Dakota West Weather Records (CA003011953)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dakota West (CA003011953), Alberta, Canada, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Dakota West

Dakota West (CA003011953) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 52.75 latitude and -113.95 longitude, 865 m (2,838 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2024, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dakota West still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Alberta, Canada, 52.75 latitude, -113.95 longitude.
Elevation: 865 m (2,838 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2024, 62 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 Dakota West. 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 Dakota West, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.5 C (90.5 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Dakota West still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 183.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 99.4 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dakota West. The most was 99.4 mm (3.9 in) on 29 July 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dakota West
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 January 1982
Feb	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 February 1966
Mar	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 March 1980
Apr	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 April 1983
May	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 May 1977
Jun	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 June 1970
Jul	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	29 July 1981
Aug	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 August 1976
Sep	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 September 1982
Oct	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 October 1981
Nov	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 November 1972
Dec	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 December 1969

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 1983

10 years of record at Dakota West, 1974 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974.

Days with data per year at Dakota West
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1974	181	50%	No
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	334	91%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1963 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Dakota West: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1975	31.4 C (88.4 F)	10
Coldest night (TNn)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	1977	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	10
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	1981	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	1982	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1974	32 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dakota West, 1963 to 1983. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.4 C (88.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dakota West by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1981	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983	32.5 C (90.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dakota West, 1963 to 1983. The record is -44.4 C (-47.9 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.7 C (-37.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dakota West by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1975	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1976	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1978	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1979	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1980	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1981	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1982	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1983	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dakota West, 1963 to 1983. The record is 99.4 mm (3.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dakota West by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1964	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1967	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1970	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1976	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1977	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1978	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1982	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1983	31.4 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dakota West, 1963 to 1983. The record is 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dakota West by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1964	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1965	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1966	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1968	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1969	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1970	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1971	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1972	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1973	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1974	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1975	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1976	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1977	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1979	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1981	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1982	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1983	49.2 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dakota West, 1963 to 1983. The record is 69 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dakota West by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	20 days
1964	25 days
1965	47 days
1966	38 days
1967	49 days
1968	34 days
1969	24 days
1970	26 days
1971	56 days
1972	23 days
1973	32 days
1974	69 days
1975	20 days
1976	25 days
1977	63 days
1978	49 days
1979	29 days
1980	42 days
1981	45 days
1982	30 days
1983	32 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 Dakota West standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dakota West 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).