Fort Nelson A Weather Records (CA001192946)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Nelson A (CA001192946), British Columbia, Canada, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Nelson A

Fort Nelson A (CA001192946) is a weather station in British Columbia, Canada at 58.83 latitude and -122.60 longitude, 382 m (1,253 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2025, 69 years of record.
1,462 records set at Fort Nelson A 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, 58.83 latitude, -122.60 longitude.
Elevation: 382 m (1,253 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2025, 69 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 Fort Nelson 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 Fort Nelson A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.0 C (51.8 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.0 C (46.4 F)	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	14.0 C (57.2 F)	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.1 C (89.8 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.6 C (88.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	3.9 C (39.0 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,462 standing records

1,462 records at Fort Nelson A still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 146.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 140.0 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Nelson A. The most was 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 6 September 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Nelson A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 January 1960
Feb	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 February 1980
Mar	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 March 1978
Apr	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 April 1981
May	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 May 1957
Jun	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 June 1957
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 July 1957
Aug	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 August 1959
Sep	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	6 September 1978
Oct	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 October 1982
Nov	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 November 1958
Dec	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

14 years of record at Fort Nelson A, 1957 to 1983. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Fort Nelson A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	161	44%	No
1958	163	45%	No
1959	174	48%	No
1960	186	51%	No
1961	167	46%	No
1962	170	47%	No
1963	75	21%	No
1977	119	33%	No
1978	222	61%	No
1979	230	63%	No
1980	235	64%	No
1981	243	67%	No
1982	198	54%	No
1983	216	59%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1957 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Fort Nelson A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1981	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	1959	-40.9 C (-41.6 F)	14
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1978	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	1978	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	14
Longest dry spell (CDD)	17 days	1979	6 days	14

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fort Nelson A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Nelson A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1958	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1962	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1978	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1983	32.1 C (89.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fort Nelson A, 1957 to 1983. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.9 C (-41.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Nelson A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1958	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1959	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1960	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1962	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1978	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1980	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1981	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1982	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)
1983	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort Nelson A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Nelson A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1962	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1978	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1982	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983	24.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort Nelson A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 178.4 mm (7.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.2 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Nelson A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1958	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1959	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1962	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1978	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1979	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1980	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1981	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	52.1 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Nelson A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 17 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 6 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Nelson A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	3 days
1958	3 days
1959	5 days
1960	6 days
1961	3 days
1962	6 days
1963	5 days
1977	3 days
1978	6 days
1979	17 days
1980	14 days
1981	17 days
1982	13 days
1983	17 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 Fort Nelson A standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fort Nelson A 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).