Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Golden A (CA001173210), British Columbia, Canada, with 123 years of record.
Key Facts for Golden A
Golden A (CA001173210) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 51.30 latitude and -116.98 longitude, 785 m (2,575 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2024, 123 years of record.
1,464 records set at Golden A still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Golden A set a daily record low minimum temperature of -5.1 C (22.8 F) on 2 October 1983.
About the Station
Location: British Columbia, Canada, 51.30 latitude, -116.98 longitude.
Elevation: 785 m (2,575 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2024, 123 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 Golden A. 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 Golden A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
8.3 C (46.9 F)
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Golden A still stand. 1924 holds the most, with 81.
Standing records at Golden A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1902
15
1903
16
1904
17
1905
14
1906
19
1907
23
1908
10
1909
20
1910
18
1911
19
1912
17
1913
26
1914
14
1915
4
1916
21
1917
8
1918
23
1919
35
1920
7
1921
9
1922
10
1923
7
1924
81
1925
13
1926
21
1927
18
1928
6
1929
8
1930
27
1931
34
1932
30
1933
26
1934
39
1935
34
1936
52
1937
19
1938
7
1939
27
1940
21
1941
21
1942
15
1943
21
1944
18
1945
26
1946
23
1947
22
1948
17
1949
29
1950
28
1951
28
1952
25
1953
14
1954
23
1955
36
1956
21
1957
8
1958
13
1959
15
1960
16
1961
15
1962
7
1963
18
1964
8
1965
13
1966
6
1967
9
1968
22
1969
7
1970
8
1971
8
1972
22
1973
13
1974
9
1975
8
1976
6
1977
7
1978
5
1979
1
1980
11
1981
5
1982
14
1983
8
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Golden A between 28 July 1934 and 8 January 1942. Each dot is a new record.
When Golden A set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941-07-16
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941-07-17
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942-01-08
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -34.4 C (-29.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 58.9 mm (2.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Golden A. The most was 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 22 September 1903.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Golden A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
3 January 1918
Feb
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
23 February 1957
Mar
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
10 March 1903
Apr
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
18 April 1951
May
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
6 May 1966
Jun
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
30 June 1935
Jul
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
14 July 1915
Aug
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2 August 1924
Sep
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
22 September 1903
Oct
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
25 October 1945
Nov
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
30 November 1902
Dec
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
4 December 1918
Period of Record Coverage
1902 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
82 years of record at Golden A, 1902 to 1983. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1903, 1904, 1915, 1917, 1929, 1980, 1981.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Golden A, 1903 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.4 C (39.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1911, at 2.1 C (35.8 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 6.3 C (43.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Golden A as warming stripes, 1903 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1903
3.8 C
-0.55 C
1907
2.7 C
-1.67 C
1908
4.0 C
-0.42 C
1909
2.7 C
-1.68 C
1910
3.7 C
-0.66 C
1911
2.1 C
-2.27 C
1913
3.0 C
-1.36 C
1914
4.4 C
-0.01 C
1918
4.7 C
+0.32 C
1920
3.8 C
-0.59 C
1921
3.4 C
-0.97 C
1922
2.8 C
-1.60 C
1923
4.2 C
-0.18 C
1924
4.9 C
+0.55 C
1925
5.5 C
+1.15 C
1926
5.1 C
+0.68 C
1927
3.1 C
-1.29 C
1930
3.3 C
-1.13 C
1931
4.1 C
-0.32 C
1932
3.3 C
-1.08 C
1933
4.2 C
-0.21 C
1934
5.8 C
+1.41 C
1935
4.0 C
-0.43 C
1936
4.0 C
-0.36 C
1937
3.9 C
-0.48 C
1938
5.3 C
+0.90 C
1939
5.2 C
+0.82 C
1940
6.0 C
+1.59 C
1941
6.3 C
+1.95 C
1942
4.6 C
+0.17 C
1943
3.5 C
-0.88 C
1944
4.7 C
+0.27 C
1946
5.5 C
+1.12 C
1947
5.7 C
+1.27 C
1948
4.5 C
+0.07 C
1949
4.2 C
-0.15 C
1950
3.8 C
-0.61 C
1951
3.6 C
-0.79 C
1952
5.6 C
+1.24 C
1953
6.1 C
+1.72 C
1954
4.6 C
+0.20 C
1955
2.9 C
-1.47 C
1956
4.3 C
-0.04 C
1957
4.2 C
-0.18 C
1958
6.0 C
+1.66 C
1959
3.9 C
-0.52 C
1961
5.1 C
+0.75 C
1962
5.1 C
+0.70 C
1963
5.5 C
+1.16 C
1964
4.3 C
-0.06 C
1965
4.7 C
+0.30 C
1966
5.3 C
+0.87 C
1967
5.8 C
+1.42 C
1968
5.3 C
+0.93 C
1969
4.9 C
+0.56 C
1970
4.7 C
+0.28 C
1971
4.5 C
+0.15 C
1972
3.5 C
-0.86 C
1973
4.8 C
+0.38 C
1974
5.0 C
+0.62 C
1975
3.3 C
-1.05 C
1976
4.5 C
+0.12 C
1977
4.2 C
-0.14 C
1978
4.1 C
-0.26 C
1979
3.7 C
-0.65 C
1982
3.3 C
-1.08 C
1983
5.1 C
+0.68 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade over 1903 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Golden A
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.14 C (0.04 to 0.24) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1903 to 1983
67
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.08 C (-0.04 to 0.21) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1903 to 1983
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1903 to 1983
67
Rise
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
1902 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Golden A: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1941
34.7 C (94.5 F)
82
Coldest night (TNn)
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1907
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
82
Wettest day (Rx1day)
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1903
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1918
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
79
Longest dry spell (CDD)
66 days
1919
26 days
79
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Golden A, 1902 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.7 C (94.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Golden A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1902
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1903
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1908
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1909
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1910
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1911
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1916
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1917
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1932
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1955
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1980
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982
31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Golden A, 1902 to 1983. The record is -46.1 C (-51.0 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.0 C (-31.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Golden A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1902
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1903
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1904
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1906
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1907
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1908
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1909
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1910
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1911
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1912
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1913
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1914
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1915
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1916
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1917
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1918
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1919
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1920
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1921
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1922
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1923
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1924
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1925
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1926
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1927
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1928
