Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort St James (CA001092970), British Columbia, Canada, with 125 years of record.
Key Facts for Fort St James
Fort St James (CA001092970) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 54.45 latitude and -124.28 longitude, 691 m (2,267 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2019, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fort St James still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fort St James set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.0 C (48.2 F) on 13 September 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 54.45 latitude, -124.28 longitude.
Elevation: 691 m (2,267 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2019, 125 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort St James. 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 St James, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.0 C (53.6 F)
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.0 C (51.8 F)
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fort St James still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 50.
Standing records at Fort St James by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
27
1896
50
1897
14
1898
27
1899
41
1900
40
1901
38
1902
32
1903
20
1904
29
1905
13
1906
19
1907
30
1908
16
1909
23
1910
8
1911
11
1912
9
1913
15
1914
12
1915
22
1916
15
1917
24
1918
20
1919
25
1920
12
1921
9
1922
7
1923
16
1924
20
1925
13
1926
21
1927
19
1928
18
1929
20
1930
11
1931
3
1932
13
1933
35
1934
17
1935
24
1936
38
1937
12
1938
16
1939
18
1940
15
1941
30
1942
8
1943
10
1944
6
1945
11
1946
7
1947
8
1948
6
1949
4
1950
19
1951
22
1952
11
1953
11
1954
27
1955
19
1956
9
1957
13
1958
17
1959
6
1960
8
1961
17
1962
11
1963
12
1964
9
1965
14
1966
12
1967
10
1968
17
1969
13
1970
8
1971
10
1972
13
1973
9
1974
8
1975
6
1976
10
1977
12
1978
7
1979
16
1980
15
1981
27
1982
9
1983
10
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Fort St James between 1 January 1928 and 18 July 1941. Each dot is a new record.
When Fort St James set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1928-01-01
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1928-06-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)
1936-06-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 17.8 C (64.0 F)
1939-08-03
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 18.9 C (66.0 F)
1941-07-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 21.1 C (70.0 F)
1941-07-17
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941-07-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 55.9 mm (2.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort St James. The most was 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 25 February 1896.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort St James
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
23 January 1899
Feb
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
25 February 1896
Mar
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
3 March 1933
Apr
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
10 April 1936
May
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
18 May 1953
Jun
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
11 June 1972
Jul
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 July 1955
Aug
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
13 August 1937
Sep
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
24 September 1964
Oct
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
18 October 1917
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
12 November 1939
Dec
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
5 December 1905
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
89 years of record at Fort St James, 1895 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 85 complete years at Fort St James, 1895 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.9 C (35.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1900, at -1.0 C (30.1 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 4.4 C (39.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fort St James as warming stripes, 1895 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1895
0.4 C
-1.50 C
1896
-0.9 C
-2.81 C
1897
1.1 C
-0.84 C
1898
2.9 C
+0.97 C
1899
0.7 C
-1.22 C
1900
-1.0 C
-2.97 C
1901
0.4 C
-1.50 C
1902
0.6 C
-1.30 C
1903
1.5 C
-0.41 C
1904
1.6 C
-0.36 C
1905
1.9 C
-0.03 C
1906
1.5 C
-0.39 C
1907
0.4 C
-1.52 C
1908
0.4 C
-1.56 C
1909
-0.2 C
-2.10 C
1911
0.6 C
-1.38 C
1912
1.7 C
-0.23 C
1913
1.4 C
-0.50 C
1914
2.0 C
+0.04 C
1915
4.3 C
+2.37 C
1916
0.7 C
-1.20 C
1917
0.2 C
-1.70 C
1918
1.3 C
-0.65 C
1919
0.3 C
-1.64 C
1920
0.6 C
-1.34 C
1921
0.9 C
-1.08 C
1922
0.9 C
-1.06 C
1923
3.2 C
+1.28 C
1924
2.3 C
+0.41 C
1925
2.6 C
+0.71 C
1926
3.2 C
+1.31 C
1927
1.3 C
-0.62 C
1928
3.3 C
+1.38 C
1929
2.6 C
+0.68 C
1930
2.4 C
+0.49 C
1931
3.1 C
+1.16 C
1932
2.6 C
+0.71 C
1933
1.8 C
-0.16 C
1934
3.4 C
+1.46 C
1935
1.7 C
-0.20 C
1936
1.3 C
-0.67 C
1937
1.3 C
-0.64 C
1938
3.1 C
+1.14 C
1940
3.4 C
+1.44 C
1941
3.8 C
+1.85 C
1942
2.7 C
+0.78 C
1943
1.8 C
-0.18 C
1944
2.5 C
+0.53 C
1945
1.6 C
-0.30 C
1946
3.0 C
+1.11 C
1947
3.0 C
+1.03 C
1948
1.9 C
-0.05 C
1949
1.9 C
-0.08 C
1950
0.8 C
-1.17 C
1951
1.0 C
-0.95 C
1954
1.8 C
-0.10 C
1955
0.4 C
-1.56 C
1956
1.4 C
-0.49 C
1957
1.6 C
-0.36 C
1958
3.7 C
+1.76 C
1959
1.9 C
-0.02 C
1960
2.4 C
+0.49 C
1961
3.2 C
+1.24 C
1962
2.5 C
+0.59 C
1963
3.1 C
+1.13 C
1964
1.9 C
-0.04 C
1965
2.5 C
+0.53 C
1966
2.3 C
+0.34 C
1967
3.1 C
+1.15 C
1968
2.1 C
+0.12 C
1969
2.5 C
+0.61 C
1970
2.5 C
+0.53 C
1971
1.9 C
-0.01 C
1972
1.4 C
-0.49 C
1973
1.9 C
-0.03 C
1974
2.6 C
+0.71 C
1975
1.6 C
-0.35 C
1976
3.1 C
+1.19 C
1977
2.8 C
+0.90 C
1978
2.8 C
+0.83 C
1979
2.0 C
+0.11 C
1980
3.0 C
+1.05 C
1981
4.4 C
+2.45 C
1982
1.6 C
-0.36 C
1983
3.1 C
+1.19 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1895 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 85 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fort St James
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1895 to 1983
85
Rise
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.13 to 0.06) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
1895 to 1983
85
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.5) per decade
0.8 F (0.7 to 1.0) per decade
1895 to 1983
85
Rise
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
1895 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Fort St James: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
31.1 C (88.0 F)
89
Coldest night (TNn)
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1907
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
89
Wettest day (Rx1day)
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
89
Longest dry spell (CDD)
53 days
1925
23 days
89
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fort St James, 1895 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fort St James by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1898
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1899
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1901
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1902
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1909
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1910
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1911
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1912
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1913
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1914
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1915
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1917
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1918
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1919
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1922
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1923
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1924
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1925
