Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Banff. 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 Banff, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
31.0 C (87.8 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
16.5 C (61.7 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
12.5 C (54.5 F)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Banff still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Banff by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1888
12
1889
9
1890
34
1891
12
1892
12
1893
31
1894
14
1895
22
1896
33
1897
13
1898
8
1899
22
1900
21
1901
13
1902
8
1903
19
1904
10
1905
17
1906
25
1907
17
1908
17
1909
18
1910
12
1911
15
1912
10
1913
13
1914
13
1915
5
1916
24
1917
15
1918
22
1919
39
1920
10
1921
11
1922
13
1923
14
1924
24
1925
18
1926
30
1927
9
1928
23
1929
14
1930
15
1931
11
1932
7
1933
18
1934
32
1935
24
1936
6
1937
12
1938
11
1939
32
1940
10
1941
17
1942
4
1943
29
1944
9
1945
16
1946
5
1947
9
1948
9
1949
20
1950
23
1951
39
1952
5
1953
8
1954
26
1955
18
1956
14
1957
14
1958
9
1959
6
1960
18
1961
16
1962
13
1963
13
1964
3
1965
16
1966
13
1967
12
1968
17
1969
6
1970
11
1971
11
1972
15
1973
13
1974
9
1975
7
1976
5
1977
12
1978
4
1979
14
1980
16
1981
19
1982
8
1983
14
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Banff between 2 July 1924 and 14 December 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Banff set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1924-07-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)
1934-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950-01-25
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1973-05-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1979-12-14
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 58.6 cm (23.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 53.6 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Banff. The most was 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 25 May 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Banff
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
23 January 1916
Feb
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
28 February 1972
Mar
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
11 March 1903
Apr
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
27 April 1894
May
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
25 May 1973
Jun
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
26 June 1915
Jul
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
13 July 1948
Aug
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
17 August 1902
Sep
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
14 September 1977
Oct
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
22 October 1939
Nov
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
19 November 1892
Dec
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
12 December 1891
Period of Record Coverage
1887 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
97 years of record at Banff, 1887 to 1983. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1887, 1888, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1936, 1937 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 87 complete years at Banff, 1890 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.3 C (36.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at -0.1 C (31.8 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 4.2 C (39.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Banff as warming stripes, 1890 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1890
1.1 C
-1.23 C
1891
1.4 C
-0.87 C
1896
1.3 C
-1.00 C
1897
1.5 C
-0.78 C
1898
1.9 C
-0.40 C
1899
1.1 C
-1.17 C
1900
3.0 C
+0.66 C
1901
2.5 C
+0.22 C
1902
1.6 C
-0.74 C
1903
1.7 C
-0.62 C
1904
2.5 C
+0.16 C
1905
2.7 C
+0.38 C
1906
3.1 C
+0.79 C
1907
1.5 C
-0.79 C
1908
2.7 C
+0.34 C
1909
0.8 C
-1.55 C
1910
2.8 C
+0.45 C
1911
0.9 C
-1.46 C
1912
2.2 C
-0.13 C
1913
1.3 C
-0.97 C
1914
2.7 C
+0.43 C
1915
3.3 C
+0.96 C
1916
0.2 C
-2.11 C
1917
1.6 C
-0.69 C
1918
2.8 C
+0.47 C
1919
1.6 C
-0.70 C
1920
2.1 C
-0.25 C
1921
2.3 C
-0.02 C
1922
1.4 C
-0.87 C
1923
3.1 C
+0.77 C
1924
1.9 C
-0.39 C
1925
3.4 C
+1.10 C
1926
3.4 C
+1.09 C
1927
0.7 C
-1.58 C
1928
3.2 C
+0.85 C
1929
1.8 C
-0.54 C
1930
2.5 C
+0.16 C
1931
3.4 C
+1.10 C
1932
2.0 C
-0.28 C
1933
1.9 C
-0.40 C
1934
4.2 C
+1.88 C
1935
2.0 C
-0.34 C
1938
2.7 C
+0.35 C
1939
3.6 C
+1.29 C
1940
3.0 C
+0.68 C
1941
3.4 C
+1.12 C
1942
2.1 C
-0.25 C
1943
1.8 C
-0.51 C
1944
2.9 C
+0.55 C
1945
1.6 C
-0.67 C
1946
2.4 C
+0.08 C
1947
2.6 C
+0.24 C
1949
1.8 C
-0.51 C
1950
0.4 C
-1.96 C
1951
-0.1 C
-2.40 C
1952
2.4 C
+0.09 C
1953
3.3 C
+0.99 C
1954
2.0 C
-0.35 C
1955
0.7 C
-1.63 C
1956
2.5 C
+0.14 C
1957
2.1 C
-0.24 C
1958
3.7 C
+1.41 C
1959
1.9 C
-0.39 C
1960
2.9 C
+0.58 C
1961
3.2 C
+0.93 C
1962
2.9 C
+0.63 C
1963
3.6 C
+1.31 C
1964
2.3 C
-0.02 C
1965
2.1 C
-0.20 C
1966
2.6 C
+0.32 C
1967
3.3 C
+0.98 C
1968
2.6 C
+0.26 C
1969
2.5 C
+0.20 C
1970
2.5 C
+0.17 C
1971
2.3 C
+0.01 C
1972
1.5 C
-0.77 C
1973
2.9 C
+0.63 C
1974
3.6 C
+1.24 C
1975
1.8 C
-0.49 C
1976
3.6 C
+1.24 C
1977
2.6 C
+0.25 C
1978
2.3 C
+0.01 C
1979
2.5 C
+0.20 C
1980
3.0 C
+0.65 C
1981
4.2 C
+1.84 C
1982
1.8 C
-0.52 C
1983
3.3 C
+1.00 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.04 to 0.17) per decade over 1890 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 87 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Banff
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.10 C (0.04 to 0.17) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1890 to 1983
87
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.14) per decade
0.12 F (-0.02 to 0.25) per decade
1890 to 1983
87
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1890 to 1983
87
Rise
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
1887 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Banff: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934
30.6 C (87.1 F)
97
Coldest night (TNn)
-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1950
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
97
Wettest day (Rx1day)
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
97
Longest dry spell (CDD)
50 days
1890
22 days
97
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Banff, 1887 to 1983. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Banff by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1887
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1888
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1889
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1890
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1891
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1892
23.3 C (73.9 F)
1893
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1894
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1895
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1896
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1897
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1898
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1899
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1900
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1901
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1902
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1903
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1904
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1905
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1906
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1908
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1909
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1910
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1911
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1912
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1913
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1914
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1915
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1916
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1917
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1919
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1920
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1921
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1922
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1923
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1926
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1929
