Craigmyle Weather Records (CA003021940)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Craigmyle (CA003021940), Alberta, Canada, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Craigmyle

Craigmyle (CA003021940) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 51.77 latitude and -112.28 longitude, 846 m (2,776 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2018, 65 years of record.
1,464 records set at Craigmyle 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, 51.77 latitude, -112.28 longitude.
Elevation: 846 m (2,776 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2018, 65 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 Craigmyle. 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 Craigmyle, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Craigmyle still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 95.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 83.8 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Craigmyle. The most was 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 4 September 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Craigmyle
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 January 1954
Feb	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 February 1966
Mar	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 March 1974
Apr	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 April 1955
May	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 May 1977
Jun	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 June 1973
Jul	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 July 1962
Aug	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 August 1954
Sep	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	4 September 1969
Oct	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 October 1969
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 November 1965
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1960 to 1979

19 years of record at Craigmyle, 1960 to 1979. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1960, 1979.

Days with data per year at Craigmyle
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1960	173	47%	No
1962	355	97%	Yes
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	335	92%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	247	68%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1963 to 1978

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Craigmyle, 1963 to 1978. 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 1972, at 1.3 C (34.4 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 4.8 C (40.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Craigmyle as warming stripes, 1963 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	4.8 C	+2.14 C
1964	3.4 C	+0.73 C
1965	2.1 C	-0.58 C
1966	2.0 C	-0.67 C
1967	3.0 C	+0.36 C
1968	3.3 C	+0.70 C
1969	2.2 C	-0.46 C
1970	2.4 C	-0.23 C
1971	2.4 C	-0.23 C
1972	1.3 C	-1.31 C
1973	2.7 C	+0.09 C
1974	2.6 C	+0.01 C
1975	1.6 C	-1.07 C
1977	3.6 C	+0.98 C
1978	2.2 C	-0.47 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

1954 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Craigmyle: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1975	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	1973	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	66 days	1977	35 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Craigmyle, 1954 to 1979. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Craigmyle by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1979	34.0 C (93.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Craigmyle, 1954 to 1979. The record is -45.0 C (-49.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Craigmyle by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1963	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1965	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1967	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1968	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1969	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1972	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1973	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1974	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1976	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1977	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1978	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1979	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Craigmyle, 1954 to 1979. The record is 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Craigmyle by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1956	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1957	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1958	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1968	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1971	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1976	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1978	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Craigmyle, 1954 to 1979. The record is 135.2 mm (5.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Craigmyle by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1965	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1969	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1972	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1973	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1974	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1975	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1976	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1977	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	52.0 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Craigmyle, 1954 to 1979. The record is 66 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Craigmyle by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	51 days
1955	35 days
1956	35 days
1957	22 days
1958	31 days
1959	26 days
1960	45 days
1962	46 days
1963	50 days
1964	24 days
1965	28 days
1966	29 days
1967	24 days
1968	38 days
1969	29 days
1970	28 days
1971	48 days
1972	35 days
1973	31 days
1974	48 days
1975	30 days
1976	57 days
1977	66 days
1978	63 days
1979	48 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 Craigmyle standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Craigmyle 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 2026-10-15 (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).