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1926
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1927
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1930
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1932
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1933
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1934
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1935
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1936
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1937
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1943
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1944
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1945
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1946
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1947
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1954
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1955
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1956
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1957
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1964
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1976
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1977
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1979
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1981
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fort St James, 1895 to 1983. The record is -49.4 C (-56.9 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.4 C (-38.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fort St James by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1896
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1897
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1898
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1899
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1900
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1901
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1902
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1903
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1904
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1905
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1906
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1907
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1908
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1909
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1910
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1911
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1912
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1913
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1914
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1915
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1916
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1917
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1918
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1919
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1920
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1921
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1922
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1923
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1924
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1925
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1926
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1927
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1928
-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1929
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1930
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1931
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1932
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1933
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1934
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1935
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1936
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1937
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1938
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1939
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1940
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1941
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1942
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1943
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1944
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1945
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1946
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1947
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1948
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1950
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1951
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1953
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1955
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1956
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1957
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1958
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1959
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1960
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1961
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1962
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1965
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1967
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1968
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1969
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1970
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1971
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1972
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1973
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1974
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1975
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1976
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1977
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1978
-41.5 C (-42.7 F)
1979
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1980
-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1981
-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1982
-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1983
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fort St James, 1895 to 1983. The record is 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.9 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort St James by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1896
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1897
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1898
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1899
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1900
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1902
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1904
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1905
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1906
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1907
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1908
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1909
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1910
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1912
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1913
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1914
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1915
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1916
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1917
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1919
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1921
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1922
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1923
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1924
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1925
