Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cold Lake A. 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 Cold Lake A, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
34.1 C (93.4 F)
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.4 C (81.3 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
18.9 C (66.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
10.0 C (50.0 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cold Lake A still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 96.
Standing records at Cold Lake A by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
47
1954
96
1955
58
1956
65
1957
58
1958
39
1959
58
1960
35
1961
64
1962
37
1963
46
1964
30
1965
57
1966
50
1967
52
1968
54
1969
41
1970
39
1971
40
1972
49
1973
28
1974
42
1975
26
1976
48
1977
59
1978
35
1979
31
1980
46
1981
58
1982
37
1983
39
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 93.7 mm (3.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cold Lake A. The most was 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 5 June 1962.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cold Lake A
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
5 January 1954
Feb
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
27 February 1969
Mar
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
20 March 1970
Apr
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
14 April 1960
May
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
28 May 1971
Jun
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
5 June 1962
Jul
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
23 July 1960
Aug
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 August 1969
Sep
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
13 September 1958
Oct
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
4 October 1957
Nov
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1 November 1953
Dec
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
12 December 1955
Period of Record Coverage
1952 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Cold Lake A, 1952 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Cold Lake A, 1953 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.2 C (34.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at -0.6 C (31.0 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.7 C (38.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cold Lake A as warming stripes, 1953 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1953
1.7 C
+0.53 C
1954
0.7 C
-0.52 C
1955
-0.5 C
-1.68 C
1956
0.9 C
-0.25 C
1957
1.4 C
+0.18 C
1958
2.5 C
+1.34 C
1959
1.5 C
+0.27 C
1960
1.7 C
+0.52 C
1961
1.6 C
+0.38 C
1962
1.4 C
+0.18 C
1963
2.3 C
+1.08 C
1964
1.1 C
-0.12 C
1965
-0.2 C
-1.41 C
1966
0.0 C
-1.23 C
1967
0.8 C
-0.44 C
1968
1.7 C
+0.50 C
1969
0.7 C
-0.52 C
1970
0.6 C
-0.64 C
1971
0.7 C
-0.48 C
1972
-0.1 C
-1.32 C
1973
1.4 C
+0.23 C
1974
1.2 C
-0.01 C
1975
0.8 C
-0.35 C
1976
2.9 C
+1.71 C
1977
2.0 C
+0.85 C
1978
1.0 C
-0.23 C
1979
0.5 C
-0.65 C
1980
2.0 C
+0.84 C
1981
3.7 C
+2.53 C
1982
-0.6 C
-1.76 C
1983
1.6 C
+0.43 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1953 to 1983 is 0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cold Lake A
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade
0.2 F (-0.5 to 0.9) per decade
1953 to 1983
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (-0.3 to 0.6) per decade
0.3 F (-0.5 to 1.1) per decade
1953 to 1983
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade
0.1 F (-0.6 to 0.8) per decade
1953 to 1983
31
Not clearly different from zero
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
1952 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Cold Lake A: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
31.1 C (88.0 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1954
-39.6 C (-39.4 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1962
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1962
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
31
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1970
28 days
31
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cold Lake A, 1952 to 1983. The record is 36.1 C (97.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.1 C (88.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cold Lake A by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1952
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1953
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1954
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1957
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1974
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1977
29.6 C (85.3 F)
1978
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1979
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1980
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1981
34.1 C (93.4 F)
1982
30.3 C (86.5 F)
1983
31.8 C (89.2 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cold Lake A, 1952 to 1983. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.6 C (-39.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cold Lake A by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1952
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1954
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1955
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1956
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1957
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1958
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1959
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1960
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1961
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1962
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1963
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1964
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1965
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1966
-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1967
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1968
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1969
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1970
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1971
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1972
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1973
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1974
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1975
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1976
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1977
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1978
-40.8 C (-41.4 F)
1979
-42.3 C (-44.1 F)
1980
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1981
-37.3 C (-35.1 F)
1982
-43.7 C (-46.7 F)
1983
-39.9 C (-39.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cold Lake A, 1952 to 1983. The record is 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cold Lake A by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952
n/a
1953
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1956
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1957
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1960
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1963
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1975
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1978
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1982
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1983
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cold Lake A, 1952 to 1983. The record is 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cold Lake A by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952
n/a
1953
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1958
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1960
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1961
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1962
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1963
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1964
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1965
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1967
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1968
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1969
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1970
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1971
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1974
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1975
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1977
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1978
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1979
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1980
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1981
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cold Lake A, 1952 to 1983. The record is 44 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cold Lake A by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952
n/a
1953
30 days
1954
26 days
1955
27 days
1956
22 days
1957
31 days
1958
18 days
1959
30 days
1960
26 days
1961
20 days
1962
24 days
1963
22 days
1964
23 days
1965
28 days
1966
28 days
1967
36 days
1968
34 days
1969
26 days
1970
44 days
1971
29 days
1972
22 days
1973
32 days
1974
26 days
1975
27 days
1976
38 days
1977
32 days
1978
31 days
1979
22 days
1980
28 days
1981
32 days
1982
30 days
1983
29 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cold Lake A falls on 21 May and the median first autumn frost on 14 September, which leaves a median of 110 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cold Lake A
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 May
n/a
21 May
n/a
-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
14 September
n/a
14 September
n/a
-1.8 days per decade
Growing days
110 days
n/a
111 days
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
30 years, 1954 to 1983
A day with at least 34.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 85.3 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cold Lake A: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
25 years
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 30 years of values from 1954 to 1983.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1962; 53.8 mm (2.1 in) in 1963; 52.6 mm (2.1 in) in 1975.
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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.