Athabasca Lo Weather Records (CA003060353)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Athabasca Lo (CA003060353), Alberta, Canada, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Athabasca Lo

Athabasca Lo (CA003060353) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 53.42 latitude and -117.78 longitude, 1,631 m (5,351 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2011, 58 years of record.
868 records set at Athabasca 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, 53.42 latitude, -117.78 longitude.
Elevation: 1,631 m (5,351 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2011, 58 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 Athabasca 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 Athabasca 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	24.0 C (75.2 F)	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

868 standing records

868 records at Athabasca Lo still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 97.

Standing records at Athabasca Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	97
1966	66
1967	62
1968	42
1969	38
1970	34
1971	40
1972	31
1973	33
1974	33
1975	56
1976	33
1977	35
1978	35
1979	50
1980	38
1981	85
1982	28
1983	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 79.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Athabasca Lo. The most was 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 28 June 1958.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Athabasca Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 April 1963
May	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	5 May 1977
Jun	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 June 1958
Jul	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 July 1961
Aug	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	15 August 1976
Sep	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 September 1958
Oct	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 October 1961
Nov	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 November 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Athabasca Lo, 1965 to 1983. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and others.

Days with data per year at Athabasca Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	188	52%	No
1966	192	53%	No
1967	173	47%	No
1968	170	46%	No
1969	160	44%	No
1970	137	38%	No
1971	149	41%	No
1972	153	42%	No
1973	161	44%	No
1974	163	45%	No
1975	184	50%	No
1976	182	50%	No
1977	166	45%	No
1978	179	49%	No
1979	179	49%	No
1980	144	39%	No
1981	181	50%	No
1982	152	42%	No
1983	150	41%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1954 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Athabasca 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)	1981	27.0 C (80.6 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	1981	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	1958	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	1980	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	1974	15 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Athabasca Lo, 1954 to 1983. The record is 30.0 C (86.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 C (80.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Athabasca Lo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	n/a
1956	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1966	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1967	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1968	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1969	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1970	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1971	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1972	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1973	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1974	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1975	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1976	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1978	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1979	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1980	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1983	27.0 C (80.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Athabasca Lo, 1954 to 1983. The record is -18.0 C (-0.4 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Athabasca Lo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	n/a
1956	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1968	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1969	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1970	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1971	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1973	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1975	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1977	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1978	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1979	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1980	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1981	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)
1982	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1983	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Athabasca Lo, 1954 to 1983. The record is 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Athabasca Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1960	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1961	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1966	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1974	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1976	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1977	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1978	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1980	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	20.7 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Athabasca Lo, 1954 to 1983. The record is 127.4 mm (5.0 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Athabasca Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1959	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1963	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1966	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1967	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1968	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1970	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1971	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1974	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1977	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1978	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1979	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1980	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1981	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1983	58.8 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Athabasca Lo, 1954 to 1983. The record is 30 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Athabasca Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	10 days
1956	14 days
1958	29 days
1959	10 days
1960	23 days
1961	17 days
1962	28 days
1963	19 days
1964	18 days
1965	19 days
1966	12 days
1967	15 days
1968	17 days
1969	15 days
1970	13 days
1971	14 days
1972	17 days
1973	17 days
1974	30 days
1975	13 days
1976	16 days
1977	12 days
1978	13 days
1979	16 days
1980	11 days
1981	13 days
1982	10 days
1983	13 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.

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Data for Athabasca 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).