Kananaskis Lo Weather Records (CA003053605)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kananaskis Lo (CA003053605), Alberta, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Kananaskis Lo

Kananaskis Lo (CA003053605) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 50.62 latitude and -115.07 longitude, 2,073 m (6,801 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2011, 54 years of record.
888 records set at Kananaskis Lo 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, 50.62 latitude, -115.07 longitude.
Elevation: 2,073 m (6,801 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2011, 54 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 Kananaskis Lo. 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 Kananaskis Lo, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	18.0 C (64.4 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

888 standing records

888 records at Kananaskis Lo still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 139.

Standing records at Kananaskis Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	89
1963	39
1964	35
1965	26
1966	25
1967	44
1968	26
1969	24
1970	39
1971	34
1972	25
1973	139
1974	40
1975	47
1976	37
1977	32
1978	28
1979	46
1980	43
1981	17
1982	30
1983	23

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 94.0 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kananaskis Lo. The most was 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 7 June 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kananaskis Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 April 1960
May	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 May 1973
Jun	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	7 June 1964
Jul	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 July 1959
Aug	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 August 1961
Sep	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	6 September 1962
Oct	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 October 1964
Nov	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	7 November 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

22 years of record at Kananaskis Lo, 1962 to 1983. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and others.

Days with data per year at Kananaskis Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	72	20%	No
1963	90	25%	No
1964	148	40%	No
1965	104	28%	No
1966	128	35%	No
1967	117	32%	No
1968	111	30%	No
1969	128	35%	No
1970	106	29%	No
1971	125	34%	No
1972	114	31%	No
1973	168	46%	No
1974	143	39%	No
1975	160	44%	No
1976	146	40%	No
1977	150	41%	No
1978	158	43%	No
1979	164	45%	No
1980	166	45%	No
1981	92	25%	No
1982	134	37%	No
1983	125	34%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1958 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Kananaskis Lo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1969	25.3 C (77.5 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1973	-8.1 C (17.3 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	1964	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	1964	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1969	13 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kananaskis Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.3 C (77.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kananaskis Lo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1963	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1964	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1965	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1966	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1968	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1971	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1972	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1973	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1974	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1975	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1976	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1977	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1978	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1979	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1980	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1982	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1983	25.0 C (77.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kananaskis Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is -18.3 C (-0.9 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.1 C (17.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kananaskis Lo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1963	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1964	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1967	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1969	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1973	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1976	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1977	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1978	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1979	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1980	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1982	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1983	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kananaskis Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kananaskis Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1959	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1960	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1963	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1967	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1969	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1974	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1976	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1978	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1979	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1980	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1981	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1982	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983	21.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kananaskis Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 104.2 mm (4.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.6 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kananaskis Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1959	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1961	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1962	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1964	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1965	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1966	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1967	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1968	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1970	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1971	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1973	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1981	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1982	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1983	37.2 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kananaskis Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 27 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kananaskis Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	13 days
1959	16 days
1960	21 days
1961	11 days
1962	13 days
1963	11 days
1964	9 days
1965	10 days
1966	18 days
1967	19 days
1968	10 days
1969	27 days
1970	19 days
1971	12 days
1972	10 days
1973	14 days
1974	17 days
1975	8 days
1976	12 days
1977	7 days
1978	9 days
1979	14 days
1980	13 days
1981	9 days
1982	15 days
1983	16 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 Kananaskis Lo 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).