	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1961	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1962	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1963	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1964	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1965	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1966	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1970	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1973	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1975	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1976	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1977	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1978	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1980	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway, 1956 to 1983. The record is 42 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	5 days
1957	22 days
1958	37 days
1959	25 days
1960	22 days
1961	39 days
1962	41 days
1963	25 days
1964	18 days
1965	27 days
1966	30 days
1967	28 days
1968	29 days
1969	38 days
1970	39 days
1971	32 days
1972	33 days
1973	42 days
1974	27 days
1975	15 days
1976	21 days
1977	23 days
1978	30 days
1979	36 days
1980	16 days
1981	27 days
1982	29 days
1983	42 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

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway falls on 5 June and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 105 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +21.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ootsa L Skins L Spillway
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1957 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	5 June	n/a	5 June	n/a	-5.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	18 September	n/a	18 September	n/a	+15.6 days per decade
Growing days	105 days	n/a	105 days	n/a	+21.1 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.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).