Forestburg Plant Site Weather Records (CA003012652)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Forestburg Plant Site (CA003012652), Alberta, Canada, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Forestburg Plant Site

Forestburg Plant Site (CA003012652) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 52.47 latitude and -112.12 longitude, 663 m (2,175 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1967 to 2023, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Forestburg Plant Site 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, 52.47 latitude, -112.12 longitude.
Elevation: 663 m (2,175 ft).
Period of record: 1967 to 2023, 57 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 Forestburg Plant Site. 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 Forestburg Plant Site, 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)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.5 C (85.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.5 C (68.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Forestburg Plant Site still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 111.

Standing records at Forestburg Plant Site by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1967	34
1968	102
1969	66
1970	84
1971	81
1972	97
1973	91
1974	81
1975	87
1976	98
1977	106
1978	72
1979	96
1980	101
1981	111
1982	76
1983	81

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 81.8 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Forestburg Plant Site. The most was 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 30 June 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Forestburg Plant Site
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6 January 1981
Feb	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	28 February 1972
Mar	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 March 1974
Apr	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 April 1973
May	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 May 1983
Jun	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 June 1970
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 July 1969
Aug	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	5 August 1973
Sep	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 September 1969
Oct	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 October 1970
Nov	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 November 1972
Dec	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	3 December 1980

Period of Record Coverage

1967 to 1983

17 years of record at Forestburg Plant Site, 1967 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 1969.

Days with data per year at Forestburg Plant Site
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1967	145	40%	No
1968	332	91%	Yes
1969	258	71%	No
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	353	97%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	359	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1970 to 1983

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Forestburg Plant Site, 1970 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 1.9 C (35.3 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.4 C (43.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Forestburg Plant Site as warming stripes, 1970 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1970	2.7 C	-0.79 C
1971	2.9 C	-0.57 C
1972	1.9 C	-1.58 C
1973	3.3 C	-0.13 C
1974	3.3 C	-0.19 C
1975	2.4 C	-1.03 C
1976	5.3 C	+1.81 C
1977	4.3 C	+0.87 C
1978	3.1 C	-0.38 C
1979	3.0 C	-0.49 C
1980	3.9 C	+0.48 C
1981	6.4 C	+2.98 C
1982	2.0 C	-1.43 C
1983	3.9 C	+0.50 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

1967 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Forestburg Plant Site: 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)	1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1977	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	1970	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	1973	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	17
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1974	32 days	17

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Forestburg Plant Site, 1967 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Forestburg Plant Site by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	34.5 C (94.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Forestburg Plant Site, 1967 to 1983. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.6 C (-41.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Forestburg Plant Site by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1967	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1968	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1969	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1971	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1972	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1973	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1974	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1975	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1976	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1977	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1978	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1979	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1980	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1981	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1982	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1983	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Forestburg Plant Site, 1967 to 1983. The record is 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Forestburg Plant Site by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1967	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1968	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1974	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1975	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1977	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1979	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1980	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1981	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1983	62.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Forestburg Plant Site, 1967 to 1983. The record is 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.6 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Forestburg Plant Site by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1967	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1971	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1972	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1975	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1976	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1978	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1979	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1980	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1983	102.5 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Forestburg Plant Site, 1967 to 1983. The record is 69 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Forestburg Plant Site by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1967	39 days
1968	30 days
1969	16 days
1970	37 days
1971	44 days
1972	31 days
1973	28 days
1974	69 days
1975	26 days
1976	38 days
1977	53 days
1978	27 days
1979	29 days
1980	36 days
1981	31 days
1982	32 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 Forestburg Plant Site standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Forestburg Plant Site 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).