Quesnel Weather Records (CA001096600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Quesnel (CA001096600), British Columbia, Canada, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Quesnel

Quesnel (CA001096600) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 52.98 latitude and -122.48 longitude, 488 m (1,601 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1970, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Quesnel still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Quesnel tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 4.4 C (39.9 F) on 9 April 1970.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 52.98 latitude, -122.48 longitude.
Elevation: 488 m (1,601 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1970, 79 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 Quesnel. 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 Quesnel, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Quesnel still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 43.

Standing records at Quesnel by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1892	2
1893	15
1894	14
1895	21
1896	43
1897	16
1898	6
1899	25
1900	31
1901	19
1902	18
1903	9
1904	19
1905	25
1906	27
1907	23
1908	17
1909	31
1910	23
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	11
1915	18
1916	15
1917	21
1918	14
1919	32
1920	23
1921	17
1922	28
1923	22
1924	25
1925	22
1926	28
1927	21
1928	15
1929	10
1930	22
1931	11
1932	14
1933	22
1934	25
1935	28
1936	41
1937	9
1938	16
1939	22
1940	20
1941	24
1942	13
1943	10
1944	13
1945	12
1946	5
1947	11
1948	8
1949	15
1950	31
1951	28
1952	10
1953	3
1954	27
1955	25
1956	13
1957	13
1958	14
1959	19
1960	20
1961	17
1962	10
1963	16
1964	13
1965	14
1966	18
1967	8
1968	31
1969	24
1970	1

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Quesnel between 21 August 1923 and 26 June 1955. Each dot is a new record.

When Quesnel set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1923-08-21	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 21.7 C (71.1 F)
1927-12-31	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1928-01-01	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1941-07-17	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955-06-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 72.1 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 72.1 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Quesnel. The most was 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 26 June 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Quesnel
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 January 1899
Feb	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 February 1914
Mar	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 March 1900
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 April 1895
May	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 May 1960
Jun	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 June 1955
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 July 1940
Aug	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 August 1948
Sep	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 September 1895
Oct	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 October 1917
Nov	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 November 1893
Dec	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 December 1917

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 1970

79 years of record at Quesnel, 1892 to 1970. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1902 and others.

Days with data per year at Quesnel
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1892	27	7%	No
1893	287	79%	No
1894	209	57%	No
1895	266	73%	No
1896	205	56%	No
1897	279	76%	No
1898	182	50%	No
1899	362	99%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	334	92%	Yes
1902	327	90%	No
1903	263	72%	No
1904	366	100%	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	365	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	364	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	366	100%	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	366	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	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	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	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	120	33%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Quesnel
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1970	Quesnel, CA	daily high min (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	55 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1970	Quesnel, CA	daily high min (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1970	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1970	Quesnel, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1970	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1970	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily high min (Tie)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily high min (Tie)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	tie	6 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily high min (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	54 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily low max (Tie)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1969	Quesnel, CA	daily high min (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	50 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

67 complete years, 1899 to 1969

One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Quesnel, 1899 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.9 C (40.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1909, at 2.3 C (36.2 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 7.2 C (44.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Quesnel as warming stripes, 1899 to 1969
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1899	4.8 C	-0.09 C
1900	6.1 C	+1.13 C
1904	5.0 C	+0.08 C
1905	5.9 C	+0.97 C
1906	5.8 C	+0.89 C
1907	4.0 C	-0.95 C
1908	4.3 C	-0.64 C
1909	2.3 C	-2.60 C
1910	4.2 C	-0.69 C
1911	3.0 C	-1.95 C
1912	4.6 C	-0.33 C
1913	4.1 C	-0.81 C
1914	5.4 C	+0.51 C
1915	6.6 C	+1.71 C
1916	3.1 C	-1.84 C
1917	3.9 C	-1.00 C
1918	5.7 C	+0.75 C
1919	3.9 C	-1.03 C
1920	4.6 C	-0.38 C
1921	4.8 C	-0.18 C
1922	4.3 C	-0.61 C
1923	5.7 C	+0.74 C
1924	5.1 C	+0.12 C
1925	5.6 C	+0.66 C
1926	6.5 C	+1.53 C
1927	3.7 C	-1.19 C
1928	5.6 C	+0.64 C
1929	4.1 C	-0.80 C
1930	4.6 C	-0.32 C
1931	5.4 C	+0.44 C
1932	4.4 C	-0.56 C
1933	3.7 C	-1.26 C
1934	5.9 C	+1.01 C
1935	4.3 C	-0.67 C
1936	4.1 C	-0.81 C
1937	4.3 C	-0.64 C
1938	5.8 C	+0.88 C
1939	6.1 C	+1.18 C
1940	6.4 C	+1.47 C
1941	7.2 C	+2.24 C
1942	6.1 C	+1.14 C
1943	4.6 C	-0.38 C
1944	5.7 C	+0.75 C
1945	5.1 C	+0.15 C
1946	5.3 C	+0.37 C
1947	5.7 C	+0.72 C
1948	4.5 C	-0.45 C
1949	4.2 C	-0.76 C
1950	3.2 C	-1.69 C
1951	3.6 C	-1.36 C
1952	5.1 C	+0.19 C
1953	5.7 C	+0.81 C
1954	4.4 C	-0.56 C
1955	2.4 C	-2.54 C
1956	3.6 C	-1.30 C
1957	3.9 C	-1.07 C
1958	6.5 C	+1.58 C
1960	5.6 C	+0.65 C
1961	6.0 C	+1.09 C
1962	5.6 C	+0.71 C
1963	6.4 C	+1.44 C
1964	4.9 C	-0.08 C
1965	5.2 C	+0.30 C
1966	5.2 C	+0.24 C
1967	6.2 C	+1.25 C
1968	5.3 C	+0.33 C
1969	5.5 C	+0.54 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1899 to 1969 is 0.09 C (-0.04 to 0.22) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Quesnel
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.09 C (-0.04 to 0.22) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1899 to 1969	67	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.12 C (-0.26 to 0.02) per decade	-0.22 F (-0.47 to 0.04) per decade	1899 to 1969	67	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.8) per decade	1899 to 1969	67	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

