Kinsella Ranch Weather Records (CA003013645)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kinsella Ranch (CA003013645), Alberta, Canada, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Kinsella Ranch

Kinsella Ranch (CA003013645) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 53.00 latitude and -111.52 longitude, 705 m (2,313 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2003, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kinsella Ranch 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, 53.00 latitude, -111.52 longitude.
Elevation: 705 m (2,313 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2003, 42 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 Kinsella Ranch. 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 Kinsella Ranch, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.5 C (94.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.5 C (83.3 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.6 C (69.1 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 Kinsella Ranch still stand. 1977 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Kinsella Ranch by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	64
1963	58
1964	68
1965	74
1966	80
1967	73
1968	88
1969	78
1970	62
1971	59
1972	82
1973	60
1974	62
1975	59
1976	72
1977	89
1978	31
1979	26
1980	54
1981	80
1982	78
1983	67

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 103.1 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kinsella Ranch. The most was 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 26 June 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kinsella Ranch
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 January 1969
Feb	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 February 1969
Mar	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	23 March 1980
Apr	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 April 1969
May	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 May 1983
Jun	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 June 1965
Jul	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	14 July 1962
Aug	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 August 1973
Sep	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 September 1968
Oct	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3 October 1982
Nov	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 November 1962
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

22 years of record at Kinsella Ranch, 1962 to 1983. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1979, 1980.

Days with data per year at Kinsella Ranch
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	251	69%	No
1963	262	72%	No
1964	286	78%	No
1965	292	80%	No
1966	359	98%	Yes
1967	342	94%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	363	99%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	362	99%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	353	97%	Yes
1978	241	66%	No
1979	153	42%	No
1980	303	83%	No
1981	334	92%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1966 to 1983

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Kinsella Ranch, 1966 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.7 C (35.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 0.3 C (32.5 F), and the warmest was 1976, at 3.7 C (38.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kinsella Ranch as warming stripes, 1966 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	0.9 C	-0.76 C
1967	1.6 C	-0.05 C
1968	2.4 C	+0.72 C
1969	1.2 C	-0.45 C
1970	1.2 C	-0.52 C
1971	1.6 C	-0.06 C
1972	0.3 C	-1.36 C
1973	1.8 C	+0.12 C
1974	2.0 C	+0.33 C
1975	1.4 C	-0.25 C
1976	3.7 C	+2.02 C
1977	2.6 C	+0.93 C
1982	0.3 C	-1.37 C
1983	2.3 C	+0.65 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

1962 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Kinsella Ranch: 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)	1964	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	1972	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	1965	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	1965	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	64 days	1977	28 days	22

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kinsella Ranch, 1962 to 1983. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kinsella Ranch by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1980	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1981	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1983	32.0 C (89.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kinsella Ranch, 1962 to 1983. The record is -46.1 C (-51.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kinsella Ranch by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1963	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1964	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1966	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1967	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1969	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1970	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1971	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1975	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1976	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1977	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1978	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1979	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1980	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1981	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1982	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kinsella Ranch, 1962 to 1983. The record is 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kinsella Ranch by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1963	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1965	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1970	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1975	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1976	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1981	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1982	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1983	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kinsella Ranch, 1962 to 1983. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kinsella Ranch by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1966	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1968	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1974	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1976	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1977	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1979	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1980	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1982	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983	111.4 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kinsella Ranch, 1962 to 1983. The record is 64 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kinsella Ranch by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	28 days
1963	19 days
1964	13 days
1965	41 days
1966	56 days
1967	27 days
1968	34 days
1969	28 days
1970	29 days
1971	36 days
1972	30 days
1973	19 days
1974	37 days
1975	26 days
1976	57 days
1977	64 days
1978	49 days
1979	28 days
1980	24 days
1981	26 days
1982	19 days
1983	20 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 Kinsella Ranch standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (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).