Wabasca Rs Weather Records (CA003076908)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wabasca Rs (CA003076908), Alberta, Canada, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Wabasca Rs

Wabasca Rs (CA003076908) is a weather station in Alberta, Canada at 55.97 latitude and -113.83 longitude, 545 m (1,788 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 2009, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wabasca Rs 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, 55.97 latitude, -113.83 longitude.
Elevation: 545 m (1,788 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 2009, 48 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 Rs. 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 Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	14.0 C (57.2 F)	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.5 C (83.3 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	25.5 C (77.9 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	13.3 C (55.9 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	9.0 C (48.2 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wabasca Rs still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 115.

Standing records at Wabasca Rs by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	51
1963	23
1966	78
1967	89
1968	105
1969	96
1970	79
1971	73
1972	103
1973	62
1974	84
1975	34
1976	19
1977	67
1978	49
1979	90
1980	102
1981	115
1982	82
1983	63

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 76.8 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wabasca Rs. The most was 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 20 July 1983.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wabasca Rs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 January 1977
Feb	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 February 1967
Mar	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 March 1982
Apr	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 April 1968
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 May 1962
Jun	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 June 1970
Jul	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	20 July 1983
Aug	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	4 August 1980
Sep	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 September 1973
Oct	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 October 1980
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 November 1973
Dec	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1983

20 years of record at Wabasca Rs, 1962 to 1983. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 and others.

Days with data per year at Wabasca Rs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	169	46%	No
1963	84	23%	No
1966	262	72%	No
1967	359	98%	Yes
1968	357	98%	Yes
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	356	98%	Yes
1972	280	77%	No
1973	259	71%	No
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	181	50%	No
1976	91	25%	No
1977	335	92%	Yes
1978	238	65%	No
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	301	82%	No
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1967 to 1983

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Wabasca Rs, 1967 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.6 C (33.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at -1.0 C (30.2 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 2.6 C (36.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wabasca Rs as warming stripes, 1967 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1967	0.2 C	-0.38 C
1968	0.7 C	+0.11 C
1969	0.1 C	-0.46 C
1970	0.0 C	-0.59 C
1971	0.1 C	-0.52 C
1974	0.6 C	-0.02 C
1979	1.4 C	+0.76 C
1980	2.6 C	+2.03 C
1982	-1.0 C	-1.60 C
1983	1.3 C	+0.68 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

1962 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Wabasca Rs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1970	29.8 C (85.6 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	1971	-40.3 C (-40.5 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	1983	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	1970	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	41 days	1970	25 days	20

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wabasca Rs, 1962 to 1983. The record is 32.2 C (90.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.8 C (85.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wabasca Rs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1966	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1968	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1969	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1971	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1972	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1973	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1974	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1975	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1976	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1977	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1978	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1981	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1982	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1983	30.5 C (86.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wabasca Rs, 1962 to 1983. The record is -46.1 C (-51.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.3 C (-40.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wabasca Rs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1963	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1967	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1968	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1969	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1970	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1971	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1972	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1973	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1974	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1976	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)
1977	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1978	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1980	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1981	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1982	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)
1983	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wabasca Rs, 1962 to 1983. The record is 76.8 mm (3.0 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.6 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wabasca Rs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1970	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1971	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1975	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1976	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1977	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1978	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1979	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1980	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1981	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1982	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1983	76.8 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wabasca Rs, 1962 to 1983. The record is 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wabasca Rs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1967	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1971	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1972	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1973	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1974	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1975	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1976	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1980	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1981	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1982	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	108.6 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wabasca Rs, 1962 to 1983. The record is 41 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wabasca Rs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	25 days
1963	17 days
1966	21 days
1967	37 days
1968	38 days
1969	20 days
1970	41 days
1971	34 days
1972	24 days
1973	10 days
1974	26 days
1975	19 days
1976	37 days
1977	24 days
1978	15 days
1979	29 days
1980	33 days
1981	25 days
1982	28 days
1983	21 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 Wabasca Rs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).