Whitla Weather Records (CA003037520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Whitla (CA003037520), Alberta, Canada, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Whitla

Whitla (CA003037520) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 49.87 latitude and -111.05 longitude, 838 m (2,749 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 1968, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Whitla 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, 49.87 latitude, -111.05 longitude.
Elevation: 838 m (2,749 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 1968, 52 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 Whitla. 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 Whitla, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Whitla still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 120.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 54.9 mm (2.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Whitla. The most was 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 3 June 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Whitla
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 January 1967
Feb	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 February 1967
Mar	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 March 1954
Apr	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 April 1967
May	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 May 1964
Jun	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 June 1953
Jul	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 July 1958
Aug	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 August 1966
Sep	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 September 1964
Oct	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 October 1957
Nov	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 November 1958
Dec	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1917 to 1968

19 years of record at Whitla, 1917 to 1968. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1919, 1952, 1954.

Days with data per year at Whitla
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1917	244	67%	No
1919	73	20%	No
1952	46	13%	No
1953	332	91%	Yes
1954	310	85%	No
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	335	92%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1955 to 1967

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Whitla, 1955 to 1967. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 4.7 C (40.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 3.3 C (37.9 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 6.3 C (43.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Whitla as warming stripes, 1955 to 1967
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	3.7 C	-0.98 C
1956	3.9 C	-0.77 C
1957	4.5 C	-0.18 C
1958	5.3 C	+0.57 C
1959	4.0 C	-0.69 C
1960	5.1 C	+0.37 C
1961	6.1 C	+1.36 C
1962	5.9 C	+1.17 C
1963	6.3 C	+1.58 C
1964	4.5 C	-0.19 C
1965	3.3 C	-1.39 C
1966	4.0 C	-0.71 C
1967	4.6 C	-0.11 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

1917 to 1968

Yearly extremes at Whitla: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	1957	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	1953	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	1966	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	63 days	1963	35 days	18

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Whitla, 1917 to 1968. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Whitla by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1917	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1919	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1952	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1953	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Whitla, 1917 to 1968. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is -33.3 C (-27.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Whitla by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1917	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1919	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1952	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1954	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1955	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1956	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1957	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1958	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1959	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1962	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1963	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1964	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1965	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1966	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1968	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Whitla, 1917 to 1968. The record is 54.9 mm (2.2 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Whitla by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1919	n/a
1952	1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1953	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1955	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1958	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1961	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1962	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1963	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1965	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	31.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Whitla, 1917 to 1968. The record is 75.6 mm (3.0 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.4 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Whitla by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1919	n/a
1952	1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1953	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1955	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1957	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1961	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1963	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1965	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1966	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1967	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1968	43.4 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Whitla, 1917 to 1968. The record is 63 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Whitla by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	55 days
1919	n/a
1952	17 days
1953	55 days
1954	33 days
1955	40 days
1956	35 days
1957	24 days
1958	32 days
1959	45 days
1960	46 days
1961	31 days
1962	33 days
1963	63 days
1964	30 days
1965	33 days
1966	39 days
1967	34 days
1968	37 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 Whitla standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Whitla 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).