Sibbald Weather Records (CA003025920)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sibbald (CA003025920), Alberta, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Sibbald

Sibbald (CA003025920) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 51.48 latitude and -110.25 longitude, 725 m (2,379 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2006, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sibbald still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sibbald set a daily record snowfall of 7.0 cm (2.8 in) on 25 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Alberta, Canada, 51.48 latitude, -110.25 longitude.
Elevation: 725 m (2,379 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2006, 54 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Sibbald. 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 Sibbald, 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	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sibbald still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Sibbald by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1956	69
1957	51
1958	46
1959	51
1960	45
1961	41
1962	52
1963	58
1964	53
1965	64
1966	56
1967	45
1968	79
1969	68
1970	37
1971	50
1972	60
1973	44
1974	40
1975	51
1976	51
1977	52
1978	32
1979	43
1980	59
1981	59
1982	45
1983	63

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 62.7 mm (2.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sibbald. The most was 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 14 June 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sibbald
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 January 1954
Feb	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 February 1972
Mar	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 March 1953
Apr	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 April 1953
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 May 1977
Jun	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	14 June 1973
Jul	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 July 1983
Aug	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	5 August 1973
Sep	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 September 1968
Oct	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 October 1970
Nov	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 November 1960
Dec	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1983

28 years of record at Sibbald, 1956 to 1983. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 and others.

Days with data per year at Sibbald
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	323	88%	No
1957	274	75%	No
1958	310	85%	No
1959	262	72%	No
1960	311	85%	No
1961	169	46%	No
1962	298	82%	No
1963	319	87%	No
1964	318	87%	No
1965	328	90%	No
1966	328	90%	No
1967	284	78%	No
1968	332	91%	Yes
1969	327	90%	No
1970	324	89%	No
1971	331	91%	Yes
1972	325	89%	No
1973	350	96%	Yes
1974	345	95%	Yes
1975	342	94%	Yes
1976	323	88%	No
1977	355	97%	Yes
1978	349	96%	Yes
1979	333	91%	Yes
1980	344	94%	Yes
1981	309	85%	No
1982	332	91%	Yes
1983	324	89%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sibbald
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.2 cm (2.4 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	28 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	28 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1983	Sibbald, CA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	10 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1983	Sibbald, CA	monthly snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	6.5 cm (2.6 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1983	Sibbald, CA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1963 to 1978

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Sibbald, 1963 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.1 C (35.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 0.7 C (33.2 F), and the warmest was 1976, at 3.8 C (38.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sibbald as warming stripes, 1963 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	3.5 C	+1.37 C
1966	1.0 C	-1.09 C
1971	1.7 C	-0.48 C
1972	0.7 C	-1.46 C
1973	2.6 C	+0.49 C
1974	2.0 C	-0.11 C
1975	1.1 C	-1.07 C
1976	3.8 C	+1.65 C
1977	3.1 C	+0.94 C
1978	1.9 C	-0.24 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

1953 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Sibbald: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	1972	-39.1 C (-38.5 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	1973	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	1973	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	61 days	1963	32 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sibbald, 1953 to 1983. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sibbald by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1980	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	35.5 C (95.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sibbald, 1953 to 1983. The record is -46.1 C (-51.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.1 C (-38.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sibbald by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1957	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1959	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1961	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1962	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1963	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1964	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1965	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1967	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1968	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1969	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1972	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1973	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1974	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1975	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1976	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1977	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1978	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1981	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)
1982	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983	-43.5 C (-46.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sibbald, 1953 to 1983. The record is 62.7 mm (2.5 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.2 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sibbald by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1954	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1958	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1960	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1962	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1964	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1967	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1968	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1970	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1974	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1975	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1976	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1977	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1979	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1981	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	56.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sibbald, 1953 to 1983. The record is 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sibbald by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1954	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1956	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1957	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1962	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1963	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1967	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1968	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1969	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1970	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1971	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1972	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1973	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1974	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1977	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1979	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1980	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1981	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sibbald, 1953 to 1983. The record is 61 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sibbald by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	32 days
1954	35 days
1955	33 days
1956	28 days
1957	20 days
1958	41 days
1959	21 days
1960	33 days
1961	34 days
1962	29 days
1963	61 days
1964	25 days
1965	43 days
1966	37 days
1967	40 days
1968	28 days
1969	28 days
1970	15 days
1971	28 days
1972	31 days
1973	60 days
1974	39 days
1975	27 days
1976	37 days
1977	45 days
1978	30 days
1979	39 days
1980	25 days
1981	23 days
1982	32 days
1983	49 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.

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