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1930
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1931
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1932
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1933
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1934
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1935
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1936
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1937
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1939
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1943
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1944
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1945
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1946
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1947
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1948
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1949
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1955
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1956
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1957
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1958
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1965
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1976
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1977
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1978
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1980
30.3 C (86.5 F)
1981
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Banff, 1887 to 1983. The record is -51.2 C (-60.2 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.8 C (-36.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Banff by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1887
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1888
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1889
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1890
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1891
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1892
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1893
-48.9 C (-56.0 F)
1894
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1895
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1896
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1897
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1898
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1899
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1900
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1901
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1902
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1903
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1904
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1906
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1907
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1908
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1909
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1910
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1911
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1912
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1913
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1914
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1915
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1916
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1917
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1918
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1919
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1920
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1921
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1922
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1923
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1924
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1925
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1926
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1927
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1928
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1929
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1930
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1931
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1932
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1933
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1934
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1935
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1936
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1938
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1939
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1940
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1941
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1942
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1943
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1944
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1946
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1947
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1948
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1949
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1950
-51.2 C (-60.2 F)
1951
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1952
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1953
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1954
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1955
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1956
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1957
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1958
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1960
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1961
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1962
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1963
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1964
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1966
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1968
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1969
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1970
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1976
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1977
-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1978
-32.9 C (-27.2 F)
1979
-34.6 C (-30.3 F)
1980
-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1981
-29.0 C (-20.2 F)
1982
-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1983
-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Banff, 1887 to 1983. The record is 53.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.7 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Banff by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1888
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1889
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1890
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1891
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1892
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1893
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1894
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1896
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1898
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1899
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1900
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1902
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1903
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1904
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1905
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1906
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1907
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1908
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1911
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1912
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1913
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1916
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1918
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1919
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1922
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1923
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1925
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1927
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1929
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1932
