Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Prince George A (CA001096450), British Columbia, Canada, with 68 years of record.
Key Facts for Prince George A
Prince George A (CA001096450) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 53.88 latitude and -122.68 longitude, 691 m (2,267 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 2009, 68 years of record.
1,464 records set at Prince George A still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Prince George A set a daily record low minimum temperature of -29.7 C (-21.5 F) on 21 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 53.88 latitude, -122.68 longitude.
Elevation: 691 m (2,267 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 2009, 68 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 Prince George 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 Prince George A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.7 C (85.5 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.0 C (96.8 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.4 C (92.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
30.3 C (86.5 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
17.4 C (63.3 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Prince George A still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Prince George A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1942
22
1943
48
1944
24
1945
46
1946
34
1947
45
1948
25
1949
39
1950
65
1951
64
1952
40
1953
23
1954
59
1955
53
1956
43
1957
44
1958
47
1959
33
1960
23
1961
38
1962
27
1963
38
1964
28
1965
41
1966
24
1967
24
1968
38
1969
31
1970
26
1971
34
1972
34
1973
25
1974
12
1975
23
1976
21
1977
30
1978
29
1979
40
1980
34
1981
43
1982
24
1983
23
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Prince George A between 31 December 1978 and 29 May 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Prince George A set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1978-12-31
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1983-05-29
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.0 C (96.8 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 50.0 mm (2.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prince George A. The most was 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 4 August 1948.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Prince George A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
22 January 1958
Feb
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
12 February 1954
Mar
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
21 March 1955
Apr
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
10 April 1966
May
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
23 May 1964
Jun
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
6 June 1960
Jul
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
13 July 1983
Aug
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
4 August 1948
Sep
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
24 September 1964
Oct
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
3 October 1962
Nov
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1 November 1972
Dec
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
14 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1942 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Prince George A, 1942 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Prince George A, 1943 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.3 C (38.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 0.8 C (33.5 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 5.4 C (41.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Prince George A as warming stripes, 1943 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1943
3.8 C
+0.46 C
1944
4.5 C
+1.18 C
1945
3.5 C
+0.16 C
1946
3.7 C
+0.43 C
1947
4.1 C
+0.75 C
1948
2.7 C
-0.60 C
1949
2.2 C
-1.12 C
1950
1.1 C
-2.23 C
1951
1.5 C
-1.79 C
1952
3.5 C
+0.22 C
1953
4.2 C
+0.91 C
1954
2.9 C
-0.38 C
1955
0.8 C
-2.50 C
1956
2.2 C
-1.13 C
1957
2.6 C
-0.68 C
1958
5.0 C
+1.70 C
1959
3.2 C
-0.08 C
1960
3.7 C
+0.39 C
1961
4.0 C
+0.72 C
1962
3.9 C
+0.54 C
1963
4.4 C
+1.07 C
1964
3.0 C
-0.30 C
1965
3.3 C
+0.02 C
1966
3.1 C
-0.21 C
1967
4.1 C
+0.80 C
1968
3.2 C
-0.14 C
1969
3.6 C
+0.24 C
1970
2.9 C
-0.37 C
1971
3.0 C
-0.30 C
1972
2.2 C
-1.15 C
1973
3.1 C
-0.23 C
1974
3.7 C
+0.43 C
1975
2.7 C
-0.62 C
1976
4.1 C
+0.81 C
1977
3.9 C
+0.62 C
1978
3.4 C
+0.13 C
1979
3.0 C
-0.28 C
1980
3.9 C
+0.62 C
1981
5.4 C
+2.08 C
1982
2.5 C
-0.82 C
1983
4.1 C
+0.83 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1943 to 1983 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Prince George A
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1943 to 1983
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.00 C (-0.24 to 0.25) per decade
0.00 F (-0.44 to 0.44) per decade
1943 to 1983
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.29 C (0.00 to 0.57) per decade
0.51 F (0.00 to 1.03) per decade
1943 to 1983
41
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
1942 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Prince George A: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1983
31.1 C (88.0 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1950
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1948
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
38 days
1958
19 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Prince George A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Prince George A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1944
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1945
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1947
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1948
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1949
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1950
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1951
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1955
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977
30.9 C (87.6 F)
1978
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1979
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1980
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1981
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1982
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983
36.0 C (96.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Prince George A, 1942 to 1983. The record is -50.0 C (-58.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.4 C (-38.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Prince George A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1942
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1943
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1944
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1945
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1946
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1947
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1948
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1949
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1950
-50.0 C (-58.0 F)
1951
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1952
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1953
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1954
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1955
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1956
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1957
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1958
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1960
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1961
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1963
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1964
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1965
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1967
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1969
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1970
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1971
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1972
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1973
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1975
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1976
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1977
-36.6 C (-33.9 F)
1978
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1979
-41.2 C (-42.2 F)
1980
-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1981
-32.9 C (-27.2 F)
1982
-37.7 C (-35.9 F)
1983
-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Prince George A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 50.0 mm (2.0 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 mm (1.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prince George A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1943
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1945
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1947
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1948
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1949
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1950
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1951
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1953
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1954
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1955
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1962
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1966
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1969
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1970
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1976
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1978
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1979
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1980
24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1981
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1982
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1983
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Prince George A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prince George A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1944
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1949
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1950
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1951
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1955
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1956
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1957
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1961
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1962
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1963
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1966
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1968
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1969
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1970
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1971
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1973
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1975
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1978
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1982
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1983
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Prince George A, 1942 to 1983. The record is 38 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prince George A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942
13 days
1943
17 days
1944
20 days
1945
19 days
1946
28 days
1947
21 days
1948
17 days
1949
21 days
1950
16 days
1951
13 days
1952
28 days
1953
16 days
1954
10 days
1955
13 days
1956
18 days
1957
20 days
1958
38 days
1959
11 days
1960
18 days
1961
32 days
1962
26 days
1963
16 days
1964
14 days
1965
20 days
1966
20 days
1967
26 days
1968
20 days
1969
29 days
1970
19 days
1971
16 days
1972
23 days
1973
12 days
1974
20 days
1975
14 days
1976
14 days
1977
17 days
1978
17 days
1979
19 days
1980
21 days
1981
25 days
1982
22 days
1983
15 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
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Prince George A falls on 4 June and the median first autumn frost on 26 August, which leaves a median of 84 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +8.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Prince George A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 June
n/a
1 June
n/a
-5.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 August
n/a
31 August
n/a
+3.7 days per decade
Growing days
84 days
n/a
90 days
n/a
+8.8 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
41 years, 1943 to 1983
A day with at least 25.1 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 51.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Prince George A: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
5 years
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
10 years
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
25 years
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
50 years
46.1 mm (1.8 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1943 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: 50.0 mm (2.0 in) in 1948; 44.7 mm (1.8 in) in 1964; 38.9 mm (1.5 in) in 1960.
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.