Swift Current Cda Weather Records (CA004028060)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Swift Current Cda (CA004028060), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Swift Current Cda

Swift Current Cda (CA004028060) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 50.27 latitude and -107.73 longitude, 825 m (2,707 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1959 to 2025, 67 years of record.
1,464 records set at Swift Current Cda 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, 50.27 latitude, -107.73 longitude.
Elevation: 825 m (2,707 ft).
Period of record: 1959 to 2025, 67 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 Swift Current Cda. 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 Swift Current Cda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.5 C (95.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Swift Current Cda still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Swift Current Cda by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	71
1960	51
1961	66
1962	77
1963	81
1964	40
1965	72
1966	71
1967	32
1968	76
1969	71
1970	45
1971	44
1972	71
1973	64
1974	35
1975	50
1976	52
1977	60
1978	39
1979	56
1980	62
1981	57
1982	58
1983	63

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 91.9 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Swift Current Cda. The most was 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 14 June 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Swift Current Cda
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	26 January 1969
Feb	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 February 1976
Mar	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 March 1976
Apr	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 April 1973
May	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 May 1983
Jun	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	14 June 1964
Jul	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	1 July 1982
Aug	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 August 1960
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 September 1965
Oct	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 October 1962
Nov	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 November 1967
Dec	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1983

25 years of record at Swift Current Cda, 1959 to 1983. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Swift Current Cda
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	361	99%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1959 to 1983

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Swift Current Cda, 1959 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.4 C (38.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 1.7 C (35.1 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 5.8 C (42.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Swift Current Cda as warming stripes, 1959 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	3.1 C	-0.34 C
1960	3.7 C	+0.26 C
1961	4.4 C	+0.96 C
1962	3.9 C	+0.53 C
1963	4.7 C	+1.27 C
1964	3.7 C	+0.28 C
1965	2.0 C	-1.38 C
1966	2.7 C	-0.69 C
1967	3.0 C	-0.35 C
1968	3.9 C	+0.48 C
1969	2.6 C	-0.83 C
1970	2.4 C	-0.97 C
1971	2.9 C	-0.45 C
1972	2.2 C	-1.18 C
1973	4.4 C	+0.99 C
1974	3.5 C	+0.10 C
1975	2.5 C	-0.88 C
1976	4.6 C	+1.18 C
1977	3.9 C	+0.54 C
1978	2.5 C	-0.91 C
1979	2.9 C	-0.52 C
1980	4.0 C	+0.64 C
1981	5.8 C	+2.39 C
1982	1.7 C	-1.66 C
1983	4.0 C	+0.56 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

1959 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Swift Current Cda: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1961	35.5 C (95.9 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	1983	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	1964	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	1964	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	1962	33 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Swift Current Cda, 1959 to 1983. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.5 C (95.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Swift Current Cda by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1979	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1980	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1981	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983	38.0 C (100.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Swift Current Cda, 1959 to 1983. The record is -42.0 C (-43.6 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Swift Current Cda by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1959	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1960	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1963	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1964	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1966	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1967	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1968	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1969	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1970	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1973	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1977	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)
1978	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1979	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1980	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)
1981	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
1982	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1983	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Swift Current Cda, 1959 to 1983. The record is 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Swift Current Cda by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1959	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1960	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1964	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1967	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1969	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1970	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1972	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1976	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1977	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1979	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1980	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1982	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983	45.7 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Swift Current Cda, 1959 to 1983. The record is 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Swift Current Cda by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1959	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1960	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1961	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1963	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1964	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1965	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1967	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1968	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1969	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1971	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1972	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1975	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1976	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1977	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1979	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1980	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1981	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1983	52.5 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Swift Current Cda, 1959 to 1983. The record is 67 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Swift Current Cda by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1959	53 days
1960	49 days
1961	29 days
1962	67 days
1963	52 days
1964	30 days
1965	33 days
1966	27 days
1967	27 days
1968	22 days
1969	41 days
1970	24 days
1971	37 days
1972	32 days
1973	31 days
1974	38 days
1975	37 days
1976	33 days
1977	43 days
1978	30 days
1979	30 days
1980	38 days
1981	37 days
1982	30 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Swift Current Cda falls on 20 May and the median first autumn frost on 15 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Swift Current Cda
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1959 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	20 May	n/a	20 May	n/a	-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	15 September	n/a	15 September	n/a	-3.6 days per decade
Growing days	115 days	n/a	115 days	n/a	-2.7 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.

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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.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).