Chinchaga Lo Weather Records (CA003071550)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Chinchaga Lo (CA003071550), Alberta, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Chinchaga Lo

Chinchaga Lo (CA003071550) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 57.12 latitude and -118.33 longitude, 762 m (2,500 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2011, 54 years of record.
814 records set at Chinchaga 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, 57.12 latitude, -118.33 longitude.
Elevation: 762 m (2,500 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 Chinchaga 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 Chinchaga 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	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 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

814 standing records

814 records at Chinchaga Lo still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 86.

Standing records at Chinchaga Lo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	86
1966	49
1967	69
1968	43
1969	45
1970	23
1971	47
1972	44
1973	31
1974	48
1975	56
1976	44
1977	29
1978	31
1979	33
1980	48
1981	34
1982	33
1983	21

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 77.5 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Chinchaga Lo. The most was 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 22 July 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Chinchaga Lo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Apr	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 April 1978
May	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 May 1979
Jun	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 June 1971
Jul	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 July 1963
Aug	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	16 August 1976
Sep	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 September 1969
Oct	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 October 1961
Nov	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 November 1958

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Chinchaga 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 Chinchaga Lo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	190	52%	No
1966	185	51%	No
1967	187	51%	No
1968	169	46%	No
1969	181	50%	No
1970	154	42%	No
1971	172	47%	No
1972	161	44%	No
1973	166	45%	No
1974	177	48%	No
1975	189	52%	No
1976	168	46%	No
1977	168	46%	No
1978	168	46%	No
1979	173	47%	No
1980	158	43%	No
1981	138	38%	No
1982	155	42%	No
1983	147	40%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1958 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Chinchaga Lo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1981	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1965	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	1963	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	1982	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	33 days	1961	19 days	26

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Chinchaga Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 32.0 C (89.6 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.9 C (84.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Chinchaga 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	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1967	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1968	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1969	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1970	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1973	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1974	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1975	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1976	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1978	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1979	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1980	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1981	32.0 C (89.6 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 Chinchaga Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Chinchaga 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	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1969	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1973	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1974	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1975	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1976	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1977	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1978	-13.0 C (8.6 F)
1979	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1980	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1982	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983	-6.0 C (21.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Chinchaga Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 77.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.4 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Chinchaga Lo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1959	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1962	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1963	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1966	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1967	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1969	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1974	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1975	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1977	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1978	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1979	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983	38.8 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Chinchaga Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 108.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.7 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Chinchaga Lo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1959	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1962	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1963	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1964	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1965	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1967	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1968	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1972	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1973	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1974	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1976	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1977	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1978	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1979	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1980	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1982	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1983	75.7 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Chinchaga Lo, 1958 to 1983. The record is 33 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Chinchaga Lo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	23 days
1959	31 days
1960	16 days
1961	33 days
1962	20 days
1963	28 days
1964	12 days
1965	15 days
1966	19 days
1967	17 days
1968	14 days
1969	18 days
1970	17 days
1971	15 days
1972	24 days
1973	13 days
1974	15 days
1975	24 days
1976	22 days
1977	19 days
1978	14 days
1979	22 days
1980	20 days
1981	21 days
1982	22 days
1983	10 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 Chinchaga Lo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Chinchaga 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).