Buffalo Lo Weather Records (CA003070970)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buffalo Lo (CA003070970), Alberta, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Buffalo Lo

Buffalo Lo (CA003070970) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 57.95 latitude and -116.22 longitude, 793 m (2,602 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2011, 54 years of record.
800 records set at Buffalo 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, 57.95 latitude, -116.22 longitude.
Elevation: 793 m (2,602 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2011, 54 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 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

800 standing records

800 records at Buffalo Lo still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 59.

Standing records at Buffalo Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	37
1966	44
1967	46
1968	31
1969	47
1970	27
1971	27
1972	53
1973	32
1974	55
1975	38
1976	33
1977	55
1978	48
1979	55
1980	59
1981	53
1982	36
1983	24

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 93.0 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buffalo Lo. The most was 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 29 August 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buffalo Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 April 1976
May	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 May 1979
Jun	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	11 June 1962
Jul	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 July 1963
Aug	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 August 1975
Sep	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	5 September 1960
Oct	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 October 1976

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Buffalo 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 Buffalo Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	144	39%	No
1966	166	45%	No
1967	170	47%	No
1968	164	45%	No
1969	175	48%	No
1970	149	41%	No
1971	168	46%	No
1972	171	47%	No
1973	148	41%	No
1974	189	52%	No
1975	181	50%	No
1976	179	49%	No
1977	197	54%	No
1978	195	53%	No
1979	180	49%	No
1980	193	53%	No
1981	134	37%	No
1982	148	41%	No
1983	153	42%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1958 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Buffalo Lo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1981	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	1978	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	1975	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	1975	74.9 mm (3.0 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	45 days	1961	17 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Buffalo Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 31.0 C (87.8 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Buffalo Lo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1966	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1968	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1969	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1970	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1971	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1972	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1973	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1974	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1976	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1977	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1978	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1979	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1980	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1981	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1982	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1983	28.0 C (82.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Buffalo Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is -16.0 C (3.2 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.0 C (15.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Buffalo Lo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1966	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1968	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1972	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1973	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1975	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1977	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1978	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
1979	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1981	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1982	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1983	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buffalo Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.3 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buffalo Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1959	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1963	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1968	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1969	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1970	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1973	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1978	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1979	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1980	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1982	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1983	50.6 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buffalo Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.9 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buffalo Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1960	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1961	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1962	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1964	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1965	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1969	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1972	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1973	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1975	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1977	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1981	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1982	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1983	83.2 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buffalo Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 45 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buffalo Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	11 days
1959	17 days
1960	22 days
1961	45 days
1962	15 days
1963	30 days
1964	16 days
1965	25 days
1966	33 days
1967	19 days
1968	14 days
1969	14 days
1970	15 days
1971	29 days
1972	14 days
1973	13 days
1974	21 days
1975	16 days
1976	17 days
1977	14 days
1978	13 days
1979	23 days
1980	22 days
1981	23 days
1982	27 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 Buffalo Lo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Buffalo 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).