Salt Prairie Lo Weather Records (CA003065700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salt Prairie Lo (CA003065700), Alberta, Canada, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Salt Prairie Lo

Salt Prairie Lo (CA003065700) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 55.67 latitude and -115.83 longitude, 716 m (2,349 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 2011, 57 years of record.
840 records set at Salt Prairie 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, 55.67 latitude, -115.83 longitude.
Elevation: 716 m (2,349 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 2011, 57 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 Salt Prairie 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 Salt Prairie 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	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 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

840 standing records

840 records at Salt Prairie Lo still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 82.

Standing records at Salt Prairie Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1955	61
1956	62
1965	82
1966	67
1967	41
1968	28
1969	28
1970	16
1971	21
1972	35
1973	24
1974	47
1975	32
1976	26
1977	36
1978	34
1979	46
1980	56
1981	40
1982	35
1983	23

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 131.6 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salt Prairie Lo. The most was 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 31 July 1957.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Salt Prairie Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 April 1962
May	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	11 May 1977
Jun	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	5 June 1956
Jul	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	31 July 1957
Aug	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	16 August 1973
Sep	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 September 1969
Oct	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 October 1957
Nov	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	6 November 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 1983

21 years of record at Salt Prairie Lo, 1955 to 1983. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and others.

Days with data per year at Salt Prairie Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1955	151	41%	No
1956	181	49%	No
1965	209	57%	No
1966	207	57%	No
1967	176	48%	No
1968	165	45%	No
1969	160	44%	No
1970	158	43%	No
1971	173	47%	No
1972	172	47%	No
1973	177	48%	No
1974	192	53%	No
1975	186	51%	No
1976	181	49%	No
1977	181	50%	No
1978	176	48%	No
1979	182	50%	No
1980	183	50%	No
1981	168	46%	No
1982	161	44%	No
1983	159	44%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1955 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Salt Prairie Lo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1970	29.0 C (84.2 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1956	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	1957	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	1957	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	1972	17 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Salt Prairie Lo, 1955 to 1983. The record is 32.8 C (91.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 C (84.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Salt Prairie Lo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1955	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1956	27.2 C (81.0 F)
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	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1966	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1967	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1970	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1973	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1977	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1979	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1980	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1981	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	29.0 C (84.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Salt Prairie Lo, 1955 to 1983. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.0 C (21.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Salt Prairie Lo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1955	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
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	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1969	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1970	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1971	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1974	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1975	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1977	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1978	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1979	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1980	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1982	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1983	-6.0 C (21.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Salt Prairie Lo, 1955 to 1983. The record is 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.4 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salt Prairie Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1956	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1957	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1958	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1959	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1960	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1961	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1967	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1968	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1971	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1972	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1975	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1977	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1978	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1979	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1980	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1982	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1983	104.3 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Salt Prairie Lo, 1955 to 1983. The record is 150.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.4 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salt Prairie Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1956	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1957	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1958	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1959	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1961	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1962	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1963	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1964	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1965	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1966	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1968	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1969	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1971	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1973	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1974	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1975	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1976	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1978	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1979	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1980	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1982	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1983	118.5 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Salt Prairie Lo, 1955 to 1983. The record is 30 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salt Prairie Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955	24 days
1956	20 days
1957	17 days
1958	22 days
1959	15 days
1960	24 days
1961	22 days
1962	10 days
1963	23 days
1964	11 days
1965	15 days
1966	24 days
1967	28 days
1968	13 days
1969	11 days
1970	26 days
1971	18 days
1972	30 days
1973	10 days
1974	14 days
1975	13 days
1976	19 days
1977	13 days
1978	9 days
1979	13 days
1980	16 days
1981	29 days
1982	24 days
1983	9 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 Salt Prairie Lo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Salt Prairie 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).