Ghost Rs Weather Records (CA003052780)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ghost Rs (CA003052780), Alberta, Canada, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Ghost Rs

Ghost Rs (CA003052780) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 51.30 latitude and -114.93 longitude, 1,417 m (4,649 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 1996, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ghost 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, 51.30 latitude, -114.93 longitude.
Elevation: 1,417 m (4,649 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 1996, 39 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 Ghost 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 Ghost Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	25.5 C (77.9 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.5 C (59.9 F)	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ghost Rs still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 107.

Standing records at Ghost Rs by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	30
1963	29
1964	44
1965	107
1966	79
1967	76
1968	78
1969	75
1970	65
1971	75
1972	61
1973	53
1974	49
1975	64
1976	67
1977	76
1978	61
1979	86
1980	91
1981	72
1982	63
1983	63

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 72.4 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ghost Rs. The most was 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 13 June 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ghost Rs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 January 1967
Feb	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 February 1972
Mar	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 March 1967
Apr	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 April 1969
May	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 May 1967
Jun	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	13 June 1970
Jul	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 July 1965
Aug	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 August 1974
Sep	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 September 1958
Oct	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 October 1961
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 November 1964
Dec	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

22 years of record at Ghost Rs, 1962 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973.

Days with data per year at Ghost Rs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	223	61%	No
1963	204	56%	No
1964	263	72%	No
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	290	79%	No
1973	273	75%	No
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	332	91%	Yes
1977	353	97%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	360	99%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1965 to 1983

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Ghost Rs, 1965 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.4 C (36.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 0.4 C (32.8 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 4.0 C (39.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ghost Rs as warming stripes, 1965 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	2.0 C	-0.38 C
1966	2.4 C	+0.03 C
1967	3.0 C	+0.65 C
1968	2.4 C	-0.01 C
1969	2.6 C	+0.22 C
1970	2.8 C	+0.39 C
1971	2.6 C	+0.20 C
1974	3.0 C	+0.66 C
1975	1.6 C	-0.77 C
1978	1.9 C	-0.48 C
1979	2.5 C	+0.08 C
1980	2.7 C	+0.35 C
1981	4.0 C	+1.61 C
1982	0.4 C	-1.95 C
1983	1.7 C	-0.65 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 Ghost 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	29.2 C (84.6 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	1983	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1970	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	1972	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	1974	21 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ghost Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.2 C (84.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ghost Rs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1963	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1964	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1965	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1975	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1977	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1979	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1980	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1981	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1982	27.5 C (81.5 F)
1983	30.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ghost Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is -41.0 C (-41.8 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ghost Rs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1963	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1966	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1969	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1970	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1971	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1972	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1973	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1974	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1977	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1979	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1980	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1981	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1982	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1983	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ghost Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 72.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ghost Rs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1961	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1968	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1975	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1976	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1977	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1979	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1980	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1981	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1982	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ghost Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 123.1 mm (4.8 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ghost Rs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1962	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1963	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1965	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1966	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1968	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1969	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1970	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1973	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1977	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1978	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1979	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1980	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1982	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983	61.4 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ghost Rs, 1958 to 1983. The record is 39 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ghost Rs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	21 days
1959	16 days
1960	20 days
1961	12 days
1962	21 days
1963	16 days
1964	16 days
1965	29 days
1966	28 days
1967	32 days
1968	22 days
1969	34 days
1970	28 days
1971	35 days
1972	15 days
1973	21 days
1974	39 days
1975	19 days
1976	32 days
1977	35 days
1978	20 days
1979	28 days
1980	14 days
1981	28 days
1982	17 days
1983	20 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 Ghost Rs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ghost Rs 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).