Vancouver Ubc Weather Records (CA001108487)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vancouver Ubc (CA001108487), British Columbia, Canada, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Vancouver Ubc

Vancouver Ubc (CA001108487) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.25 latitude and -123.25 longitude, 87 m (285 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 1995, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Vancouver Ubc 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, 49.25 latitude, -123.25 longitude.
Elevation: 87 m (285 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 1995, 39 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 Vancouver Ubc. 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 Ubc, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.4 C (61.5 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.5 C (63.5 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	14.6 C (58.3 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Vancouver Ubc still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Vancouver Ubc by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	25
1958	89
1959	54
1960	57
1961	60
1962	65
1963	70
1964	51
1965	63
1966	44
1967	48
1968	60
1969	64
1970	43
1971	56
1972	69
1973	54
1974	34
1975	57
1976	54
1977	49
1978	42
1979	41
1980	61
1981	61
1982	44
1983	49

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 88.1 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vancouver Ubc. The most was 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 18 January 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vancouver Ubc
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	18 January 1968
Feb	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 February 1979
Mar	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 March 1976
Apr	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 April 1983
May	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 May 1974
Jun	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 June 1976
Jul	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11 July 1972
Aug	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 August 1961
Sep	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 September 1968
Oct	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 October 1975
Nov	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 November 1964
Dec	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

27 years of record at Vancouver Ubc, 1957 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957.

Days with data per year at Vancouver Ubc
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	122	33%	No
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

26 complete years, 1958 to 1983

One stripe for each of 26 complete years at Vancouver Ubc, 1958 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.8 C (49.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 9.0 C (48.2 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 11.4 C (52.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Vancouver Ubc as warming stripes, 1958 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	11.4 C	+1.55 C
1959	9.7 C	-0.08 C
1960	9.8 C	+0.03 C
1961	10.3 C	+0.44 C
1962	9.9 C	+0.08 C
1963	10.4 C	+0.58 C
1964	9.1 C	-0.70 C
1965	9.6 C	-0.19 C
1966	9.8 C	-0.01 C
1967	10.3 C	+0.52 C
1968	9.9 C	+0.06 C
1969	9.5 C	-0.32 C
1970	9.7 C	-0.11 C
1971	9.1 C	-0.70 C
1972	9.2 C	-0.64 C
1973	9.6 C	-0.26 C
1974	9.8 C	-0.02 C
1975	9.0 C	-0.81 C
1976	9.5 C	-0.35 C
1977	9.7 C	-0.12 C
1978	9.8 C	+0.03 C
1979	10.0 C	+0.17 C
1980	9.8 C	+0.03 C
1981	10.3 C	+0.52 C
1982	9.5 C	-0.28 C
1983	10.4 C	+0.54 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

1957 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Vancouver Ubc: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1960	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1968	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	1968	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	1972	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1960	24 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Vancouver Ubc, 1957 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Vancouver Ubc by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	23.9 C (75.0 F)
1958	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1963	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1969	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1975	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1976	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1978	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1980	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1981	29.8 C (85.6 F)
1982	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Vancouver Ubc, 1957 to 1983. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Vancouver Ubc by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1958	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1962	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1963	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1964	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1967	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1971	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1972	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1974	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1975	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1976	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1977	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1978	-11.4 C (11.5 F)
1979	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1980	-9.7 C (14.5 F)
1981	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1982	-10.4 C (13.3 F)
1983	-11.4 C (11.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vancouver Ubc, 1957 to 1983. The record is 88.1 mm (3.5 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.6 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vancouver Ubc by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1969	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1971	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1973	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1978	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1979	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1980	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1981	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1982	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	52.8 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vancouver Ubc, 1957 to 1983. The record is 172.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.2 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vancouver Ubc by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1958	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1959	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1960	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1963	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1965	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1966	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1967	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1969	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1970	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1972	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1973	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1975	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1976	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1977	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1978	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1979	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1980	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1982	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1983	151.2 mm (6.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vancouver Ubc, 1957 to 1983. The record is 55 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vancouver Ubc by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	15 days
1958	34 days
1959	29 days
1960	55 days
1961	40 days
1962	15 days
1963	29 days
1964	17 days
1965	22 days
1966	17 days
1967	20 days
1968	24 days
1969	24 days
1970	25 days
1971	23 days
1972	33 days
1973	15 days
1974	26 days
1975	33 days
1976	18 days
1977	24 days
1978	25 days
1979	33 days
1980	27 days
1981	31 days
1982	23 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

26 years with a frost

Across 26 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Vancouver Ubc falls on 16 March and the median first autumn frost on 14 November, which leaves a median of 237 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -8.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Vancouver Ubc
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1958 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 March	n/a	16 March	n/a	+6.5 days per decade
First autumn frost	14 November	n/a	14 November	n/a	-2.2 days per decade
Growing days	237 days	n/a	237 days	n/a	-8.6 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.

Download the Data

Data for Vancouver Ubc 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).