Minton Weather Records (CA004035200)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Minton (CA004035200), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 42 years of record.

Key Facts for Minton

Minton (CA004035200) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 49.17 latitude and -104.58 longitude, 695 m (2,280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 1995, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Minton 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, 49.17 latitude, -104.58 longitude.
Elevation: 695 m (2,280 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 1995, 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 Minton. 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 Minton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.8 C (55.0 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Minton still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 97.

Standing records at Minton by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1954	47
1955	78
1956	81
1957	67
1958	76
1959	97
1960	55
1961	82
1962	77
1963	95
1964	76
1965	34
1967	33
1968	89
1969	76
1970	69
1971	58
1972	87
1973	60
1974	50
1975	5
1980	44
1981	28

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 70.9 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Minton. The most was 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 5 May 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Minton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	31 January 1963
Feb	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 February 1958
Mar	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 March 1981
Apr	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 April 1955
May	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 May 1965
Jun	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 June 1960
Jul	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	5 July 1980
Aug	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 August 1968
Sep	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 September 1959
Oct	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 October 1967
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 November 1958
Dec	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 December 1963

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1981

23 years of record at Minton, 1954 to 1981. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1965, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981.

Days with data per year at Minton
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	184	50%	No
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	354	97%	Yes
1961	345	95%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	150	41%	No
1967	205	56%	No
1968	355	97%	Yes
1969	356	98%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	349	96%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	257	70%	No
1974	245	67%	No
1975	59	16%	No
1980	210	57%	No
1981	90	25%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1955 to 1972

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Minton, 1955 to 1972. 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 1.6 C (34.9 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 4.2 C (39.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Minton as warming stripes, 1955 to 1972
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	1.6 C	-1.20 C
1956	2.4 C	-0.38 C
1957	2.9 C	+0.12 C
1958	3.7 C	+0.85 C
1959	2.8 C	-0.06 C
1960	3.0 C	+0.23 C
1962	3.5 C	+0.65 C
1963	4.2 C	+1.39 C
1964	3.1 C	+0.27 C
1968	3.2 C	+0.38 C
1969	2.3 C	-0.55 C
1970	2.1 C	-0.73 C
1971	2.9 C	+0.04 C
1972	1.8 C	-1.06 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

1954 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Minton: 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)	1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	1969	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	1965	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	1968	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	1960	30 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Minton, 1954 to 1981. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Minton by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1980	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1981	17.5 C (63.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Minton, 1954 to 1981. The record is -42.8 C (-45.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.6 C (-32.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Minton by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1955	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1956	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1957	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1958	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1959	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1960	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1961	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1962	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1963	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1964	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1965	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1967	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1968	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1969	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1973	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1974	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1975	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1980	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)
1981	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Minton, 1954 to 1981. The record is 70.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Minton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1959	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1964	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1980	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1981	16.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Minton, 1954 to 1981. The record is 102.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Minton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1955	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1956	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1957	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1960	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1961	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1964	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1967	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1968	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1969	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1975	6.3 mm (0.25 in)
1980	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	23.0 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Minton, 1954 to 1981. The record is 67 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Minton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	32 days
1955	25 days
1956	35 days
1957	32 days
1958	41 days
1959	29 days
1960	67 days
1961	30 days
1962	22 days
1963	26 days
1964	49 days
1965	20 days
1967	24 days
1968	37 days
1969	42 days
1970	25 days
1971	30 days
1972	30 days
1973	39 days
1974	29 days
1975	18 days
1980	21 days
1981	40 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 Minton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Minton 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).