Eckville South Weather Records (CA003022159)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Eckville South (CA003022159), Alberta, Canada, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Eckville South

Eckville South (CA003022159) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 52.28 latitude and -114.38 longitude, 960 m (3,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1970 to 2011, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Eckville South 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, 52.28 latitude, -114.38 longitude.
Elevation: 960 m (3,150 ft).
Period of record: 1970 to 2011, 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 Eckville South. 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 Eckville South, 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)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.5 C (90.5 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.5 C (83.3 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.0 C (55.4 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Eckville South still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 124.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 72.1 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Eckville South. The most was 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 30 June 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Eckville South
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 January 1971
Feb	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 February 1972
Mar	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 March 1976
Apr	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 April 1972
May	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 May 1981
Jun	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 June 1970
Jul	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	14 July 1981
Aug	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 August 1973
Sep	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 September 1972
Oct	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 October 1970
Nov	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 November 1972
Dec	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1970 to 1983

14 years of record at Eckville South, 1970 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1983.

Days with data per year at Eckville South
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1970	61	17%	No
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	347	95%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	359	98%	Yes
1980	357	98%	Yes
1981	356	98%	Yes
1982	334	92%	Yes
1983	318	87%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1971 to 1982

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Eckville South, 1971 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.0 C (35.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 0.5 C (32.9 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 4.6 C (40.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Eckville South as warming stripes, 1971 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1971	1.7 C	-0.31 C
1972	0.6 C	-1.37 C
1973	1.8 C	-0.21 C
1974	2.0 C	-0.03 C
1975	1.2 C	-0.80 C
1976	3.4 C	+1.40 C
1977	2.6 C	+0.60 C
1978	1.9 C	-0.10 C
1979	1.9 C	-0.10 C
1980	1.8 C	-0.17 C
1981	4.6 C	+2.61 C
1982	0.5 C	-1.51 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

1970 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Eckville South: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1975	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1972	-37.3 C (-35.2 F)	14
Wettest day (Rx1day)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	1970	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	1970	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	14
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	1974	29 days	14

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Eckville South, 1970 to 1983. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Eckville South by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1970	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1971	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1978	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1980	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1981	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1982	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1983	32.5 C (90.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Eckville South, 1970 to 1983. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.3 C (-35.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Eckville South by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1970	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1971	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1972	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1973	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1974	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1975	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1976	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1977	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1978	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1979	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1980	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1981	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Eckville South, 1970 to 1983. The record is 72.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Eckville South by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1970	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1971	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1977	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1979	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1981	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1983	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Eckville South, 1970 to 1983. The record is 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.2 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Eckville South by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1970	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1971	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1974	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1977	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1979	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1980	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1981	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1982	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1983	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Eckville South, 1970 to 1983. The record is 39 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Eckville South by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1970	16 days
1971	21 days
1972	30 days
1973	29 days
1974	39 days
1975	21 days
1976	35 days
1977	39 days
1978	28 days
1979	26 days
1980	24 days
1981	35 days
1982	25 days
1983	29 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 Eckville South standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Eckville South 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).