Kootenay Np West Gate Weather Records (CA001154410)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kootenay Np West Gate (CA001154410), British Columbia, Canada, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Kootenay Np West Gate

Kootenay Np West Gate (CA001154410) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 50.63 latitude and -116.07 longitude, 930 m (3,051 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1968 to 2022, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kootenay Np West Gate 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, 50.63 latitude, -116.07 longitude.
Elevation: 930 m (3,051 ft).
Period of record: 1968 to 2022, 55 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 Kootenay Np West Gate. 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 Kootenay Np West Gate, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kootenay Np West Gate still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 121.

Standing records at Kootenay Np West Gate by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1968	19
1969	115
1970	88
1971	111
1972	121
1973	106
1974	79
1975	112
1976	86
1977	56
1978	62
1979	107
1980	118
1981	92
1982	85
1983	107

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 41.1 mm (1.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kootenay Np West Gate. The most was 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 24 June 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kootenay Np West Gate
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 January 1982
Feb	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 February 1972
Mar	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 March 1973
Apr	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 April 1974
May	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 May 1973
Jun	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 June 1969
Jul	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 July 1981
Aug	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 August 1975
Sep	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 September 1982
Oct	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 October 1981
Nov	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	3 November 1978
Dec	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 1983

16 years of record at Kootenay Np West Gate, 1968 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968.

Days with data per year at Kootenay Np West Gate
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1968	59	16%	No
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	335	92%	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

14 complete years, 1969 to 1983

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Kootenay Np West Gate, 1969 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.1 C (41.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 4.2 C (39.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.1 C (43.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kootenay Np West Gate as warming stripes, 1969 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1969	5.1 C	-0.05 C
1970	4.9 C	-0.24 C
1971	4.9 C	-0.24 C
1972	4.2 C	-0.94 C
1973	5.7 C	+0.59 C
1974	6.1 C	+0.92 C
1975	4.4 C	-0.74 C
1976	5.3 C	+0.12 C
1977	5.1 C	-0.05 C
1978	4.6 C	-0.51 C
1979	5.1 C	-0.09 C
1981	6.1 C	+0.95 C
1982	4.7 C	-0.43 C
1983	5.8 C	+0.70 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

1968 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Kootenay Np West Gate: 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)	1971	34.2 C (93.6 F)	16
Coldest night (TNn)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	1968	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	1969	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1980	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	1969	26 days	16

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kootenay Np West Gate, 1968 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kootenay Np West Gate by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1968	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1980	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	34.5 C (94.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kootenay Np West Gate, 1968 to 1983. The record is -37.8 C (-36.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -31.3 C (-24.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kootenay Np West Gate by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1968	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1969	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1970	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1971	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1973	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1975	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1977	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1978	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1979	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1980	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1981	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)
1982	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1983	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kootenay Np West Gate, 1968 to 1983. The record is 41.1 mm (1.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.2 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kootenay Np West Gate by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1968	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1969	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1973	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1974	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1976	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1977	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1978	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1979	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1980	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1982	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	32.2 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kootenay Np West Gate, 1968 to 1983. The record is 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.2 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kootenay Np West Gate by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1968	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1969	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1970	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1971	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1974	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1975	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1976	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1977	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1978	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1979	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1980	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983	38.8 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kootenay Np West Gate, 1968 to 1983. The record is 43 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kootenay Np West Gate by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1968	10 days
1969	43 days
1970	33 days
1971	26 days
1972	27 days
1973	26 days
1974	38 days
1975	25 days
1976	20 days
1977	23 days
1978	35 days
1979	32 days
1980	12 days
1981	17 days
1982	18 days
1983	19 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.

Download the Data

Data for Kootenay Np West Gate standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kootenay Np West Gate 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 2026-10-16 (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).