Wilcox Weather Records (CA004018920)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilcox (CA004018920), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilcox

Wilcox (CA004018920) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 50.17 latitude and -104.33 longitude, 585 m (1,919 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1993, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wilcox still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada, 50.17 latitude, -104.33 longitude.
Elevation: 585 m (1,919 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1993, 42 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 Wilcox. 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 Wilcox, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wilcox still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 70.

Standing records at Wilcox by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	32
1953	63
1954	65
1955	65
1956	63
1957	53
1958	69
1959	70
1960	39
1961	62
1962	33
1963	51
1964	48
1965	47
1966	61
1967	40
1968	60
1969	57
1970	30
1971	33
1972	61
1973	60
1974	48
1975	48
1976	41
1977	59
1978	33
1979	30
1983	43

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 100.2 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilcox. The most was 100.2 mm (3.9 in) on 19 May 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilcox
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 January 1954
Feb	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 February 1974
Mar	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 March 1976
Apr	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 April 1955
May	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	19 May 1979
Jun	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 June 1976
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 July 1977
Aug	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 August 1956
Sep	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 September 1967
Oct	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 October 1971
Nov	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 November 1977
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 1983

29 years of record at Wilcox, 1952 to 1983. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1954, 1962, 1965, 1979, 1983.

Days with data per year at Wilcox
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	191	52%	No
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	304	83%	No
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	360	99%	Yes
1962	188	52%	No
1963	342	94%	Yes
1964	351	96%	Yes
1965	314	86%	No
1966	353	97%	Yes
1967	355	97%	Yes
1968	349	95%	Yes
1969	345	95%	Yes
1970	351	96%	Yes
1971	349	96%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	338	93%	Yes
1974	341	93%	Yes
1975	352	96%	Yes
1976	360	98%	Yes
1977	332	91%	Yes
1978	347	95%	Yes
1979	181	50%	No
1983	200	55%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1953 to 1976

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Wilcox, 1953 to 1976. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.8 C (37.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1955, at 1.3 C (34.3 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 4.2 C (39.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wilcox as warming stripes, 1953 to 1976
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	4.2 C	+1.36 C
1955	1.3 C	-1.54 C
1956	2.0 C	-0.84 C
1957	3.0 C	+0.19 C
1958	3.5 C	+0.65 C
1959	2.9 C	+0.08 C
1960	2.9 C	+0.03 C
1961	3.7 C	+0.91 C
1966	1.8 C	-1.04 C
1967	2.8 C	-0.05 C
1968	3.4 C	+0.53 C
1972	1.7 C	-1.11 C
1973	3.8 C	+0.97 C
1974	2.4 C	-0.43 C
1975	2.4 C	-0.47 C
1976	3.5 C	+0.70 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

1952 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Wilcox: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	1983	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	1979	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	1979	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	60 days	1974	32 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wilcox, 1952 to 1983. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wilcox by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1983	38.0 C (100.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wilcox, 1952 to 1983. The record is -44.0 C (-47.2 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.7 C (-34.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wilcox by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1952	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1954	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1955	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1956	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1957	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1958	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1959	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1960	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1962	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1963	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1966	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1967	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1969	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1970	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1977	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1978	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1979	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1983	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilcox, 1952 to 1983. The record is 100.2 mm (3.9 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilcox by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1958	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1959	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1971	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1972	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1979	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1983	23.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilcox, 1952 to 1983. The record is 111.4 mm (4.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.4 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilcox by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1953	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1955	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1959	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1961	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1963	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1965	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1967	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1968	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1969	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1970	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1971	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1972	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1973	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1976	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1977	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1978	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1983	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilcox, 1952 to 1983. The record is 60 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilcox by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	32 days
1953	44 days
1954	29 days
1955	17 days
1956	21 days
1957	19 days
1958	45 days
1959	34 days
1960	48 days
1961	32 days
1962	32 days
1963	22 days
1964	40 days
1965	48 days
1966	32 days
1967	26 days
1968	31 days
1969	30 days
1970	21 days
1971	29 days
1972	26 days
1973	34 days
1974	60 days
1975	34 days
1976	41 days
1977	39 days
1978	25 days
1979	29 days
1983	32 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 Wilcox standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wilcox 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 2026-10-14 (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).