Fort Saskatchewan Weather Records (CA003012710)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Saskatchewan (CA003012710), Alberta, Canada, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Saskatchewan

Fort Saskatchewan (CA003012710) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 53.72 latitude and -113.18 longitude, 620 m (2,034 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2024, 67 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fort Saskatchewan 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, 53.72 latitude, -113.18 longitude.
Elevation: 620 m (2,034 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2024, 67 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 Saskatchewan. 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 Saskatchewan, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fort Saskatchewan still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 96.

Standing records at Fort Saskatchewan by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1958	39
1959	80
1960	59
1961	96
1962	40
1963	52
1964	61
1965	70
1966	39
1967	74
1968	83
1969	73
1970	59
1971	41
1972	72
1973	58
1974	44
1975	53
1976	53
1977	70
1978	46
1979	40
1980	7
1981	40
1982	69
1983	46

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 77.7 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Saskatchewan. The most was 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 26 June 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Saskatchewan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 January 1971
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 February 1961
Mar	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 March 1982
Apr	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 April 1973
May	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 May 1977
Jun	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 June 1965
Jul	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	11 July 1974
Aug	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 August 1975
Sep	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	13 September 1958
Oct	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 October 1960
Nov	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 November 1978
Dec	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 December 1976

Period of Record Coverage

1958 to 1983

26 years of record at Fort Saskatchewan, 1958 to 1983. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983.

Days with data per year at Fort Saskatchewan
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1958	305	84%	No
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	315	86%	No
1963	339	93%	Yes
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	337	92%	Yes
1966	301	82%	No
1967	322	88%	No
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	331	91%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	361	99%	Yes
1979	263	72%	No
1980	30	8%	No
1981	262	72%	No
1982	354	97%	Yes
1983	322	88%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1959 to 1982

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Fort Saskatchewan, 1959 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.4 C (36.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 0.2 C (32.4 F), and the warmest was 1976, at 4.3 C (39.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fort Saskatchewan as warming stripes, 1959 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	2.4 C	+0.05 C
1960	2.5 C	+0.14 C
1963	3.6 C	+1.27 C
1964	2.4 C	-0.02 C
1968	2.8 C	+0.44 C
1969	1.7 C	-0.72 C
1970	1.5 C	-0.83 C
1972	1.1 C	-1.29 C
1973	2.4 C	+0.03 C
1974	2.5 C	+0.17 C
1975	2.1 C	-0.23 C
1976	4.3 C	+1.94 C
1977	3.4 C	+1.03 C
1978	2.5 C	+0.11 C
1982	0.2 C	-2.13 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

1958 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Fort Saskatchewan: 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)	1961	32.1 C (89.8 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1962	-39.1 C (-38.5 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	1965	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	1965	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	78 days	1982	28 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fort Saskatchewan, 1958 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.1 C (89.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Saskatchewan by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1975	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1981	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1982	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983	32.5 C (90.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fort Saskatchewan, 1958 to 1983. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.1 C (-38.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Saskatchewan by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1959	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1960	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1961	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1962	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1963	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1966	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1967	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1969	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1970	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1971	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1972	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1973	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1974	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1976	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1977	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1978	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1979	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1980	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1981	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1982	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1983	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort Saskatchewan, 1958 to 1983. The record is 77.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Saskatchewan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1962	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1964	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1966	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1969	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1972	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1981	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1983	25.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort Saskatchewan, 1958 to 1983. The record is 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Saskatchewan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1959	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1961	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1962	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1963	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1964	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1965	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1966	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1967	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1969	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1971	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1972	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1974	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1977	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1978	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1979	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1980	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
1981	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1982	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1983	62.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Saskatchewan, 1958 to 1983. The record is 78 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Saskatchewan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	26 days
1959	31 days
1960	25 days
1961	18 days
1962	26 days
1963	27 days
1964	27 days
1965	38 days
1966	26 days
1967	39 days
1968	28 days
1969	31 days
1970	18 days
1971	28 days
1972	24 days
1973	38 days
1974	28 days
1975	41 days
1976	45 days
1977	59 days
1978	18 days
1979	29 days
1980	9 days
1981	53 days
1982	78 days
1983	45 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 Saskatchewan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fort Saskatchewan 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).