Palmer Weather Records (CA004025855)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palmer (CA004025855), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Palmer

Palmer (CA004025855) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 49.87 latitude and -106.35 longitude, 727 m (2,385 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1991, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Palmer 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, 49.87 latitude, -106.35 longitude.
Elevation: 727 m (2,385 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1991, 30 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 Palmer. 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 Palmer, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	9.5 C (49.1 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.5 C (88.7 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.5 C (85.1 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 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 Palmer still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 119.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 71.1 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palmer. The most was 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 11 September 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Palmer
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 January 1982
Feb	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 February 1967
Mar	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 March 1983
Apr	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 April 1966
May	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 May 1982
Jun	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	13 June 1981
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 July 1977
Aug	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 August 1974
Sep	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 September 1978
Oct	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 October 1979
Nov	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 November 1978
Dec	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1983

19 years of record at Palmer, 1965 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1979, 1980, 1981.

Days with data per year at Palmer
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	61	17%	No
1966	358	98%	Yes
1967	334	92%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	355	97%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	335	92%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	354	97%	Yes
1974	361	99%	Yes
1975	349	96%	Yes
1976	342	93%	Yes
1977	352	96%	Yes
1978	351	96%	Yes
1979	323	88%	No
1980	324	89%	No
1981	322	88%	No
1982	338	93%	Yes
1983	351	96%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1966 to 1983

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Palmer, 1966 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.7 C (36.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 1.5 C (34.7 F), and the warmest was 1976, at 4.0 C (39.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Palmer as warming stripes, 1966 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	2.3 C	-0.41 C
1968	3.1 C	+0.39 C
1969	1.7 C	-1.01 C
1970	1.9 C	-0.77 C
1972	1.5 C	-1.17 C
1973	3.7 C	+1.06 C
1974	2.7 C	0.00 C
1976	4.0 C	+1.34 C
1977	3.4 C	+0.68 C
1978	2.0 C	-0.66 C
1983	3.2 C	+0.57 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 Palmer: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1983	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	1983	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	19
Wettest day (Rx1day)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	1978	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	1978	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	54 days	1964	30 days	22

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Palmer, 1962 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Palmer by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1981	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Palmer, 1962 to 1983. The record is -44.0 C (-47.2 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.0 C (-34.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Palmer by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1966	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1967	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1969	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1973	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1977	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1978	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1979	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1980	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1981	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1982	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)
1983	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Palmer, 1962 to 1983. The record is 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palmer by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1963	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1965	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1972	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1977	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1982	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983	31.2 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Palmer, 1962 to 1983. The record is 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palmer by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1963	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1964	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1966	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1968	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1970	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1971	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1972	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1976	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1977	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1978	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1979	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1980	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1981	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1982	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1983	48.2 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Palmer, 1962 to 1983. The record is 54 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palmer by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	15 days
1963	45 days
1964	54 days
1965	43 days
1966	32 days
1967	32 days
1968	28 days
1969	28 days
1970	30 days
1971	28 days
1972	27 days
1973	35 days
1974	29 days
1975	26 days
1976	31 days
1977	36 days
1978	33 days
1979	26 days
1980	30 days
1981	23 days
1982	20 days
1983	24 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 Palmer standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Palmer 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).