Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fernie (CA001152850), British Columbia, Canada, with 112 years of record.
Key Facts for Fernie
Fernie (CA001152850) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 49.48 latitude and -115.07 longitude, 1,001 m (3,284 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 2024, 112 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fernie still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fernie set a daily record low minimum temperature of -37.0 C (-34.6 F) on 25 December 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 49.48 latitude, -115.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1,001 m (3,284 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 2024, 112 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 Fernie. 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 Fernie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.8 C (55.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-11.0 C (12.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.0 C (82.4 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
12.5 C (54.5 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fernie still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 49.
Standing records at Fernie by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1914
24
1915
12
1916
36
1917
30
1918
32
1919
49
1920
11
1921
26
1922
27
1923
16
1924
46
1925
19
1926
36
1927
11
1928
18
1929
21
1930
28
1931
23
1932
23
1933
17
1934
29
1935
31
1936
46
1937
18
1938
11
1939
32
1940
18
1941
15
1942
8
1943
18
1944
13
1945
18
1946
13
1947
8
1948
14
1949
21
1950
31
1951
22
1952
8
1953
13
1954
19
1955
19
1956
9
1957
11
1958
13
1959
16
1960
11
1961
5
1962
14
1963
20
1964
12
1965
22
1966
14
1967
28
1968
24
1969
21
1970
14
1971
25
1972
33
1973
22
1974
17
1975
19
1976
19
1977
14
1978
8
1979
21
1980
32
1981
23
1982
22
1983
45
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Fernie between 30 December 1968 and 30 December 1968. Each dot is a new record.
When Fernie set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1968-12-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -41.7 C (-43.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 106.2 mm (4.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fernie. The most was 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 2 December 1941.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fernie
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 January 1935
Feb
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
26 February 1932
Mar
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
28 March 1929
Apr
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
17 April 1938
May
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
29 May 1969
Jun
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
18 June 1931
Jul
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
13 July 1983
Aug
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
4 August 1924
Sep
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
18 September 1958
Oct
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
26 October 1922
Nov
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
26 November 1949
Dec
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2 December 1941
Period of Record Coverage
1913 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
71 years of record at Fernie, 1913 to 1983. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1913, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 63 complete years at Fernie, 1914 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.5 C (40.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1916, at 2.1 C (35.7 F), and the warmest was 1958, at 6.4 C (43.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fernie as warming stripes, 1914 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1914
4.6 C
+0.08 C
1915
5.2 C
+0.64 C
1916
2.1 C
-2.44 C
1917
3.7 C
-0.78 C
1918
5.1 C
+0.54 C
1919
3.9 C
-0.58 C
1920
4.4 C
-0.12 C
1921
4.7 C
+0.15 C
1922
2.7 C
-1.85 C
1923
4.2 C
-0.27 C
1924
4.0 C
-0.54 C
1925
6.0 C
+1.44 C
1926
5.6 C
+1.09 C
1927
3.5 C
-1.04 C
1928
4.7 C
+0.17 C
1929
3.5 C
-1.06 C
1930
4.4 C
-0.11 C
1931
5.4 C
+0.90 C
1932
4.2 C
-0.29 C
1933
4.7 C
+0.14 C
1934
6.3 C
+1.74 C
1935
3.7 C
-0.81 C
1936
4.2 C
-0.36 C
1937
3.4 C
-1.09 C
1938
4.8 C
+0.31 C
1939
5.6 C
+1.04 C
1940
5.8 C
+1.29 C
1941
6.0 C
+1.51 C
1942
4.3 C
-0.17 C
1943
3.5 C
-1.00 C
1944
4.7 C
+0.19 C
1945
4.5 C
-0.01 C
1946
4.4 C
-0.12 C
1947
4.8 C
+0.29 C
1948
3.4 C
-1.11 C
1949
3.3 C
-1.26 C
1950
3.2 C
-1.33 C
1951
2.4 C
-2.11 C
1952
4.8 C
+0.32 C
1953
6.0 C
+1.48 C
1957
4.1 C
-0.38 C
1958
6.4 C
+1.92 C
1963
5.8 C
+1.25 C
1964
4.5 C
-0.06 C
1965
5.1 C
+0.55 C
1966
5.4 C
+0.88 C
1967
5.8 C
+1.26 C
1968
4.9 C
+0.43 C
1969
4.7 C
+0.14 C
1970
4.5 C
-0.03 C
1971
4.0 C
-0.50 C
1972
3.8 C
-0.70 C
1973
5.0 C
+0.49 C
1974
5.4 C
+0.87 C
1975
4.2 C
-0.31 C
1976
5.5 C
+0.97 C
1977
4.8 C
+0.27 C
1978
4.2 C
-0.34 C
1979
4.6 C
+0.11 C
1980
4.5 C
-0.03 C
1981
5.3 C
+0.78 C
1982
2.9 C
-1.64 C
1983
3.8 C
-0.75 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1914 to 1983 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 63 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fernie
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1914 to 1983
63
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.07 C (-0.04 to 0.18) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1914 to 1983
63
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.17) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1914 to 1983
63
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
1913 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Fernie: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
32.8 C (91.0 F)
71
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1968
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
71
Wettest day (Rx1day)
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1941
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1947
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
71
Longest dry spell (CDD)
54 days
1967
19 days
71
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fernie, 1913 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fernie by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1913
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1914
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1915
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1916
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1925
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1928
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1929
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1931
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1932
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1943
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1944
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1947
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1949
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1950
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1951
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1952
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1955
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1979
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1980
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1981
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1982
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1983
32.5 C (90.5 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fernie, 1913 to 1983. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.2 C (-26.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fernie by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1913
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1914
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1915
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1916
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1917
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1918
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1920
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1921
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1922
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1923
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1924
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1925
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1927
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1928
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1929
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1930
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1931
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1934
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1936
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1937
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1938
