Birch Mountain Lo Weather Records (CA003060700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Birch Mountain Lo (CA003060700), Alberta, Canada, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Birch Mountain Lo

Birch Mountain Lo (CA003060700) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 57.72 latitude and -111.85 longitude, 853 m (2,799 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2011, 52 years of record.
786 records set at Birch Mountain 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, 57.72 latitude, -111.85 longitude.
Elevation: 853 m (2,799 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2011, 52 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 Birch Mountain 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 Birch Mountain 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	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

786 standing records

786 records at Birch Mountain Lo still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Birch Mountain Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1966	54
1967	71
1968	44
1969	48
1970	34
1971	28
1972	41
1973	29
1974	57
1975	36
1976	40
1977	58
1978	31
1979	39
1980	32
1981	38
1982	41
1983	65

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 84.6 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Birch Mountain Lo. The most was 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 2 July 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Birch Mountain Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 April 1981
May	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 May 1977
Jun	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 June 1971
Jul	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	2 July 1977
Aug	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 August 1975
Sep	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 September 1978
Oct	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	3 October 1976

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 1983

18 years of record at Birch Mountain Lo, 1966 to 1983. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and others.

Days with data per year at Birch Mountain Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1966	183	50%	No
1967	177	48%	No
1968	175	48%	No
1969	177	48%	No
1970	159	44%	No
1971	169	46%	No
1972	155	42%	No
1973	151	41%	No
1974	173	47%	No
1975	166	45%	No
1976	176	48%	No
1977	161	44%	No
1978	156	43%	No
1979	155	42%	No
1980	151	41%	No
1981	135	37%	No
1982	162	44%	No
1983	177	48%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1960 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Birch Mountain Lo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1981	28.0 C (82.4 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1966	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1977	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	1971	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	26 days	1962	15 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Birch Mountain Lo, 1960 to 1983. The record is 32.0 C (89.6 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.0 C (82.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Birch Mountain Lo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1970	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1971	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1973	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1974	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1977	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1978	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1979	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1980	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1981	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1983	28.0 C (82.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Birch Mountain Lo, 1960 to 1983. The record is -17.2 C (1.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Birch Mountain Lo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1967	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1968	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1969	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1971	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1972	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1973	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1977	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1978	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1979	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1980	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1982	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1983	-11.0 C (12.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Birch Mountain Lo, 1960 to 1983. The record is 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Birch Mountain Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1963	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1969	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1972	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1973	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1974	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1976	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1977	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1982	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1983	36.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Birch Mountain Lo, 1960 to 1983. The record is 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Birch Mountain Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1963	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1966	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1967	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1968	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1971	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1972	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1973	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1974	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1975	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1976	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1977	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1978	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1979	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1980	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1982	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1983	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Birch Mountain Lo, 1960 to 1983. The record is 26 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Birch Mountain Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	8 days
1961	16 days
1962	26 days
1963	19 days
1964	12 days
1965	18 days
1966	13 days
1967	16 days
1968	13 days
1969	14 days
1970	12 days
1971	17 days
1972	15 days
1973	15 days
1974	9 days
1975	12 days
1976	15 days
1977	13 days
1978	11 days
1979	13 days
1980	20 days
1981	19 days
1982	13 days
1983	21 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 Birch Mountain Lo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Birch Mountain Lo 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).