Cowpar Lo Weather Records (CA003061930)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cowpar Lo (CA003061930), Alberta, Canada, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Cowpar Lo

Cowpar Lo (CA003061930) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 55.83 latitude and -110.38 longitude, 563 m (1,847 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2011, 55 years of record.
782 records set at Cowpar 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, 55.83 latitude, -110.38 longitude.
Elevation: 563 m (1,847 ft).
Period of record: 1957 to 2011, 55 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 Cowpar 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 Cowpar 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	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 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

782 standing records

782 records at Cowpar Lo still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 118.

Standing records at Cowpar Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	118
1966	20
1967	56
1968	51
1969	33
1970	35
1971	24
1972	28
1973	40
1974	29
1975	29
1976	47
1977	42
1978	35
1979	38
1980	40
1981	41
1982	31
1983	45

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 117.1 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cowpar Lo. The most was 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 5 August 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cowpar Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 April 1975
May	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 May 1973
Jun	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	5 June 1962
Jul	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 July 1960
Aug	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	5 August 1973
Sep	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 September 1973
Oct	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 October 1976

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Cowpar 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 Cowpar Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	180	49%	No
1966	126	35%	No
1967	152	42%	No
1968	162	44%	No
1969	133	36%	No
1970	132	36%	No
1971	137	38%	No
1972	148	40%	No
1973	144	39%	No
1974	140	38%	No
1975	158	43%	No
1976	168	46%	No
1977	162	44%	No
1978	154	42%	No
1979	163	45%	No
1980	142	39%	No
1981	156	43%	No
1982	135	37%	No
1983	149	41%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1957 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Cowpar Lo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1965	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	1973	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	1973	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	29 days	1964	16 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cowpar Lo, 1957 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cowpar Lo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1972	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1973	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1976	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1977	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	30.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cowpar Lo, 1957 to 1983. The record is -11.1 C (12.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cowpar Lo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1966	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1967	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1970	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1973	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1976	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1977	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1978	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1979	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1980	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1982	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1983	-8.0 C (17.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cowpar Lo, 1957 to 1983. The record is 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cowpar Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1958	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1959	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1965	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1973	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1974	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1976	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1978	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1979	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1980	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1981	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1982	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1983	26.9 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cowpar Lo, 1957 to 1983. The record is 170.5 mm (6.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cowpar Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1958	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1959	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1960	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1961	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1963	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1964	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1966	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1969	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1971	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1972	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1973	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1974	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1979	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1980	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1981	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1982	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1983	59.4 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cowpar Lo, 1957 to 1983. The record is 29 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cowpar Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	15 days
1958	11 days
1959	14 days
1960	16 days
1961	22 days
1962	16 days
1963	12 days
1964	29 days
1965	25 days
1966	12 days
1967	16 days
1968	22 days
1969	12 days
1970	13 days
1971	23 days
1972	16 days
1973	11 days
1974	15 days
1975	14 days
1976	18 days
1977	14 days
1978	10 days
1979	17 days
1980	19 days
1981	20 days
1982	21 days
1983	10 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 Cowpar Lo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cowpar 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).