Fort McMurray AWOS A Weather Records (CA003062700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort McMurray AWOS A (CA003062700), Alberta, Canada, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort McMurray AWOS A

Fort McMurray AWOS A (CA003062700) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 56.65 latitude and -111.22 longitude, 369 m (1,211 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1957 to 2011, 55 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fort McMurray AWOS A 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, 56.65 latitude, -111.22 longitude.
Elevation: 369 m (1,211 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 Fort McMurray AWOS A. 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 Fort McMurray AWOS A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.0 C (48.2 F)	-44.7 C (-48.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fort McMurray AWOS A still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 151.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 61.0 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort McMurray AWOS A. The most was 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 4 August 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort McMurray AWOS A
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 January 1959
Feb	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	23 February 1978
Mar	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 March 1982
Apr	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 April 1983
May	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 May 1962
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 June 1962
Jul	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 July 1981
Aug	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 August 1980
Sep	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 September 1958
Oct	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 October 1957
Nov	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 November 1983
Dec	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1983

14 years of record at Fort McMurray AWOS A, 1957 to 1983. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Fort McMurray AWOS A
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	147	40%	No
1958	157	43%	No
1959	172	47%	No
1960	187	51%	No
1961	165	45%	No
1962	174	48%	No
1963	88	24%	No
1977	113	31%	No
1978	226	62%	No
1979	219	60%	No
1980	212	58%	No
1981	215	59%	No
1982	194	53%	No
1983	181	50%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1957 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Fort McMurray AWOS A: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1981	32.5 C (90.5 F)	14
Coldest night (TNn)	-44.7 C (-48.5 F)	1982	-41.5 C (-42.7 F)	14
Wettest day (Rx1day)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1980	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	1980	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	14
Longest dry spell (CDD)	21 days	1983	6 days	14

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fort McMurray AWOS A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.5 C (90.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort McMurray AWOS A by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1957	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1977	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1979	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1980	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1981	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1982	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983	33.4 C (92.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fort McMurray AWOS A, 1957 to 1983. The record is -44.7 C (-48.5 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -41.5 C (-42.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort McMurray AWOS A by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1957	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1958	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1959	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1960	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1961	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1962	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1963	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1977	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1978	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1979	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1980	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1981	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1982	-44.7 C (-48.5 F)
1983	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort McMurray AWOS A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort McMurray AWOS A by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1958	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1977	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1979	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1983	23.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort McMurray AWOS A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 104.7 mm (4.1 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort McMurray AWOS A by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1958	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1959	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1961	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1977	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1978	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1981	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1982	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1983	35.1 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort McMurray AWOS A, 1957 to 1983. The record is 21 days in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 6 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort McMurray AWOS A by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957	6 days
1958	4 days
1959	4 days
1960	4 days
1961	5 days
1962	5 days
1963	5 days
1977	6 days
1978	4 days
1979	12 days
1980	12 days
1981	12 days
1982	17 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 Fort McMurray AWOS A standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fort McMurray AWOS A 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).