Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Empress. 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 Empress, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
8.9 C (48.0 F)
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.0 C (55.4 F)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.0 C (89.6 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Empress still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 59.
Standing records at Empress by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1914
8
1915
13
1916
17
1917
28
1918
28
1919
20
1921
17
1937
20
1938
11
1939
15
1940
15
1941
14
1942
33
1943
57
1944
14
1945
16
1946
19
1947
10
1948
44
1949
27
1950
51
1951
57
1952
37
1953
17
1954
59
1955
31
1956
38
1957
29
1958
29
1959
38
1960
30
1961
42
1962
12
1963
12
1964
8
1965
13
1966
6
1967
19
1968
20
1969
15
1970
19
1971
21
1972
34
1973
40
1974
35
1975
39
1976
49
1977
52
1978
30
1979
19
1980
30
1981
41
1982
19
1983
47
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Empress between 29 June 1969 and 29 June 1969. Each dot is a new record.
When Empress set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1969-06-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Empress. The most was 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 29 June 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Empress
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
23 January 1954
Feb
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
23 February 1956
Mar
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
12 March 1954
Apr
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
11 April 1978
May
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
27 May 1968
Jun
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
29 June 1969
Jul
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
27 July 1918
Aug
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
6 August 1952
Sep
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
11 September 1978
Oct
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2 October 1946
Nov
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
15 November 1958
Dec
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
9 December 1975
Period of Record Coverage
1914 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Empress, 1914 to 1983. 32 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1937 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Empress, 1943 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.8 C (38.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 1.2 C (34.2 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.3 C (43.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Empress as warming stripes, 1943 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1943
3.5 C
-0.26 C
1950
1.2 C
-2.60 C
1958
4.4 C
+0.64 C
1959
3.9 C
+0.13 C
1960
4.0 C
+0.19 C
1972
2.6 C
-1.24 C
1973
4.5 C
+0.66 C
1974
3.9 C
+0.12 C
1975
2.7 C
-1.09 C
1976
5.3 C
+1.50 C
1977
5.1 C
+1.28 C
1978
2.8 C
-0.99 C
1979
3.0 C
-0.82 C
1980
4.3 C
+0.46 C
1981
6.3 C
+2.46 C
1982
2.3 C
-1.46 C
1983
4.8 C
+0.99 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
1914 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Empress: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1943
-33.8 C (-28.9 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1969
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1976
35 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Empress, 1914 to 1983. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Empress by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1914
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1915
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1916
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1940
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1947
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1948
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1982
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983
38.0 C (100.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Empress, 1914 to 1983. The record is -47.8 C (-54.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.8 C (-28.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Empress by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1914
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1915
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1916
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1917
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1918
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1919
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1921
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1937
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1938
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1939
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1940
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1941
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1944
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1945
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1949
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1950
-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1951
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1952
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1953
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1954
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1955
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1956
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1957
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1958
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1959
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1960
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1961
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1962
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1963
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1965
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1967
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1972
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1973
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1974
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1975
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1976
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1977
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1978
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1979
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1980
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1981
-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983
-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Empress, 1914 to 1983. The record is 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.9 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Empress by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1921
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1937
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1940
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1942
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1943
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1948
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1952
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1954
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1956
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1957
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1961
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1962
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1963
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1967
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1968
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1970
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1972
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1976
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1977
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1978
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982
22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1983
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Empress, 1914 to 1983. The record is 91.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Empress by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1921
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1937
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1939
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1941
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1942
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1944
23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1945
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1952
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1957
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1959
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1963
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1965
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1968
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1970
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1973
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1976
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1977
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1978
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1979
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1983
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Empress, 1914 to 1983. The record is 72 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Empress by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914
18 days
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
20 days
1919
14 days
1921
30 days
1937
20 days
1938
23 days
1939
33 days
1940
35 days
1941
23 days
1942
44 days
1943
62 days
1944
45 days
1945
27 days
1946
22 days
1947
32 days
1948
65 days
1949
27 days
1950
29 days
1951
25 days
1952
22 days
1953
37 days
1954
35 days
1955
59 days
1956
28 days
1957
46 days
1958
47 days
1959
70 days
1960
64 days
1961
37 days
1962
35 days
1963
45 days
1964
37 days
1965
35 days
1966
16 days
1967
28 days
1968
32 days
1969
36 days
1970
29 days
1971
36 days
1972
64 days
1973
64 days
1974
63 days
1975
37 days
1976
72 days
1977
65 days
1978
34 days
1979
38 days
1980
60 days
1981
64 days
1982
32 days
1983
38 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.