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1926
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1928
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1930
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1931
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1932
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1934
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1941
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1942
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1944
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1945
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1947
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1952
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1954
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1959
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1964
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1969
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1970
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1971
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1972
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1973
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1974
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1975
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1977
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978
17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1979
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1981
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1982
25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1983
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fort St James, 1895 to 1983. The record is 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.8 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort St James by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1896
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1898
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1899
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1900
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1901
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1902
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1903
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1904
44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1905
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1906
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1909
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1910
52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1911
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1912
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1913
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1914
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1917
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1918
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1919
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1920
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1921
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1922
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1924
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1927
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1928
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1929
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1931
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1934
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1935
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1937
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1942
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1946
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1947
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1949
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1952
50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1953
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1957
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1960
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1962
44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1963
37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1964
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1966
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1967
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1968
35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1969
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1971
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1975
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1976
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1977
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1978
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1979
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1980
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1982
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1983
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fort St James, 1895 to 1983. The record is 53 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort St James by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
23 days
1896
25 days
1897
19 days
1898
30 days
1899
45 days
1900
29 days
1901
42 days
1902
21 days
1903
27 days
1904
36 days
1905
20 days
1906
25 days
1907
30 days
1908
18 days
1909
23 days
1910
19 days
1911
21 days
1912
23 days
1913
15 days
1914
20 days
1915
23 days
1916
26 days
1917
20 days
1918
22 days
1919
19 days
1920
27 days
1921
21 days
1922
21 days
1923
25 days
1924
31 days
1925
53 days
1926
24 days
1927
36 days
1928
26 days
1929
23 days
1930
31 days
1931
28 days
1932
31 days
1933
20 days
1934
25 days
1935
23 days
1936
20 days
1937
17 days
1938
29 days
1939
27 days
1940
44 days
1941
30 days
1942
39 days
1943
38 days
1944
23 days
1945
27 days
1946
29 days
1947
20 days
1948
18 days
1949
22 days
1950
22 days
1951
24 days
1952
23 days
1953
21 days
1954
18 days
1955
18 days
1956
22 days
1957
21 days
1958
26 days
1959
31 days
1960
25 days
1961
25 days
1962
23 days
1963
18 days
1964
13 days
1965
32 days
1966
15 days
1967
18 days
1968
16 days
1969
23 days
1970
28 days
1971
20 days
1972
27 days
1973
14 days
1974
19 days
1975
18 days
1976
15 days
1977
22 days
1978
24 days
1979
32 days
1980
20 days
1981
26 days
1982
24 days
1983
37 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
85 years with a frost
Across 85 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fort St James falls on 20 June and the median first autumn frost on 1 August, which leaves a median of 50 days between them.
In 1954 to 1983 the median growing season was 92 days. That is 77 days more than in 1895 to 1925.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +11.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fort St James
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1895 to 1925)
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 June
25 June
7 June
18 days earlier
-3.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 August
7 July
2 September
57 days later
+7.8 days per decade
Growing days
50 days
15 days
92 days
77 days more
+11.0 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
87 years, 1895 to 1983
A day with at least 22.0 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fort St James: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
5 years
29.1 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
25 years
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
50 years
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
100 years
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Longer than the 87 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, 87 years of values from 1895 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: 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1896; 55.4 mm (2.2 in) in 1955; 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1939.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.