Edmonton Int'l A Weather Records (CA003012205)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Edmonton Int'l A (CA003012205), Alberta, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Edmonton Int'l A

Edmonton Int'l A (CA003012205) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 53.32 latitude and -113.58 longitude, 723 m (2,372 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2012, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Edmonton Int'l A 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, 53.32 latitude, -113.58 longitude.
Elevation: 723 m (2,372 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2012, 54 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 Edmonton Int'l 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 Edmonton Int'l A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.5 C (86.9 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.9 C (94.8 F)	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.6 C (81.7 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-44.5 C (-48.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Edmonton Int'l A still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 111.

Standing records at Edmonton Int'l A by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	11
1960	9
1961	111
1962	71
1963	65
1964	60
1965	85
1966	65
1967	61
1968	83
1969	67
1970	63
1971	59
1972	63
1973	42
1974	41
1975	58
1976	53
1977	75
1978	41
1979	57
1980	50
1981	73
1982	46
1983	55

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 69.5 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Edmonton Int'l A. The most was 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 28 August 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Edmonton Int'l A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 January 1965
Feb	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 February 1962
Mar	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 March 1974
Apr	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 April 1973
May	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 May 1977
Jun	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 June 1970
Jul	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2 July 1982
Aug	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 August 1980
Sep	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	4 September 1969
Oct	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 October 1970
Nov	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 November 1972
Dec	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1983

25 years of record at Edmonton Int'l A, 1959 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960.

Days with data per year at Edmonton Int'l A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	70	19%	No
1960	48	13%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Edmonton Int'l A, 1961 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.7 C (35.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 0.2 C (32.3 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 4.5 C (40.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Edmonton Int'l A as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	3.0 C	+1.29 C
1962	2.5 C	+0.79 C
1963	3.3 C	+1.63 C
1964	1.8 C	+0.11 C
1965	0.5 C	-1.21 C
1966	0.2 C	-1.50 C
1967	1.2 C	-0.45 C
1968	1.8 C	+0.06 C
1969	0.5 C	-1.19 C
1970	0.7 C	-0.98 C
1971	1.1 C	-0.57 C
1972	0.3 C	-1.42 C
1973	1.4 C	-0.26 C
1974	1.5 C	-0.20 C
1975	0.9 C	-0.83 C
1976	3.1 C	+1.44 C
1977	2.5 C	+0.83 C
1978	1.9 C	+0.20 C
1979	1.6 C	-0.07 C
1980	2.2 C	+0.50 C
1981	4.5 C	+2.77 C
1982	0.2 C	-1.45 C
1983	2.3 C	+0.62 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

1959 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Edmonton Int'l 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)	1961	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	1972	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	1980	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1982	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	1977	30 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Edmonton Int'l A, 1959 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Edmonton Int'l A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1959	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1960	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1979	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1980	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1981	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1982	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1983	32.7 C (90.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Edmonton Int'l A, 1959 to 1983. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.8 C (-36.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Edmonton Int'l A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1959	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1960	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1963	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1965	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1966	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1967	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1970	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1971	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1972	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1975	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1976	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1977	-44.5 C (-48.1 F)
1978	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)
1979	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)
1980	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)
1981	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)
1982	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)
1983	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Edmonton Int'l A, 1959 to 1983. The record is 69.5 mm (2.7 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Edmonton Int'l A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1961	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1968	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1972	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1974	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1975	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1978	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1980	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Edmonton Int'l A, 1959 to 1983. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Edmonton Int'l A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1961	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1966	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1967	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1971	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1972	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1974	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1978	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1979	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1981	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1982	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1983	77.4 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Edmonton Int'l A, 1959 to 1983. The record is 52 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Edmonton Int'l A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	13 days
1960	12 days
1961	27 days
1962	29 days
1963	21 days
1964	20 days
1965	24 days
1966	33 days
1967	38 days
1968	23 days
1969	25 days
1970	26 days
1971	40 days
1972	24 days
1973	47 days
1974	38 days
1975	26 days
1976	40 days
1977	52 days
1978	33 days
1979	30 days
1980	36 days
1981	31 days
1982	31 days
1983	31 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Edmonton Int'l A falls on 20 May and the median first autumn frost on 12 September, which leaves a median of 113 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Edmonton Int'l A
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1961 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	20 May	n/a	20 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	12 September	n/a	12 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	113 days	n/a	113 days	n/a	n/a

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.

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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 2026-10-15 (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).