West Poplar River Weather Records (CA004038740)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for West Poplar River (CA004038740), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 47 years of record.

Key Facts for West Poplar River

West Poplar River (CA004038740) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 49.00 latitude and -106.38 longitude, 876 m (2,874 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 2002, 47 years of record.
1,464 records set at West Poplar River 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, 49.00 latitude, -106.38 longitude.
Elevation: 876 m (2,874 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 2002, 47 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 West Poplar River. 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 West Poplar River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.5 C (95.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at West Poplar River still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 76.

Standing records at West Poplar River by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1956	14
1957	55
1958	65
1959	65
1960	62
1961	66
1962	64
1963	73
1964	52
1965	76
1966	62
1967	48
1968	64
1969	12
1971	31
1972	73
1973	57
1974	39
1975	47
1976	47
1977	59
1978	37
1979	55
1980	54
1981	66
1982	58
1983	63

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 48.6 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at West Poplar River. The most was 48.6 mm (1.9 in) on 27 May 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at West Poplar River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 January 1982
Feb	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 February 1962
Mar	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 March 1975
Apr	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 April 1957
May	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 May 1982
Jun	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	3 July 1979
Aug	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 August 1968
Sep	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 September 1965
Oct	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 October 1974
Nov	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 November 1958
Dec	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1956 to 1983

27 years of record at West Poplar River, 1956 to 1983. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1969, 1971.

Days with data per year at West Poplar River
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1956	91	25%	No
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
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	31	8%	No
1971	214	59%	No
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	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	359	98%	Yes
1983	362	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1957 to 1983

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at West Poplar River, 1957 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.0 C (37.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 1.4 C (34.6 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 5.2 C (41.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at West Poplar River as warming stripes, 1957 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	3.1 C	+0.13 C
1958	3.5 C	+0.47 C
1959	2.2 C	-0.78 C
1960	3.0 C	+0.00 C
1961	3.8 C	+0.80 C
1962	3.3 C	+0.28 C
1963	4.2 C	+1.18 C
1964	3.1 C	+0.12 C
1965	1.4 C	-1.58 C
1966	2.0 C	-1.02 C
1968	3.3 C	+0.29 C
1972	1.7 C	-1.29 C
1973	4.0 C	+1.00 C
1974	3.3 C	+0.28 C
1975	2.2 C	-0.76 C
1976	3.7 C	+0.67 C
1977	3.5 C	+0.45 C
1978	1.6 C	-1.37 C
1979	2.1 C	-0.90 C
1980	3.5 C	+0.48 C
1981	5.2 C	+2.21 C
1982	1.4 C	-1.58 C
1983	3.9 C	+0.88 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 West Poplar River: 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	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1969	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	68 days	1960	31 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at West Poplar River, 1956 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at West Poplar River by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1956	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1957	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1963	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1979	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1980	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1981	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at West Poplar River, 1956 to 1983. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at West Poplar River by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1956	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1957	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1958	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1959	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1960	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1961	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1962	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1963	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1964	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1965	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1966	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1967	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1968	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1969	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1971	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1972	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1973	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1974	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1975	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1976	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1977	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1978	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1979	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1980	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1981	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)
1982	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at West Poplar River, 1956 to 1983. The record is 48.6 mm (1.9 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at West Poplar River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1957	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1958	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1959	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1961	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1966	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1971	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1972	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1973	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1975	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1976	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1982	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1983	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at West Poplar River, 1956 to 1983. The record is 95.8 mm (3.8 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at West Poplar River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1957	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1961	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1962	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1964	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1965	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1968	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1972	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1973	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1976	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1977	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1981	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	65.7 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at West Poplar River, 1956 to 1983. The record is 68 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at West Poplar River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956	27 days
1957	30 days
1958	35 days
1959	31 days
1960	68 days
1961	31 days
1962	25 days
1963	28 days
1964	31 days
1965	49 days
1966	45 days
1967	30 days
1968	37 days
1969	8 days
1971	39 days
1972	27 days
1973	38 days
1974	33 days
1975	57 days
1976	38 days
1977	22 days
1978	26 days
1979	24 days
1980	31 days
1981	25 days
1982	44 days
1983	31 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

23 years with a frost

Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at West Poplar River falls on 1 June and the median first autumn frost on 3 September, which leaves a median of 94 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at West Poplar River
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1957 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	1 June	n/a	1 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	3 September	n/a	3 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	94 days	n/a	94 days	n/a	n/a

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).