Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Qu'appelle. 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 Qu'appelle, 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)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Qu'appelle still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Qu'appelle by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1877
11
1878
8
1883
19
1884
36
1885
12
1886
22
1887
18
1888
15
1889
19
1890
23
1891
17
1892
16
1893
28
1894
16
1895
8
1896
25
1897
20
1898
21
1899
22
1900
22
1901
15
1902
10
1903
18
1904
15
1905
15
1906
16
1907
14
1908
14
1909
22
1910
26
1911
21
1912
11
1913
9
1914
17
1915
22
1916
15
1917
24
1918
38
1919
26
1920
17
1921
17
1922
8
1923
12
1924
8
1925
23
1926
17
1927
17
1928
26
1929
24
1930
22
1931
40
1932
20
1933
12
1934
31
1935
23
1936
44
1937
15
1938
10
1939
34
1940
7
1941
12
1942
16
1943
15
1944
12
1945
24
1946
13
1947
11
1948
20
1949
25
1950
19
1951
13
1952
7
1953
8
1954
1
1955
5
1956
6
1957
4
1959
6
1960
4
1961
23
1962
15
1963
13
1964
8
1965
13
1966
7
1967
7
1968
4
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Qu'appelle between 20 July 1914 and 5 July 1937. Each dot is a new record.
When Qu'appelle set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1914-07-20
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916-09-10
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1917-07-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923-06-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1937-07-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Qu'appelle. The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 23 June 1923.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Qu'appelle
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
28 January 1901
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
16 February 1901
Mar
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
28 March 1902
Apr
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
15 April 1901
May
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
18 May 1902
Jun
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
23 June 1923
Jul
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
20 July 1914
Aug
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
28 August 1956
Sep
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
10 September 1916
Oct
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
3 October 1911
Nov
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
18 November 1941
Dec
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
6 December 1909
Period of Record Coverage
1877 to 1968
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
88 years of record at Qu'appelle, 1877 to 1968. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1877, 1878, 1883, 1907, 1940, 1944, 1951, 1952 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 66 complete years at Qu'appelle, 1884 to 1965. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.8 C (35.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1884, at -0.9 C (30.3 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 4.9 C (40.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Qu'appelle as warming stripes, 1884 to 1965
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1884
-0.9 C
-2.71 C
1885
0.7 C
-1.12 C
1886
1.0 C
-0.79 C
1887
-0.9 C
-2.65 C
1888
0.1 C
-1.67 C
1889
3.3 C
+1.53 C
1890
1.1 C
-0.64 C
1891
1.6 C
-0.20 C
1892
0.7 C
-1.05 C
1893
-0.5 C
-2.27 C
1894
2.3 C
+0.52 C
1895
0.8 C
-1.00 C
1896
0.6 C
-1.17 C
1897
1.1 C
-0.64 C
1898
1.3 C
-0.52 C
1899
0.1 C
-1.69 C
1900
2.5 C
+0.70 C
1901
2.4 C
+0.65 C
1902
2.1 C
+0.29 C
1903
1.7 C
-0.09 C
1904
1.1 C
-0.67 C
1905
2.8 C
+1.01 C
1906
2.9 C
+1.15 C
1908
2.4 C
+0.62 C
1909
0.9 C
-0.86 C
1910
3.0 C
+1.18 C
1911
0.9 C
-0.92 C
1912
1.5 C
-0.25 C
1913
1.8 C
0.00 C
1914
2.5 C
+0.73 C
1915
3.1 C
+1.28 C
1916
0.2 C
-1.63 C
1917
0.6 C
-1.23 C
1918
2.8 C
+1.03 C
1919
1.8 C
-0.01 C
1920
2.4 C
+0.66 C
1921
3.2 C
+1.37 C
1922
2.3 C
+0.49 C
1923
2.7 C
+0.87 C
1924
1.7 C
-0.07 C
1925
2.3 C
+0.47 C
1926
2.1 C
+0.30 C
1927
0.6 C
-1.23 C
1928
3.1 C
+1.27 C
1929
1.0 C
-0.74 C
1930
2.6 C
+0.77 C
1931
4.9 C
+3.16 C
1932
1.8 C
+0.01 C
1933
1.8 C
-0.03 C
1934
3.6 C
+1.78 C
1935
1.2 C
-0.60 C
1936
0.9 C
-0.93 C
1937
1.8 C
-0.01 C
1938
3.2 C
+1.46 C
1939
2.9 C
+1.13 C
1941
3.0 C
+1.26 C
1942
2.4 C
+0.61 C
1943
2.5 C
+0.69 C
1946
2.1 C
+0.29 C
1947
1.4 C
-0.36 C
1948
1.9 C
+0.16 C
1950
-0.4 C
-2.23 C
1961
3.2 C
+1.39 C
1962
2.5 C
+0.68 C
1963
3.2 C
+1.37 C
1965
1.0 C
-0.82 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1884 to 1965. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 66 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Qu'appelle
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1884 to 1965
66
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.18 C (0.04 to 0.32) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1884 to 1965
66
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1884 to 1965
66
Rise
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
1877 to 1968
Yearly extremes at Qu'appelle: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
34.4 C (93.9 F)
88
Coldest night (TNn)
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1893
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
88
Wettest day (Rx1day)
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1923
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1923
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
87
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
1944
26 days
87
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Qu'appelle, 1877 to 1968. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Qu'appelle by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1877
17.8 C (64.0 F)
1878
23.9 C (75.0 F)
1883
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1884
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1885
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1886
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1887
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1888
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1889
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1890
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1891
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1892
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1893
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1894
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1895
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1896
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1897
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1902
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1903
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1904
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1905
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1910
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1911
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1914
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1923
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1927
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1931
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1943
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1954
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1955
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1956
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
20.6 C (69.1 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
28.3 C (82.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Qu'appelle, 1877 to 1968. The record is -48.3 C (-54.9 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Qu'appelle by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1877
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1878
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1883
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1884
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1885
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1886
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1887
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1888
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1889
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1890
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1891
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1892
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1893
-48.3 C (-54.9 F)
1894
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1895
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1896
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1897
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1898
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1899
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1900
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1901
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1902
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1903
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1904
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1905
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1906
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1907
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1908
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1909
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1910
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1911
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1912
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1913
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1914
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1915
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1916
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1917
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1918
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1919
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1920
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1921
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1922
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1923
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1924
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1925
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1926
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1927
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1928
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1929
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1930
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1931
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1932
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1933
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1934
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1935
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1936
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1937
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1938
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1939
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1940
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1941
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1942
