Abbey Weather Records (CA004020020)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Abbey (CA004020020), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Abbey

Abbey (CA004020020) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 50.70 latitude and -108.78 longitude, 695 m (2,280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2008, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Abbey 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, 50.70 latitude, -108.78 longitude.
Elevation: 695 m (2,280 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2008, 53 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 Abbey. 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 Abbey, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.5 C (88.7 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Abbey still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 97.

Standing records at Abbey by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1956	46
1957	60
1958	51
1959	63
1960	63
1961	97
1962	80
1963	79
1964	53
1965	79
1966	70
1967	53
1968	75
1969	56
1971	39
1972	11
1976	1
1977	85
1978	55
1979	70
1980	70
1981	67
1982	71
1983	70

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 83.3 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Abbey. The most was 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 1 August 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Abbey
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 January 1978
Feb	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 February 1961
Mar	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 March 1967
Apr	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 April 1983
May	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 May 1982
Jun	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 June 1966
Jul	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	19 July 1983
Aug	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	1 August 1963
Sep	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 September 1965
Oct	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 October 1980
Nov	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 November 1966
Dec	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1983

24 years of record at Abbey, 1956 to 1983. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976.

Days with data per year at Abbey
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	221	60%	No
1957	358	98%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	360	99%	Yes
1960	340	93%	Yes
1961	355	97%	Yes
1962	340	93%	Yes
1963	357	98%	Yes
1964	335	92%	Yes
1965	362	99%	Yes
1966	334	92%	Yes
1967	326	89%	No
1968	354	97%	Yes
1969	235	64%	No
1971	183	50%	No
1972	31	8%	No
1976	31	8%	No
1977	359	98%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	359	98%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	349	96%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1957 to 1983

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Abbey, 1957 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.7 C (38.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 2.0 C (35.5 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 6.1 C (42.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Abbey as warming stripes, 1957 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	3.4 C	-0.30 C
1958	4.5 C	+0.71 C
1959	3.6 C	-0.18 C
1961	4.5 C	+0.77 C
1963	4.6 C	+0.89 C
1965	2.0 C	-1.77 C
1977	4.2 C	+0.47 C
1978	2.6 C	-1.16 C
1979	3.0 C	-0.71 C
1980	4.1 C	+0.37 C
1981	6.1 C	+2.32 C
1982	2.0 C	-1.76 C
1983	4.0 C	+0.29 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

1956 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Abbey: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1961	35.3 C (95.5 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	1977	-37.3 C (-35.2 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	1963	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	1966	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	50 days	1980	32 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Abbey, 1956 to 1983. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 C (95.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Abbey by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1976	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1979	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1980	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1981	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	38.0 C (100.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Abbey, 1956 to 1983. The record is -44.0 C (-47.2 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.3 C (-35.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Abbey by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1957	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1958	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1959	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1960	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1961	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1962	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1963	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1964	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1965	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1967	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1968	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1969	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1971	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1972	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1976	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1977	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)
1978	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1979	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1980	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1981	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1982	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1983	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Abbey, 1956 to 1983. The record is 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Abbey by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1959	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1961	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1962	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1964	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1967	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1972	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1976	n/a
1977	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1979	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	73.0 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Abbey, 1956 to 1983. The record is 93.1 mm (3.7 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Abbey by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1957	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1960	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1963	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1964	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1966	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1967	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1971	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1972	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1976	n/a
1977	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1978	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1979	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1981	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1983	91.0 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Abbey, 1956 to 1983. The record is 50 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Abbey by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	35 days
1957	43 days
1958	43 days
1959	26 days
1960	42 days
1961	37 days
1962	47 days
1963	25 days
1964	31 days
1965	43 days
1966	28 days
1967	24 days
1968	26 days
1969	29 days
1971	29 days
1972	8 days
1976	n/a
1977	34 days
1978	37 days
1979	24 days
1980	50 days
1981	34 days
1982	32 days
1983	23 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 Abbey standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Abbey 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).