Lac la Biche (Aut) Weather Records (CA003063685)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lac la Biche (Aut) (CA003063685), Alberta, Canada, with 46 years of record.

Key Facts for Lac la Biche (Aut)

Lac la Biche (Aut) (CA003063685) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 54.77 latitude and -112.02 longitude, 567 m (1,860 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2003, 46 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lac la Biche (Aut) 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, 54.77 latitude, -112.02 longitude.
Elevation: 567 m (1,860 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2003, 46 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 Lac la Biche (Aut). 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 Lac la Biche (Aut), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lac la Biche (Aut) still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 146.

Standing records at Lac la Biche (Aut) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1958	15
1959	135
1960	89
1961	146
1962	98
1963	100
1964	93
1965	117
1966	96
1967	117
1968	101
1969	89
1970	83
1971	33
1972	60
1973	68
1975	24

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 81.5 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lac la Biche (Aut). The most was 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 5 June 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lac la Biche (Aut)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 January 1966
Feb	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 February 1967
Mar	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 March 1970
Apr	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 April 1969
May	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 May 1965
Jun	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	5 June 1962
Jul	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9 July 1967
Aug	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 August 1966
Sep	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 September 1969
Oct	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 October 1970
Nov	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 November 1967
Dec	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1958 to 1975

17 years of record at Lac la Biche (Aut), 1958 to 1975. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975.

Days with data per year at Lac la Biche (Aut)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1958	92	25%	No
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	181	50%	No
1972	213	58%	No
1973	292	80%	No
1975	85	23%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1959 to 1970

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Lac la Biche (Aut), 1959 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.8 C (33.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at -0.5 C (31.2 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 2.0 C (35.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lac la Biche (Aut) as warming stripes, 1959 to 1970
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	1.1 C	+0.25 C
1960	1.5 C	+0.68 C
1961	1.3 C	+0.45 C
1962	1.0 C	+0.23 C
1963	2.0 C	+1.14 C
1964	1.2 C	+0.41 C
1965	-0.5 C	-1.27 C
1966	-0.3 C	-1.13 C
1967	0.5 C	-0.31 C
1968	1.3 C	+0.48 C
1969	0.3 C	-0.49 C
1970	0.3 C	-0.49 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1958 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Lac la Biche (Aut): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1961	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	1966	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	1962	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	1970	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	17
Longest dry spell (CDD)	46 days	1967	26 days	17

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lac la Biche (Aut), 1958 to 1975. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lac la Biche (Aut) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1959	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1963	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975	11.1 C (52.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lac la Biche (Aut), 1958 to 1975. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -42.8 C (-45.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lac la Biche (Aut) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1959	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1960	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1961	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1962	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1963	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1964	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1965	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1966	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1967	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1968	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1969	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1970	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1971	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1972	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1973	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1975	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lac la Biche (Aut), 1958 to 1975. The record is 81.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lac la Biche (Aut) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1959	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1967	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1968	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1972	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1973	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1975	5.8 mm (0.23 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lac la Biche (Aut), 1958 to 1975. The record is 149.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.4 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lac la Biche (Aut) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1959	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1961	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1962	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1967	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1968	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1971	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1973	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975	8.1 mm (0.32 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lac la Biche (Aut), 1958 to 1975. The record is 46 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lac la Biche (Aut) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	20 days
1959	27 days
1960	22 days
1961	33 days
1962	22 days
1963	20 days
1964	19 days
1965	32 days
1966	30 days
1967	46 days
1968	29 days
1969	26 days
1970	33 days
1971	41 days
1972	18 days
1973	23 days
1975	22 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 Lac la Biche (Aut) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lac la Biche (Aut) 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).