Elbow Rs Weather Records (CA003052270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elbow Rs (CA003052270), Alberta, Canada, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Elbow Rs

Elbow Rs (CA003052270) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 50.90 latitude and -114.70 longitude, 1,400 m (4,593 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2006, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elbow Rs 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, 50.90 latitude, -114.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,400 m (4,593 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2006, 49 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 Elbow Rs. 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 Elbow Rs, 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)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elbow Rs still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 103.

Standing records at Elbow Rs by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	19
1964	50
1965	103
1966	74
1967	85
1968	68
1969	88
1970	75
1971	76
1972	78
1973	41
1974	46
1975	42
1976	64
1977	80
1978	83
1979	102
1980	96
1981	74
1982	65
1983	55

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 102.1 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elbow Rs. The most was 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 26 April 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elbow Rs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 January 1968
Feb	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 February 1971
Mar	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 March 1971
Apr	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	26 April 1974
May	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 May 1967
Jun	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 June 1963
Jul	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	16 July 1978
Aug	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	11 August 1974
Sep	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 September 1961
Oct	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 October 1970
Nov	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8 November 1978
Dec	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 1983

21 years of record at Elbow Rs, 1963 to 1983. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976.

Days with data per year at Elbow Rs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	122	33%	No
1964	189	52%	No
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	337	92%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	286	78%	No
1973	210	58%	No
1974	269	74%	No
1975	208	57%	No
1976	274	75%	No
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	360	99%	Yes
1982	358	98%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1965 to 1983

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Elbow Rs, 1965 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.4 C (34.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 0.0 C (32.0 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.3 C (37.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Elbow Rs as warming stripes, 1965 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	0.7 C	-0.61 C
1966	0.7 C	-0.64 C
1967	1.8 C	+0.42 C
1968	0.9 C	-0.45 C
1969	0.7 C	-0.61 C
1971	1.0 C	-0.34 C
1977	1.9 C	+0.58 C
1978	1.3 C	-0.06 C
1979	1.5 C	+0.18 C
1980	2.1 C	+0.72 C
1981	3.3 C	+1.95 C
1982	0.0 C	-1.34 C
1983	1.6 C	+0.23 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

1958 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Elbow Rs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1968	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	1974	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	1969	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1969	25 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elbow Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elbow Rs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1963	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1964	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1965	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1966	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1977	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1978	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elbow Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elbow Rs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1963	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1965	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1966	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1967	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1968	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1969	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1972	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1973	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1975	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1976	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)
1977	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1978	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1979	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1980	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1981	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1982	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1983	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elbow Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 102.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elbow Rs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1974	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1975	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1977	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1978	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1979	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1981	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1983	66.2 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elbow Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 140.1 mm (5.5 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.3 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elbow Rs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1960	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1963	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1966	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1967	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1969	140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1970	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1971	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1972	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1974	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1975	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1979	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1980	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1981	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1982	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	97.8 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elbow Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 38 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elbow Rs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	12 days
1959	16 days
1960	17 days
1961	30 days
1963	31 days
1964	24 days
1965	20 days
1966	26 days
1967	24 days
1968	21 days
1969	38 days
1970	19 days
1971	30 days
1972	16 days
1973	26 days
1974	26 days
1975	14 days
1976	25 days
1977	35 days
1978	20 days
1979	16 days
1980	30 days
1981	37 days
1982	28 days
1983	35 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 Elbow Rs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-15 (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).