1892 to 1970

Yearly extremes at Quesnel: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1941	33.9 C (93.0 F)	79
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	1927	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	79
Wettest day (Rx1day)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	1955	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	1955	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	53 days	1911	24 days	79

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Quesnel, 1892 to 1970. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Quesnel by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1892	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1893	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1894	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1895	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1897	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1899	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1901	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1902	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1903	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1907	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1910	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1911	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1915	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1918	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1922	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1923	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1924	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1925	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1930	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1931	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1932	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1935	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1937	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1938	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1944	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1947	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1948	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1950	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1953	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1954	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970	17.2 C (63.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Quesnel, 1892 to 1970. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Quesnel by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1892	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1893	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1894	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1895	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1896	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1897	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1898	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1901	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1902	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1903	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1904	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1905	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1906	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1907	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1908	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1909	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1910	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1911	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1912	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1913	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1914	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1915	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1916	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1917	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1918	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1920	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1921	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1922	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1923	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1924	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1925	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1927	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1928	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1929	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1930	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1931	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1932	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1933	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1934	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1935	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1936	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1937	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1938	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1939	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1940	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1941	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1942	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1943	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1944	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1945	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1947	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1948	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1949	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1950	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1951	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1952	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1953	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1954	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1955	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1956	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1957	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1958	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1959	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1960	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1962	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1967	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1968	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1969	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1970	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Quesnel, 1892 to 1970. The record is 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Quesnel by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1893	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1895	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1896	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1897	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1898	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1901	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1902	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1903	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1905	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1906	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1907	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1909	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1910	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1912	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1913	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1914	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1916	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1920	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1921	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1922	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1923	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1924	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1929	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1930	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1931	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1933	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1934	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1935	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1939	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1942	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1944	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1951	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1952	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1954	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1958	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1960	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1965	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	14.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Quesnel, 1892 to 1970. The record is 108.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Quesnel by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1893	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1894	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1895	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1896	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1897	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1898	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1899	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1900	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1901	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1902	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1905	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1906	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1907	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1908	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1909	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1910	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1913	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1914	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1915	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1917	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1918	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1921	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1922	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1923	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1925	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1926	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1927	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1930	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1932	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1933	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1935	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1936	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1943	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1947	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1948	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1949	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1950	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1954	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1956	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1961	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1962	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1965	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	21.1 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Quesnel, 1892 to 1970. The record is 53 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Quesnel by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892	6 days
1893	21 days
1894	32 days
1895	40 days
1896	27 days
1897	40 days
1898	31 days
1899	29 days
1900	22 days
1901	31 days
1902	29 days
1903	21 days
1904	37 days
1905	19 days
1906	41 days
1907	30 days
1908	29 days
1909	20 days
1910	19 days
1911	53 days
1912	24 days
1913	20 days
1914	27 days
1915	33 days
1916	47 days
1917	22 days
1918	31 days
1919	23 days
1920	21 days
1921	25 days
1922	29 days
1923	46 days
1924	25 days
1925	39 days
1926	24 days
1927	25 days
1928	35 days
1929	15 days
1930	21 days
1931	20 days
1932	15 days
1933	22 days
1934	20 days
1935	26 days
1936	10 days
1937	26 days
1938	36 days
1939	15 days
1940	27 days
1941	19 days
1942	31 days
1943	20 days
1944	20 days
1945	19 days
1946	37 days
1947	14 days
1948	27 days
1949	24 days
1950	19 days
1951	29 days
1952	25 days
1953	27 days
1954	11 days
1955	16 days
1956	20 days
1957	20 days
1958	37 days
1959	17 days
1960	19 days
1961	25 days
1962	23 days
1963	16 days
1964	16 days
1965	19 days
1966	21 days
1967	16 days
1968	14 days
1969	27 days
1970	36 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

67 years with a frost

Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Quesnel falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 September, which leaves a median of 106 days between them.

In 1939 to 1969 the median growing season was 121 days. That is 18 days more than in 1899 to 1931.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Quesnel
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1899 to 1931)	Recent period (1939 to 1969)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	30 May	6 June	25 May	12 days earlier	-2.3 days per decade
First autumn frost	15 September	10 September	22 September	12 days later	+2.7 days per decade
Growing days	106 days	103 days	121 days	18 days more	+4.9 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

67 years, 1900 to 1969

A day with at least 24.2 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Quesnel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
10 years	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
25 years	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
50 years	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
100 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1900 to 1969.

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: 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1955; 39.1 mm (1.5 in) in 1948; 37.1 mm (1.5 in) in 1960.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Quesnel, at 1958. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1958 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Quesnel, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1958	+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).