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1943
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1944
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1945
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1946
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1947
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1948
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1950
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1951
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1952
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1955
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1956
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1957
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1958
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1959
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1960
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1963
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1966
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Qu'appelle, 1877 to 1968. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Qu'appelle by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1878
n/a
1883
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1884
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1885
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1886
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1887
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1888
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1889
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1890
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1892
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1893
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1894
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1896
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1897
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1898
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1899
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1900
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1901
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1902
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1903
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1904
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1905
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1906
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1910
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1911
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1912
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1914
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1916
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1917
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1918
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1919
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1921
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1924
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1925
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1926
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1929
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1932
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1935
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1937
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1939
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1943
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1951
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1958
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1959
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1960
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1961
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1962
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1963
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1967
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Qu'appelle, 1877 to 1968. The record is 133.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Qu'appelle by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1878
n/a
1883
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1884
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1885
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1886
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1887
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1888
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1889
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1890
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1891
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1892
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1893
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1894
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1895
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1896
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1897
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1898
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1899
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1900
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1901
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902
123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1903
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1904
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1905
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1906
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1907
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1908
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1909
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1910
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1911
56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1912
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1913
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1914
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1915
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1916
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1917
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1918
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1919
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1921
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1923
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1924
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1926
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1928
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1930
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1932
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1934
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1935
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1937
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1938
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1939
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1943
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1945
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1947
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1948
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1951
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1952
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1953
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1954
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1956
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1957
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1958
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1959
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1960
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1961
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1962
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1963
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1967
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1968
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Qu'appelle, 1877 to 1968. The record is 51 days in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Qu'appelle by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877
19 days
1878
n/a
1883
27 days
1884
25 days
1885
25 days
1886
42 days
1887
25 days
1888
38 days
1889
32 days
1890
31 days
1891
28 days
1892
18 days
1893
34 days
1894
18 days
1895
28 days
1896
41 days
1897
27 days
1898
26 days
1899
24 days
1900
22 days
1901
21 days
1902
34 days
1903
28 days
1904
30 days
1905
24 days
1906
24 days
1907
28 days
1908
20 days
1909
33 days
1910
34 days
1911
44 days
1912
23 days
1913
41 days
1914
29 days
1915
41 days
1916
22 days
1917
33 days
1918
41 days
1919
22 days
1920
18 days
1921
21 days
1922
20 days
1923
25 days
1924
27 days
1925
26 days
1926
19 days
1927
17 days
1928
43 days
1929
22 days
1930
24 days
1931
42 days
1932
18 days
1933
25 days
1934
45 days
1935
37 days
1936
28 days
1937
26 days
1938
28 days
1939
18 days
1940
24 days
1941
19 days
1942
35 days
1943
29 days
1944
51 days
1945
31 days
1946
20 days
1947
14 days
1948
38 days
1949
20 days
1950
22 days
1951
20 days
1952
16 days
1953
19 days
1954
19 days
1955
25 days
1956
16 days
1957
14 days
1958
22 days
1959
24 days
1960
32 days
1961
32 days
1962
23 days
1963
26 days
1964
48 days
1965
48 days
1966
34 days
1967
20 days
1968
30 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
66 years with a frost
Across 66 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Qu'appelle falls on 30 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 September, which leaves a median of 101 days between them.
In 1921 to 1965 the median growing season was 100 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1884 to 1914.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Qu'appelle
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1884 to 1914)
Recent period (1921 to 1965)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 May
28 May
1 June
4 days later
+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
10 September
12 September
10 September
2 days earlier
0.0 days per decade
Growing days
101 days
106 days
100 days
6 days fewer
-0.5 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
67 years, 1884 to 1965
A day with at least 40.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.6 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Qu'appelle: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
10 years
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
25 years
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
50 years
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
100 years
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1884 to 1965.
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: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1923; 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1916; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1914.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Qu'appelle, at 1925. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1925 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Qu'appelle, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1925
-0.4
-0.7
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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.