Falher Weather Records (CA003072600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Falher (CA003072600), Alberta, Canada, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Falher

Falher (CA003072600) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 55.73 latitude and -117.20 longitude, 582 m (1,909 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1979, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Falher 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, 55.73 latitude, -117.20 longitude.
Elevation: 582 m (1,909 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1979, 32 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 Falher. 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 Falher, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Falher still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 94.

Standing records at Falher by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1948	4
1949	64
1950	94
1951	16
1952	67
1953	70
1954	70
1962	46
1963	79
1964	61
1965	74
1966	77
1967	72
1968	63
1969	59
1970	47
1971	64
1972	72
1973	55
1974	56
1975	50
1976	61
1977	53
1978	47
1979	43

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 58.4 mm (2.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Falher. The most was 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 11 May 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Falher
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 January 1949
Feb	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 February 1965
Mar	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 March 1952
Apr	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 April 1979
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 May 1977
Jun	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 June 1968
Jul	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 July 1957
Aug	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 August 1975
Sep	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 September 1969
Oct	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 October 1977
Nov	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 November 1950
Dec	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 1979

25 years of record at Falher, 1948 to 1979. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1962, 1977 and others.

Days with data per year at Falher
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1948	31	8%	No
1949	212	58%	No
1950	303	83%	No
1951	183	50%	No
1952	301	82%	No
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	243	67%	No
1962	314	86%	No
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	361	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	361	99%	Yes
1975	359	98%	Yes
1976	356	97%	Yes
1977	309	85%	No
1978	351	96%	Yes
1979	272	75%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1953 to 1978

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Falher, 1953 to 1978. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.9 C (33.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at -0.7 C (30.8 F), and the warmest was 1976, at 2.8 C (37.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Falher as warming stripes, 1953 to 1978
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	1.5 C	+0.62 C
1963	1.8 C	+0.85 C
1964	0.8 C	-0.10 C
1966	-0.7 C	-1.57 C
1967	1.0 C	+0.05 C
1968	0.8 C	-0.13 C
1969	0.2 C	-0.67 C
1970	0.7 C	-0.18 C
1971	0.6 C	-0.28 C
1972	-0.6 C	-1.48 C
1973	0.8 C	-0.14 C
1974	1.1 C	+0.21 C
1975	0.9 C	+0.01 C
1976	2.8 C	+1.88 C
1978	1.8 C	+0.91 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

1948 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Falher: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1950	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	1954	-43.0 C (-45.5 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1977	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	1964	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1978	30 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Falher, 1948 to 1979. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Falher by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1949	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1952	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1953	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1954	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955	n/a
1957	n/a
1962	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1965	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1966	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1972	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1973	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1976	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1977	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979	30.6 C (87.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Falher, 1948 to 1979. The record is -50.6 C (-59.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is -43.0 C (-45.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Falher by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1949	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1950	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1951	n/a
1952	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1953	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1954	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1955	n/a
1957	n/a
1962	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1963	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1964	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1965	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1966	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1967	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1968	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1969	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1970	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1971	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1972	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1973	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1974	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1975	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1976	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1977	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1978	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1979	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Falher, 1948 to 1979. The record is 58.4 mm (2.3 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.4 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Falher by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1949	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1951	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1957	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1964	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1968	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1971	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1972	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1973	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1977	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1978	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1979	29.2 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Falher, 1948 to 1979. The record is 107.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Falher by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1953	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1955	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1957	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1963	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1964	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1965	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1967	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1969	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1970	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1971	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1973	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1974	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	66.1 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Falher, 1948 to 1979. The record is 49 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Falher by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	11 days
1949	19 days
1950	41 days
1951	26 days
1952	34 days
1953	30 days
1954	32 days
1955	23 days
1957	23 days
1962	16 days
1963	47 days
1964	16 days
1965	30 days
1966	41 days
1967	48 days
1968	27 days
1969	18 days
1970	41 days
1971	19 days
1972	39 days
1973	43 days
1974	17 days
1975	26 days
1976	35 days
1977	43 days
1978	49 days
1979	19 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 Falher standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Falher 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).