Burnaby Simon Fraser U Weather Records (CA001101158)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Burnaby Simon Fraser U (CA001101158), British Columbia, Canada, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Burnaby Simon Fraser U

Burnaby Simon Fraser U (CA001101158) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.28 latitude and -122.92 longitude, 366 m (1,201 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1965 to 2022, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Burnaby Simon Fraser U 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, 49.28 latitude, -122.92 longitude.
Elevation: 366 m (1,201 ft).
Period of record: 1965 to 2022, 58 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 Burnaby Simon Fraser U. 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 Burnaby Simon Fraser U, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.5 C (61.7 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.0 C (91.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.5 C (63.5 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Burnaby Simon Fraser U still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 104.

Standing records at Burnaby Simon Fraser U by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	91
1966	83
1967	68
1968	77
1969	104
1970	85
1971	100
1972	94
1973	91
1974	55
1975	88
1976	66
1977	62
1978	56
1979	53
1980	68
1981	91
1982	82
1983	50

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 171.5 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Burnaby Simon Fraser U. The most was 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 18 January 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Burnaby Simon Fraser U
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	18 January 1968
Feb	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 February 1974
Mar	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	15 March 1974
Apr	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 April 1972
May	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 May 1974
Jun	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 June 1968
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	11 July 1972
Aug	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 August 1976
Sep	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 September 1968
Oct	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 October 1975
Nov	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	20 November 1980
Dec	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	25 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Burnaby Simon Fraser U, 1965 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1980.

Days with data per year at Burnaby Simon Fraser U
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	333	91%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	318	87%	No
1980	329	90%	No
1981	356	98%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	352	96%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1966 to 1983

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Burnaby Simon Fraser U, 1966 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.2 C (48.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 8.4 C (47.2 F), and the warmest was 1967, at 10.0 C (50.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Burnaby Simon Fraser U as warming stripes, 1966 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	9.3 C	+0.10 C
1967	10.0 C	+0.82 C
1968	9.4 C	+0.23 C
1969	9.3 C	+0.15 C
1970	9.5 C	+0.28 C
1971	8.4 C	-0.74 C
1972	8.7 C	-0.44 C
1973	9.2 C	-0.03 C
1974	9.2 C	+0.04 C
1975	8.5 C	-0.66 C
1976	9.1 C	-0.08 C
1977	9.2 C	+0.00 C
1978	9.3 C	+0.09 C
1981	9.8 C	+0.60 C
1982	8.7 C	-0.53 C
1983	9.3 C	+0.14 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

1965 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Burnaby Simon Fraser U: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1968	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	1968	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	317.1 mm (12.5 in)	1968	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	1972	21 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Burnaby Simon Fraser U, 1965 to 1983. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Burnaby Simon Fraser U by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	33.0 C (91.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Burnaby Simon Fraser U, 1965 to 1983. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Burnaby Simon Fraser U by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1965	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1967	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1968	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1971	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1972	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1973	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1974	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1977	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1978	-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1979	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1980	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1981	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1982	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1983	-13.0 C (8.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Burnaby Simon Fraser U, 1965 to 1983. The record is 171.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.6 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Burnaby Simon Fraser U by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1965	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1966	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1968	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1969	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1972	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1973	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1977	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1980	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1982	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Burnaby Simon Fraser U, 1965 to 1983. The record is 317.1 mm (12.5 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 159.4 mm (6.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Burnaby Simon Fraser U by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1965	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1966	235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1967	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1968	317.1 mm (12.5 in)
1969	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1970	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1971	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1972	217.3 mm (8.6 in)
1973	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1974	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1975	192.1 mm (7.6 in)
1976	129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1977	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1978	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1979	273.5 mm (10.8 in)
1980	199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1981	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1982	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1983	159.4 mm (6.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Burnaby Simon Fraser U, 1965 to 1983. The record is 33 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Burnaby Simon Fraser U by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1965	21 days
1966	17 days
1967	30 days
1968	24 days
1969	24 days
1970	24 days
1971	21 days
1972	33 days
1973	17 days
1974	21 days
1975	27 days
1976	17 days
1977	24 days
1978	15 days
1979	32 days
1980	13 days
1981	20 days
1982	19 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.

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Data for Burnaby Simon Fraser U standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).