Queenstown Weather Records (CA003035340)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Queenstown (CA003035340), Alberta, Canada, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Queenstown

Queenstown (CA003035340) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 50.60 latitude and -112.98 longitude, 940 m (3,084 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 2024, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Queenstown 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, 50.60 latitude, -112.98 longitude.
Elevation: 940 m (3,084 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 2024, 64 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 Queenstown. 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 Queenstown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Queenstown still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 114.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 111.5 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Queenstown. The most was 111.5 mm (4.4 in) on 21 September 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Queenstown
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 January 1967
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 February 1963
Mar	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 March 1980
Apr	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 April 1974
May	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 May 1972
Jun	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 June 1963
Jul	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2 July 1966
Aug	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 August 1978
Sep	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	21 September 1968
Oct	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 October 1970
Nov	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 November 1966
Dec	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 1983

18 years of record at Queenstown, 1966 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966.

Days with data per year at Queenstown
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1966	31	8%	No
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	332	91%	Yes
1982	357	98%	Yes
1983	355	97%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1967 to 1983

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Queenstown, 1967 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.2 C (39.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 2.9 C (37.1 F), and the warmest was 1976, at 5.9 C (42.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Queenstown as warming stripes, 1967 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	4.2 C	+0.07 C
1968	4.4 C	+0.21 C
1969	3.5 C	-0.69 C
1970	3.9 C	-0.29 C
1971	4.0 C	-0.15 C
1972	2.9 C	-1.22 C
1973	4.6 C	+0.40 C
1974	5.1 C	+0.90 C
1975	3.3 C	-0.87 C
1976	5.9 C	+1.70 C
1977	5.0 C	+0.86 C
1978	3.3 C	-0.83 C
1979	4.3 C	+0.09 C
1980	4.7 C	+0.49 C
1982	2.9 C	-1.30 C
1983	4.8 C	+0.66 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

1961 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Queenstown: 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)	1971	34.7 C (94.5 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	1968	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	1968	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	1968	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1977	30 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Queenstown, 1961 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.7 C (94.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Queenstown by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1982	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983	36.5 C (97.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Queenstown, 1961 to 1983. The record is -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.4 C (-29.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Queenstown by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1968	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1969	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1970	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1971	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1973	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1974	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1980	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1981	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)
1982	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1983	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Queenstown, 1961 to 1983. The record is 111.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Queenstown by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1962	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1965	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1966	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1967	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1973	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1976	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1977	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1978	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1980	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1981	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Queenstown, 1961 to 1983. The record is 167.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.9 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Queenstown by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1964	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1966	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1967	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1969	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1971	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1972	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1974	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1975	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1976	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1978	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1980	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1981	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1982	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1983	37.9 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Queenstown, 1961 to 1983. The record is 49 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Queenstown by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	22 days
1962	30 days
1963	31 days
1964	44 days
1965	33 days
1966	29 days
1967	19 days
1968	36 days
1969	31 days
1970	18 days
1971	21 days
1972	22 days
1973	32 days
1974	30 days
1975	25 days
1976	48 days
1977	49 days
1978	19 days
1979	25 days
1980	41 days
1981	22 days
1982	22 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.

Download the Data

Data for Queenstown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Queenstown 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 2026-10-14 (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).