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1939
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1940
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1941
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1944
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1945
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1947
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1949
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1950
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1951
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1952
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1955
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1957
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1958
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1959
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1960
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1963
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1964
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1966
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1968
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1969
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1970
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1971
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1976
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1977
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1979
-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1980
-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1981
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1982
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fernie, 1913 to 1983. The record is 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fernie by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1914
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1916
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1917
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1922
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1923
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1924
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1930
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1942
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1945
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1949
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1957
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1958
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1959
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1960
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1964
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1970
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1971
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1977
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1979
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1980
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1982
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fernie, 1913 to 1983. The record is 198.7 mm (7.8 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.7 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fernie by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1915
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1916
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1918
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1919
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1920
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1921
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1922
161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1923
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1924
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1925
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1926
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1928
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1929
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1930
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931
75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1932
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1933
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1934
85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1935
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1936
110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1937
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1938
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1939
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1940
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1941
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1942
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1945
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1946
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947
198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1948
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1949
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1950
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1951
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1952
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1954
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1955
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1957
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1958
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1960
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1961
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1962
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1966
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1967
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1968
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1970
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1973
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1975
189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1976
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1978
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1980
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1981
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1982
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1983
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fernie, 1913 to 1983. The record is 54 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fernie by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913
19 days
1914
11 days
1915
25 days
1916
21 days
1917
19 days
1918
21 days
1919
21 days
1920
17 days
1921
23 days
1922
19 days
1923
23 days
1924
33 days
1925
26 days
1926
36 days
1927
13 days
1928
16 days
1929
23 days
1930
25 days
1931
35 days
1932
19 days
1933
17 days
1934
48 days
1935
17 days
1936
33 days
1937
15 days
1938
20 days
1939
23 days
1940
25 days
1941
17 days
1942
15 days
1943
25 days
1944
16 days
1945
19 days
1946
25 days
1947
12 days
1948
15 days
1949
17 days
1950
20 days
1951
30 days
1952
47 days
1953
21 days
1954
16 days
1955
19 days
1956
16 days
1957
20 days
1958
20 days
1959
13 days
1960
29 days
1961
11 days
1962
17 days
1963
11 days
1964
11 days
1965
13 days
1966
25 days
1967
54 days
1968
17 days
1969
29 days
1970
19 days
1971
24 days
1972
15 days
1973
18 days
1974
32 days
1975
15 days
1976
16 days
1977
22 days
1978
14 days
1979
17 days
1980
15 days
1981
19 days
1982
12 days
1983
13 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
63 years with a frost
Across 63 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fernie falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 8 September, which leaves a median of 100 days between them.
In 1947 to 1983 the median growing season was 94 days. That is 8 days fewer than in 1914 to 1943.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fernie
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1914 to 1943)
Recent period (1947 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 May
29 May
3 June
5 days later
+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 September
8 September
9 September
1 day later
-0.2 days per decade
Growing days
100 days
102 days
94 days
8 days fewer
-0.6 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
62 years, 1914 to 1983
A day with at least 47.0 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.5 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fernie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
10 years
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
50 years
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
100 years
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1914 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: 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1941; 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1922; 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1983.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Fernie threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.