Darfield Weather Records (CA001162265)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Darfield (CA001162265), British Columbia, Canada, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Darfield

Darfield (CA001162265) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 51.30 latitude and -120.18 longitude, 412 m (1,352 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2018, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Darfield 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, 51.30 latitude, -120.18 longitude.
Elevation: 412 m (1,352 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2018, 63 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 Darfield. 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 Darfield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.5 C (95.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.5 C (101.3 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Darfield still stand. 1975 holds the most, with 110.

Standing records at Darfield by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	14
1963	77
1964	78
1965	84
1966	60
1967	60
1968	73
1969	69
1970	71
1971	62
1972	69
1973	78
1974	52
1975	110
1976	52
1977	59
1978	59
1979	66
1980	73
1981	70
1982	55
1983	73

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 53.3 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Darfield. The most was 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 4 August 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Darfield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 January 1982
Feb	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 February 1977
Mar	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 March 1975
Apr	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 April 1964
May	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 May 1967
Jun	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 June 1982
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 July 1957
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 August 1956
Sep	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 September 1959
Oct	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 October 1976
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 November 1974
Dec	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

22 years of record at Darfield, 1962 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962.

Days with data per year at Darfield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	46	13%	No
1963	346	95%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	334	92%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1964 to 1983

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Darfield, 1964 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.8 C (44.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 5.7 C (42.2 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 8.1 C (46.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Darfield as warming stripes, 1964 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	6.3 C	-0.53 C
1965	6.3 C	-0.45 C
1966	7.1 C	+0.34 C
1968	6.9 C	+0.15 C
1969	6.5 C	-0.27 C
1970	6.7 C	-0.13 C
1971	6.4 C	-0.39 C
1972	5.7 C	-1.10 C
1973	7.3 C	+0.51 C
1974	7.6 C	+0.86 C
1975	6.0 C	-0.83 C
1976	7.1 C	+0.33 C
1977	7.0 C	+0.19 C
1978	6.5 C	-0.30 C
1979	6.5 C	-0.25 C
1980	7.2 C	+0.37 C
1981	8.1 C	+1.36 C
1982	6.1 C	-0.66 C
1983	7.7 C	+0.87 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

1956 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Darfield: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.5 C (101.3 F)	1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1969	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1956	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	1957	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1956	22 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Darfield, 1956 to 1983. The record is 38.5 C (101.3 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Darfield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1979	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1980	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1981	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	36.0 C (96.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Darfield, 1956 to 1983. The record is -41.1 C (-42.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.7 C (-21.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Darfield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1963	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1964	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1965	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1966	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1968	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1969	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1970	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1971	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1974	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1975	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1976	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)
1978	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1979	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1980	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)
1981	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)
1982	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
1983	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Darfield, 1956 to 1983. The record is 53.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.0 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Darfield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1960	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1961	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1964	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1965	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1969	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1970	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1971	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1972	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1974	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1975	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1979	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1980	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1981	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	19.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Darfield, 1956 to 1983. The record is 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Darfield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1961	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1964	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1965	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1968	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1970	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1972	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1973	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1974	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1975	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1976	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1977	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1978	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1979	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1980	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1981	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1983	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Darfield, 1956 to 1983. The record is 47 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Darfield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	47 days
1957	24 days
1958	39 days
1959	17 days
1960	36 days
1961	22 days
1962	21 days
1963	27 days
1964	22 days
1965	21 days
1966	27 days
1967	32 days
1968	19 days
1969	21 days
1970	39 days
1971	35 days
1972	18 days
1973	25 days
1974	26 days
1975	21 days
1976	25 days
1977	24 days
1978	16 days
1979	22 days
1980	20 days
1981	19 days
1982	16 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 Darfield standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Darfield 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).