Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vancouver Int'l A (CA001108447), British Columbia, Canada, with 77 years of record.
Key Facts for Vancouver Int'l A
Vancouver Int'l A (CA001108447) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.20 latitude and -123.18 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 2013, 77 years of record.
1,464 records set at Vancouver Int'l A still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vancouver Int'l A set a daily record low minimum temperature of -13.2 C (8.2 F) on 23 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 49.20 latitude, -123.18 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 2013, 77 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 Vancouver Int'l 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 Vancouver Int'l A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
15.3 C (59.5 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
30.4 C (86.7 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
30.6 C (87.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
31.7 C (89.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.3 C (91.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.9 C (84.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
23.5 C (74.3 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.4 C (65.1 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
14.9 C (58.8 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Vancouver Int'l A still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 69.
Standing records at Vancouver Int'l A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1937
43
1938
26
1939
47
1940
42
1941
52
1942
33
1943
20
1944
27
1945
36
1946
21
1947
25
1948
29
1949
50
1950
69
1951
35
1952
31
1953
28
1954
33
1955
47
1956
28
1957
23
1958
56
1959
12
1960
24
1961
32
1962
32
1963
21
1964
29
1965
31
1966
19
1967
18
1968
31
1969
22
1970
18
1971
21
1972
54
1973
23
1974
18
1975
20
1976
26
1977
33
1978
20
1979
19
1980
36
1981
43
1982
27
1983
34
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Vancouver Int'l A between 18 January 1968 and 25 December 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Vancouver Int'l A set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1968-01-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1968-12-31
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 31.2 cm (12.3 in)
1972-12-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 89.4 mm (3.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 89.4 mm (3.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vancouver Int'l A. The most was 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 25 December 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vancouver Int'l A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
18 January 1968
Feb
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
13 February 1982
Mar
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
9 March 1974
Apr
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 April 1946
May
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
31 May 1977
Jun
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
14 June 1942
Jul
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
12 July 1972
Aug
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
20 August 1948
Sep
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
24 September 1959
Oct
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
29 October 1975
Nov
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2 November 1955
Dec
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 December 1972
Period of Record Coverage
1937 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Vancouver Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Vancouver Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.8 C (49.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 8.6 C (47.4 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.5 C (52.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Vancouver Int'l A as warming stripes, 1937 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1937
9.0 C
-0.77 C
1938
9.6 C
-0.17 C
1939
10.1 C
+0.28 C
1940
10.8 C
+1.04 C
1941
10.8 C
+0.99 C
1942
10.3 C
+0.49 C
1943
9.6 C
-0.20 C
1944
10.3 C
+0.49 C
1945
9.9 C
+0.07 C
1946
9.7 C
-0.09 C
1947
10.0 C
+0.21 C
1948
9.1 C
-0.68 C
1949
9.1 C
-0.67 C
1950
8.9 C
-0.85 C
1951
9.4 C
-0.44 C
1952
9.8 C
-0.03 C
1953
10.6 C
+0.81 C
1954
9.4 C
-0.40 C
1955
8.6 C
-1.22 C
1956
9.6 C
-0.20 C
1957
9.9 C
+0.12 C
1958
11.5 C
+1.69 C
1959
9.9 C
+0.15 C
1960
10.1 C
+0.28 C
1961
10.6 C
+0.79 C
1962
10.2 C
+0.39 C
1963
10.2 C
+0.36 C
1964
9.0 C
-0.78 C
1965
9.6 C
-0.24 C
1966
9.8 C
-0.03 C
1967
10.4 C
+0.62 C
1968
9.9 C
+0.06 C
1969
9.4 C
-0.37 C
1970
9.4 C
-0.40 C
1971
9.0 C
-0.75 C
1972
9.0 C
-0.76 C
1973
9.5 C
-0.26 C
1974
9.9 C
+0.07 C
1975
9.1 C
-0.70 C
1976
9.7 C
-0.13 C
1977
9.8 C
-0.03 C
1978
9.9 C
+0.12 C
1979
10.0 C
+0.21 C
1980
9.8 C
+0.02 C
1981
10.4 C
+0.62 C
1982
9.6 C
-0.22 C
1983
10.4 C
+0.56 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1937 to 1983 is -0.02 C (-0.15 to 0.10) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.05 F (-0.27 to 0.18) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Vancouver Int'l A
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.15 to 0.10) per decade
-0.05 F (-0.27 to 0.18) per decade
1937 to 1983
47
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.12 C (-0.25 to 0.01) per decade
-0.21 F (-0.44 to 0.02) per decade
1937 to 1983
47
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1937 to 1983
47
Not clearly different from zero
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
1937 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Vancouver Int'l A: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
28.7 C (83.7 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1950
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1979
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
47
Longest dry spell (CDD)
75 days
1951
26 days
47
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Vancouver Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 33.3 C (91.9 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 C (83.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Vancouver Int'l A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1937
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1938
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1939
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1940
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1941
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1942
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1943
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1944
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1945
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1946
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1947
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1949
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1950
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1951
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1953
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954
24.4 C (75.9 F)
1955
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1956
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957
25.6 C (78.1 F)
1958
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1959
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1963
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1964
