Wabasca Weather Records (CA003076905)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wabasca (CA003076905), Alberta, Canada, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Wabasca

Wabasca (CA003076905) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 56.03 latitude and -113.83 longitude, 524 m (1,719 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 1947, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wabasca 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, 56.03 latitude, -113.83 longitude.
Elevation: 524 m (1,719 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 1947, 33 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 Wabasca. 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 Wabasca, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wabasca still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 105.

Standing records at Wabasca by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1915	44
1916	52
1917	86
1918	55
1919	57
1920	53
1921	50
1922	57
1923	67
1924	48
1925	68
1926	63
1927	37
1928	65
1929	79
1930	105
1934	21
1935	73
1936	81
1937	39
1938	47
1939	37
1940	32
1941	38
1942	51
1945	44
1947	15

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 51.1 mm (2.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wabasca. The most was 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 11 June 1930.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wabasca
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 January 1920
Feb	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 February 1921
Mar	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 March 1921
Apr	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 April 1930
May	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 May 1923
Jun	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11 June 1930
Jul	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 July 1915
Aug	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 August 1923
Sep	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 September 1920
Oct	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 October 1926
Nov	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 November 1919
Dec	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 December 1917

Period of Record Coverage

1915 to 1947

27 years of record at Wabasca, 1915 to 1947. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1930 and others.

Days with data per year at Wabasca
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1915	275	75%	No
1916	356	97%	Yes
1917	357	98%	Yes
1918	342	94%	Yes
1919	177	48%	No
1920	352	96%	Yes
1921	323	88%	No
1922	351	96%	Yes
1923	273	75%	No
1924	221	60%	No
1925	110	30%	No
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	360	98%	Yes
1929	268	73%	No
1930	302	83%	No
1934	145	40%	No
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	334	92%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	335	92%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	334	92%	Yes
1942	243	67%	No
1945	272	75%	No
1947	110	30%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1916 to 1940

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Wabasca, 1916 to 1940. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.7 C (33.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at -0.3 C (31.4 F), and the warmest was 1928, at 3.1 C (37.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wabasca as warming stripes, 1916 to 1940
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1916	-0.3 C	-0.92 C
1917	-0.3 C	-1.00 C
1918	0.7 C	+0.04 C
1922	0.4 C	-0.31 C
1926	2.3 C	+1.60 C
1927	-0.3 C	-0.93 C
1928	3.1 C	+2.44 C
1935	0.1 C	-0.52 C
1936	-0.2 C	-0.87 C
1940	1.2 C	+0.50 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

1915 to 1947

Yearly extremes at Wabasca: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1921	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	1947	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1930	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	137.3 mm (5.4 in)	1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	108 days	1936	33 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wabasca, 1915 to 1947. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wabasca by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1915	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1916	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1917	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1918	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1919	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1926	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1927	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1928	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1929	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1935	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1936	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1937	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1938	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1941	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1945	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1947	23.9 C (75.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wabasca, 1915 to 1947. The record is -51.7 C (-61.1 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -42.2 C (-44.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wabasca by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1915	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1916	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1917	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1918	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1919	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1920	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1921	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1922	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1923	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1924	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1925	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1926	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1927	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1928	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1929	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1930	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1934	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1935	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1936	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1937	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1938	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1939	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1941	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1942	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1945	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1947	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wabasca, 1915 to 1947. The record is 51.1 mm (2.0 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.7 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wabasca by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1916	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1917	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1930	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1934	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1939	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1940	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1941	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1945	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1947	11.4 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wabasca, 1915 to 1947. The record is 137.3 mm (5.4 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wabasca by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1916	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1917	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1919	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1920	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1921	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1924	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1926	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1927	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1929	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1934	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1935	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1939	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1940	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1941	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1942	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1947	16.6 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wabasca, 1915 to 1947. The record is 108 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wabasca by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915	36 days
1916	28 days
1917	35 days
1918	36 days
1919	34 days
1920	24 days
1921	40 days
1922	28 days
1923	38 days
1924	31 days
1925	33 days
1926	29 days
1927	27 days
1928	27 days
1929	31 days
1930	17 days
1934	16 days
1935	34 days
1936	108 days
1937	36 days
1938	45 days
1939	33 days
1940	41 days
1941	25 days
1942	23 days
1945	34 days
1947	15 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

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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).