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1929
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1930
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1931
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1932
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1933
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1934
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1936
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1937
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1938
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1939
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1940
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1941
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1942
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1943
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1944
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1945
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1946
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1947
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1948
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1949
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1950
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1951
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1953
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1955
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1956
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1957
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1958
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1959
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1961
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1965
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1966
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1967
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1968
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1969
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1970
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1971
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1974
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1975
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1976
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1978
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1979
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1980
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1981
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1982
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1983
-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Golden A, 1902 to 1983. The record is 58.9 mm (2.3 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.4 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Golden A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1904
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1909
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1910
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1911
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1913
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1915
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1917
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1922
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1923
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1924
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1926
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1927
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1931
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1941
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1942
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1943
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1944
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1950
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1952
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1954
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1958
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1959
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1961
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1975
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1983
29.8 mm (1.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Golden A, 1902 to 1983. The record is 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Golden A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904
17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1910
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1914
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1915
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1916
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1918
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1919
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1926
28.1 mm (1.1 in)
1927
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1930
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1931
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1934
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1937
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1939
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1940
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1944
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1945
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1946
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1951
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1952
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1958
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1961
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1964
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1968
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1973
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1974
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1979
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1982
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1983
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Golden A, 1902 to 1983. The record is 66 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Golden A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902
28 days
1903
32 days
1904
10 days
1905
n/a
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
27 days
1909
30 days
1910
20 days
1911
41 days
1912
23 days
1913
47 days
1914
22 days
1915
23 days
1916
40 days
1917
28 days
1918
24 days
1919
66 days
1920
24 days
1921
28 days
1922
30 days
1923
28 days
1924
18 days
1925
21 days
1926
36 days
1927
33 days
1928
37 days
1929
11 days
1930
29 days
1931
46 days
1932
30 days
1933
15 days
1934
32 days
1935
29 days
1936
34 days
1937
23 days
1938
28 days
1939
25 days
1940
27 days
1941
42 days
1942
24 days
1943
30 days
1944
23 days
1945
26 days
1946
29 days
1947
18 days
1948
17 days
1949
32 days
1950
28 days
1951
34 days
1952
41 days
1953
29 days
1954
24 days
1955
26 days
1956
25 days
1957
31 days
1958
27 days
1959
16 days
1960
30 days
1961
25 days
1962
24 days
1963
22 days
1964
19 days
1965
26 days
1966
25 days
1967
30 days
1968
15 days
1969
21 days
1970
25 days
1971
15 days
1972
28 days
1973
17 days
1974
30 days
1975
55 days
1976
24 days
1977
25 days
1978
21 days
1979
19 days
1980
12 days
1981
23 days
1982
14 days
1983
20 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
67 years with a frost
Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Golden A falls on 28 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 108 days between them.
In 1951 to 1983 the median growing season was 119 days. That is 16 days more than in 1903 to 1942.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Golden A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1903 to 1942)
Recent period (1951 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 May
30 May
22 May
8 days earlier
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 September
9 September
17 September
8 days later
+3.3 days per decade
Growing days
108 days
103 days
119 days
16 days more
+5.0 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
72 years, 1903 to 1983
A day with at least 27.0 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 71.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Golden A: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
10 years
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
25 years
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
100 years
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1903 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: 58.9 mm (2.3 in) in 1903; 58.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1918; 56.6 mm (2.2 in) in 1957.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.