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1965
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1969
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1972
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1973
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1974
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1975
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1976
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1978
30.1 C (86.2 F)
1979
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1980
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1981
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1982
27.9 C (82.2 F)
1983
30.4 C (86.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Vancouver Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Vancouver Int'l A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1937
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1938
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1939
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1940
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1943
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1944
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1945
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1947
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1949
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1952
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1953
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1957
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1958
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1959
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1961
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1962
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1966
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1967
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1968
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
1978
-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1979
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
1980
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981
-7.6 C (18.3 F)
1982
-11.9 C (10.6 F)
1983
-13.2 C (8.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Vancouver Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 89.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vancouver Int'l A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1959
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1962
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1968
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1969
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1971
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1974
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1977
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1978
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1979
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1980
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1981
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Vancouver Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 159.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.2 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vancouver Int'l A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1938
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1939
123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1940
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1941
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1944
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1945
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1946
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1948
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1949
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1952
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1954
129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1955
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1956
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1957
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1959
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1960
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1961
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1962
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1963
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1964
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1965
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1966
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1967
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1968
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1969
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1971
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1973
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1976
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1977
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1978
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1979
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1980
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1981
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1982
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1983
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Vancouver Int'l A, 1937 to 1983. The record is 75 days in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vancouver Int'l A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937
47 days
1938
34 days
1939
39 days
1940
33 days
1941
23 days
1942
33 days
1943
24 days
1944
35 days
1945
26 days
1946
25 days
1947
22 days
1948
14 days
1949
20 days
1950
30 days
1951
75 days
1952
28 days
1953
20 days
1954
35 days
1955
24 days
1956
27 days
1957
19 days
1958
26 days
1959
28 days
1960
42 days
1961
39 days
1962
17 days
1963
29 days
1964
16 days
1965
37 days
1966
17 days
1967
20 days
1968
24 days
1969
24 days
1970
26 days
1971
33 days
1972
34 days
1973
18 days
1974
26 days
1975
33 days
1976
17 days
1977
37 days
1978
26 days
1979
33 days
1980
28 days
1981
31 days
1982
20 days
1983
17 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
47 years with a frost
Across 47 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Vancouver Int'l A falls on 28 March and the median first autumn frost on 3 November, which leaves a median of 223 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Vancouver Int'l A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 March
n/a
28 March
n/a
-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 November
n/a
3 November
n/a
+2.5 days per decade
Growing days
223 days
n/a
225 days
n/a
+3.4 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
46 years, 1938 to 1983
A day with at least 43.9 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 92.3 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Vancouver Int'l 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
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
5 years
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
25 years
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
50 years
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1938 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: 89.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1972; 87.5 mm (3.4 in) in 1979; 68.3 mm (2.7 in) in 1968.
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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.