Sorrento Weather Records (CA001167590)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sorrento (CA001167590), British Columbia, Canada, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Sorrento

Sorrento (CA001167590) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 50.88 latitude and -119.48 longitude, 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1979, 56 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sorrento still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sorrento set a daily record precipitation of 12.4 mm (0.5 in) on 17 August 1979.

About the Station

Location: British Columbia, Canada, 50.88 latitude, -119.48 longitude.
Elevation: 390 m (1,280 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1979, 56 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Sorrento. 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 Sorrento, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sorrento still stand. 1924 holds the most, with 526.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Sorrento between 23 August 1965 and 23 August 1965. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sorrento. The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 23 August 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sorrento
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 January 1935
Feb	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 February 1977
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 March 1936
Apr	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 April 1948
May	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 May 1929
Jun	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 June 1955
Jul	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 July 1942
Aug	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	23 August 1965
Sep	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 September 1959
Oct	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 October 1939
Nov	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 November 1974
Dec	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1924 to 1927

4 years of record at Sorrento, 1924 to 1927. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1927.

Latest Records

Latest records at Sorrento
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1979	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1979	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1979	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1979	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1978	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1978	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1978	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1978	Sorrento, CA	daily rain (Tie)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1977	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1977	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1977	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1977	Sorrento, CA	monthly snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1977	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	tie	22 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1977	Sorrento, CA	daily rain (Tie)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	tie	46 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1977	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1977	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1977	Sorrento, CA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1976	Sorrento, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1976	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1976	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Sorrento: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1926	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1924	-23.3 C (-10.0 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	1965	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	1965	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	41 days	1952	22 days	56

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sorrento, 1924 to 1979. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sorrento by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1924	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1926	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sorrento, 1924 to 1979. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.3 C (-10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sorrento by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1924	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1925	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1926	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1927	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sorrento, 1924 to 1979. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.8 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sorrento by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1925	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1926	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1931	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1932	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1941	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1942	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1947	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1948	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1949	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1950	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1951	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1955	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1959	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1961	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1962	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1966	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1967	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1969	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1970	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1974	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1978	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1979	14.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sorrento, 1924 to 1979. The record is 107.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sorrento by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1931	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1939	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1940	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1945	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1947	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1948	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1949	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1950	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1954	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1955	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1956	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1963	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1965	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1966	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1969	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1970	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1972	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1973	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1974	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1975	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1976	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1977	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1979	20.0 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sorrento, 1924 to 1979. The record is 41 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sorrento by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	27 days
1925	35 days
1926	27 days
1927	14 days
1928	21 days
1929	16 days
1930	23 days
1931	24 days
1932	16 days
1933	18 days
1934	23 days
1935	20 days
1936	19 days
1937	16 days
1938	29 days
1939	22 days
1940	35 days
1941	16 days
1942	19 days
1943	35 days
1944	21 days
1945	17 days
1946	20 days
1947	16 days
1948	22 days
1949	21 days
1950	27 days
1951	25 days
1952	41 days
1953	18 days
1954	16 days
1955	23 days
1956	26 days
1957	21 days
1958	35 days
1959	16 days
1960	20 days
1961	23 days
1962	22 days
1963	23 days
1964	24 days
1965	20 days
1966	17 days
1967	33 days
1968	17 days
1969	23 days
1970	17 days
1971	31 days
1972	28 days
1973	22 days
1974	29 days
1975	17 days
1976	16 days
1977	24 days
1978	13 days
1979	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

55 years, 1924 to 1978

A day with at least 24.6 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 75.9 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sorrento: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
10 years	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
25 years	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
50 years	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
100 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1924 to 1978.

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: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1965; 51.8 mm (2.0 in) in 1942; 49.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

Data for Sorrento standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sorrento 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1924	366	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	90	25%	No