Whalley Forest Nursery Weather Records (CA001108890)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Whalley Forest Nursery (CA001108890), British Columbia, Canada, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Whalley Forest Nursery

Whalley Forest Nursery (CA001108890) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.18 latitude and -122.83 longitude, 84 m (276 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 1994, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Whalley Forest Nursery 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, 49.18 latitude, -122.83 longitude.
Elevation: 84 m (276 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 1994, 37 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 Whalley Forest Nursery. 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 Whalley Forest Nursery, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.5 C (61.7 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Whalley Forest Nursery still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 90.

Standing records at Whalley Forest Nursery by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1958	21
1959	74
1960	78
1961	66
1962	76
1963	68
1964	62
1965	68
1966	55
1967	45
1968	63
1969	90
1970	46
1971	65
1972	67
1973	44
1974	36
1975	54
1976	46
1977	47
1978	41
1979	48
1980	64
1981	43
1982	56
1983	41

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 130.6 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Whalley Forest Nursery. The most was 130.6 mm (5.1 in) on 18 January 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Whalley Forest Nursery
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	18 January 1968
Feb	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 February 1963
Mar	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 March 1959
Apr	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 April 1970
May	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 May 1974
Jun	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 June 1980
Jul	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	11 July 1972
Aug	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	31 August 1978
Sep	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 September 1968
Oct	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 October 1975
Nov	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 November 1964
Dec	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 December 1963

Period of Record Coverage

1958 to 1983

26 years of record at Whalley Forest Nursery, 1958 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958.

Days with data per year at Whalley Forest Nursery
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1958	122	33%	No
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	364	99%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	356	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1959 to 1983

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Whalley Forest Nursery, 1959 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 1964, at 8.7 C (47.6 F), and the warmest was 1970, at 10.6 C (51.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Whalley Forest Nursery as warming stripes, 1959 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	9.2 C	-0.56 C
1960	9.3 C	-0.43 C
1961	10.0 C	+0.19 C
1962	9.5 C	-0.25 C
1963	9.8 C	+0.02 C
1964	8.7 C	-1.10 C
1965	9.4 C	-0.39 C
1966	9.4 C	-0.33 C
1967	10.1 C	+0.31 C
1968	9.2 C	-0.57 C
1969	10.0 C	+0.22 C
1970	10.6 C	+0.81 C
1971	10.2 C	+0.40 C
1972	10.2 C	+0.43 C
1973	10.5 C	+0.78 C
1974	10.3 C	+0.50 C
1975	9.1 C	-0.68 C
1976	9.3 C	-0.44 C
1977	9.5 C	-0.29 C
1978	10.0 C	+0.28 C
1979	10.4 C	+0.67 C
1980	9.9 C	+0.10 C
1981	10.1 C	+0.35 C
1982	9.3 C	-0.44 C
1983	10.3 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

1958 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Whalley Forest Nursery: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1983	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1969	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	1968	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	1979	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1965	21 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Whalley Forest Nursery, 1958 to 1983. The record is 37.0 C (98.6 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Whalley Forest Nursery by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1959	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1976	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983	37.0 C (98.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Whalley Forest Nursery, 1958 to 1983. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Whalley Forest Nursery by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1960	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1963	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1965	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1967	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1968	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1973	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1978	-14.5 C (5.9 F)
1979	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
1980	-13.5 C (7.7 F)
1981	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1982	-16.5 C (2.3 F)
1983	-15.5 C (4.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Whalley Forest Nursery, 1958 to 1983. The record is 130.6 mm (5.1 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.6 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Whalley Forest Nursery by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1962	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1965	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1967	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1969	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1972	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1973	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1979	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1982	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983	52.3 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Whalley Forest Nursery, 1958 to 1983. The record is 212.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.7 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Whalley Forest Nursery by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1959	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1960	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1961	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1962	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1963	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1964	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1965	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1966	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1967	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1968	211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1969	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1970	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1971	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1972	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1973	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1974	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1975	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1976	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1978	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1980	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1981	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1983	112.6 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Whalley Forest Nursery, 1958 to 1983. The record is 37 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Whalley Forest Nursery by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	15 days
1959	26 days
1960	31 days
1961	21 days
1962	21 days
1963	20 days
1964	11 days
1965	37 days
1966	8 days
1967	21 days
1968	23 days
1969	24 days
1970	25 days
1971	20 days
1972	33 days
1973	14 days
1974	26 days
1975	32 days
1976	16 days
1977	36 days
1978	16 days
1979	33 days
1980	15 days
1981	20 days
1982	19 days
1983	16 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Whalley Forest Nursery falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 200 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +14.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Whalley Forest Nursery
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1959 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 April	n/a	16 April	n/a	-7.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	1 November	n/a	1 November	n/a	+7.0 days per decade
Growing days	200 days	n/a	200 days	n/a	+14.2 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.

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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).