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1933
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1934
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1935
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1937
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1941
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1944
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1945
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1948
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1951
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1953
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1956
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1958
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1959
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1961
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1965
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1968
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1969
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1972
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1975
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1976
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1977
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1979
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1981
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1982
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Banff, 1887 to 1983. The record is 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Banff by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1888
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1889
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1890
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1891
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1892
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1893
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1894
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1895
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1896
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1897
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1898
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1899
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1902
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1903
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1904
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1905
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1906
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1907
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1910
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1911
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1912
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1914
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1915
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1916
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1917
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1919
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1920
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1921
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1923
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1924
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1925
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1926
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1928
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1929
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1931
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1933
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934
32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1935
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1936
11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1937
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1941
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943
45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1944
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1946
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1948
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1949
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1950
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1954
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956
28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1957
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1961
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1965
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1966
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1967
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1968
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969
52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1972
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1975
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1976
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1977
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1978
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1979
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1981
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1983
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Banff, 1887 to 1983. The record is 50 days in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Banff by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887
14 days
1888
21 days
1889
31 days
1890
50 days
1891
31 days
1892
21 days
1893
28 days
1894
50 days
1895
31 days
1896
30 days
1897
22 days
1898
28 days
1899
19 days
1900
23 days
1901
24 days
1902
17 days
1903
13 days
1904
34 days
1905
24 days
1906
20 days
1907
27 days
1908
14 days
1909
17 days
1910
21 days
1911
26 days
1912
19 days
1913
33 days
1914
20 days
1915
31 days
1916
18 days
1917
18 days
1918
19 days
1919
17 days
1920
21 days
1921
15 days
1922
15 days
1923
23 days
1924
18 days
1925
30 days
1926
25 days
1927
21 days
1928
22 days
1929
17 days
1930
49 days
1931
22 days
1932
26 days
1933
19 days
1934
24 days
1935
35 days
1936
14 days
1937
19 days
1938
34 days
1939
29 days
1940
23 days
1941
18 days
1942
25 days
1943
20 days
1944
32 days
1945
20 days
1946
21 days
1947
26 days
1948
18 days
1949
19 days
1950
28 days
1951
17 days
1952
25 days
1953
19 days
1954
24 days
1955
24 days
1956
19 days
1957
24 days
1958
17 days
1959
14 days
1960
30 days
1961
22 days
1962
29 days
1963
33 days
1964
25 days
1965
19 days
1966
14 days
1967
18 days
1968
19 days
1969
19 days
1970
29 days
1971
19 days
1972
16 days
1973
25 days
1974
31 days
1975
20 days
1976
20 days
1977
29 days
1978
32 days
1979
24 days
1980
25 days
1981
30 days
1982
15 days
1983
32 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
87 years with a frost
Across 87 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Banff falls on 13 June and the median first autumn frost on 23 August, which leaves a median of 66 days between them.
In 1954 to 1983 the median growing season was 93 days. That is 36 days more than in 1890 to 1923.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Banff
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1890 to 1923)
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 June
19 June
5 June
14 days earlier
-1.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 August
12 August
3 September
22 days later
+4.2 days per decade
Growing days
66 days
57 days
93 days
36 days more
+6.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
89 years, 1890 to 1983
A day with at least 30.7 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 61.3 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Banff: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
25 years
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
50 years
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
100 years
61.3 mm (2.4 in)
Longer than the 89 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 89 years of values from 1890 to 1983.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 53.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1973; 52.8 mm (2.1 in) in 1907; 50.3 mm (2.0 in) in 1902.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Banff, at 1965. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1965 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Banff, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1965
+0.4
+0.7
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.