Ells Lo Weather Records (CA003062300)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ells Lo (CA003062300), Alberta, Canada, with 51 years of record.

Key Facts for Ells Lo

Ells Lo (CA003062300) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 57.18 latitude and -112.33 longitude, 573 m (1,880 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 2011, 51 years of record.
768 records set at Ells 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, 57.18 latitude, -112.33 longitude.
Elevation: 573 m (1,880 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 2011, 51 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 Ells 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 Ells 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	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 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)	-5.6 C (21.9 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

768 standing records

768 records at Ells Lo still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 124.

Standing records at Ells Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1964	124
1965	87
1966	19
1967	32
1968	27
1969	25
1970	21
1971	14
1972	26
1973	41
1974	19
1975	13
1976	18
1977	37
1978	31
1979	34
1980	22
1981	86
1982	37
1983	55

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 78.8 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ells Lo. The most was 78.8 mm (3.1 in) on 14 July 1983.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ells Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 April 1981
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 May 1973
Jun	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 June 1975
Jul	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	14 July 1983
Aug	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	25 August 1978
Sep	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 September 1963
Oct	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 October 1962

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 1983

20 years of record at Ells Lo, 1964 to 1983. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and others.

Days with data per year at Ells Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1964	179	49%	No
1965	170	47%	No
1966	123	34%	No
1967	115	32%	No
1968	117	32%	No
1969	110	30%	No
1970	119	33%	No
1971	119	33%	No
1972	129	35%	No
1973	152	42%	No
1974	118	32%	No
1975	51	14%	No
1976	112	31%	No
1977	121	33%	No
1978	128	35%	No
1979	139	38%	No
1980	123	34%	No
1981	151	41%	No
1982	130	36%	No
1983	139	38%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1961 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Ells 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)	1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1968	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	1983	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	1983	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1963	13 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ells Lo, 1961 to 1983. The record is 35.0 C (95.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ells Lo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1967	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1974	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1975	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1976	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1977	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1978	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1983	31.0 C (87.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ells Lo, 1961 to 1983. The record is -11.1 C (12.0 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.0 C (21.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ells Lo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1965	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1967	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1972	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1973	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1977	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1978	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1979	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1980	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1981	-5.0 C (23.0 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 Ells Lo, 1961 to 1983. The record is 78.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ells Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1963	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1964	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1968	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1971	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1972	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1978	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1979	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1980	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1981	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1982	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1983	78.8 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ells Lo, 1961 to 1983. The record is 96.7 mm (3.8 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ells Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1964	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1965	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1969	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1970	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1972	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1977	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1978	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1979	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1981	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1982	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1983	96.7 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ells Lo, 1961 to 1983. The record is 38 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 13 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ells Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	22 days
1962	25 days
1963	38 days
1964	17 days
1965	14 days
1966	12 days
1967	9 days
1968	13 days
1969	13 days
1970	12 days
1971	15 days
1972	17 days
1973	18 days
1974	11 days
1975	7 days
1976	14 days
1977	8 days
1978	13 days
1979	12 days
1980	22 days
1981	18 days
1982	9 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.

Download the Data

Data for Ells Lo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ells 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).