Thorsby Weather Records (CA003016440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Thorsby (CA003016440), Alberta, Canada, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Thorsby

Thorsby (CA003016440) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 53.22 latitude and -114.05 longitude, 744 m (2,441 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 1968, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Thorsby 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, 53.22 latitude, -114.05 longitude.
Elevation: 744 m (2,441 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 1968, 37 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 Thorsby. 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 Thorsby, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Thorsby still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 101.

Standing records at Thorsby by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1932	58
1933	61
1934	66
1935	51
1936	101
1937	52
1938	49
1939	80
1940	47
1941	47
1942	64
1943	55
1944	45
1945	50
1946	36
1947	54
1948	40
1949	52
1950	53
1951	70
1952	29
1953	34
1954	76
1955	51
1956	61
1957	37
1958	43
1959	2

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 105.7 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Thorsby. The most was 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 14 June 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Thorsby
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 January 1936
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 February 1948
Mar	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 March 1955
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 April 1932
May	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 May 1951
Jun	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	16 July 1949
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 August 1938
Sep	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 September 1958
Oct	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 October 1939
Nov	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 November 1941
Dec	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1932 to 1959

28 years of record at Thorsby, 1932 to 1959. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1932, 1934, 1950, 1951, 1959.

Days with data per year at Thorsby
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1932	293	80%	No
1933	337	92%	Yes
1934	316	87%	No
1935	332	91%	Yes
1936	334	91%	Yes
1937	360	99%	Yes
1938	362	99%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	335	92%	Yes
1941	334	92%	Yes
1942	361	99%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	364	99%	Yes
1949	335	92%	Yes
1950	165	45%	No
1951	286	78%	No
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	31	8%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1936 to 1958

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Thorsby, 1936 to 1958. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.6 C (36.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 0.8 C (33.4 F), and the warmest was 1944, at 4.1 C (39.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Thorsby as warming stripes, 1936 to 1958
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1936	1.5 C	-1.14 C
1937	2.2 C	-0.43 C
1938	4.0 C	+1.40 C
1939	3.7 C	+1.05 C
1943	3.3 C	+0.73 C
1944	4.1 C	+1.52 C
1945	1.9 C	-0.73 C
1946	2.4 C	-0.18 C
1947	2.6 C	-0.03 C
1948	1.5 C	-1.12 C
1952	3.3 C	+0.70 C
1953	3.6 C	+1.04 C
1954	2.0 C	-0.62 C
1955	0.8 C	-1.84 C
1956	2.0 C	-0.62 C
1957	2.5 C	-0.15 C
1958	3.0 C	+0.43 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

1932 to 1968

Yearly extremes at Thorsby: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1937	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	1936	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	1944	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	1944	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	66 days	1943	32 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Thorsby, 1932 to 1968. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Thorsby by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1932	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1933	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1934	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1935	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1936	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1937	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1940	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1941	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1942	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1944	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1945	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1947	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1948	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1949	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1952	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1953	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1957	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1958	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1959	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Thorsby, 1932 to 1968. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Thorsby by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1932	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1933	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1934	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1935	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1936	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1937	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1938	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1939	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1940	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1941	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1942	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1943	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1944	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1945	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1946	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1947	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1948	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1949	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1950	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1951	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1952	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1953	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1954	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1955	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1956	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1957	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1958	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1959	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Thorsby, 1932 to 1968. The record is 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.3 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Thorsby by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1937	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1941	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1945	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1949	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1967	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1968	39.1 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Thorsby, 1932 to 1968. The record is 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.3 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Thorsby by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1933	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1934	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1938	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1939	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1943	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1945	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1946	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1947	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1948	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1949	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1950	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1951	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1952	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1953	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1954	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1956	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1967	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	89.6 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Thorsby, 1932 to 1968. The record is 66 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Thorsby by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	22 days
1933	38 days
1934	27 days
1935	34 days
1936	26 days
1937	26 days
1938	43 days
1939	32 days
1940	36 days
1941	28 days
1942	28 days
1943	66 days
1944	37 days
1945	24 days
1946	40 days
1947	29 days
1948	50 days
1949	35 days
1950	41 days
1951	20 days
1952	31 days
1953	38 days
1954	29 days
1955	34 days
1956	14 days
1957	26 days
1958	35 days
1959	16 days
1967	33 days
1968	28 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.

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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).