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Biggar Weather Records (CA004040600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Biggar (CA004040600), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Biggar

  • Biggar (CA004040600) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 52.07 latitude and -107.98 longitude, 671 m (2,201 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1917 to 2005, 89 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Biggar still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Biggar set a daily record low minimum temperature of -39.0 C (-38.2 F) on 24 December 1983.

About the Station

  • Location: Saskatchewan, Canada, 52.07 latitude, -107.98 longitude.
  • Elevation: 671 m (2,201 ft).
  • Period of record: 1917 to 2005, 89 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Biggar, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Biggar. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -60-40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Biggar. 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 Biggar, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan10.0 C (50.0 F)-45.6 C (-50.1 F)n/an/a
Feb15.0 C (59.0 F)-46.7 C (-52.1 F)n/an/a
Mar19.4 C (66.9 F)-37.2 C (-35.0 F)n/an/a
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)n/an/a
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Jun40.0 C (104.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Jul40.0 C (104.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Sep36.7 C (98.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)n/an/a
Oct34.4 C (93.9 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)n/an/a
Nov21.7 C (71.1 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)n/an/a
Dec15.0 C (59.0 F)-42.0 C (-43.6 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Biggar by the year they were set 1,464 records at Biggar still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 46. 02040601917: 381918: 141920: 41921: 221922: 161923: 271924: 311925: 191926: 221927: 251929: 211930: 231931: 461932: 231933: 231934: 421935: 241936: 441937: 301938: 181939: 461940: 191941: 161942: 261943: 191944: 71945: 271946: 191947: 201948: 221949: 241950: 331951: 371952: 181953: 241954: 381955: 191956: 271957: 161958: 181959: 171960: 121961: 281962: 231963: 311964: 121965: 301966: 181967: 151968: 271969: 231970: 201971: 141972: 201973: 161974: 61975: 151976: 221977: 321978: 131979: 91980: 191981: 131982: 141983: 281917192519331940194719541961196819751982
1,464 records at Biggar still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Biggar by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191738
191814
19204
192122
192216
192327
192431
192519
192622
192725
192921
193023
193146
193223
193323
193442
193524
193644
193730
193818
193946
194019
194116
194226
194319
19447
194527
194619
194720
194822
194924
195033
195137
195218
195324
195438
195519
195627
195716
195818
195917
196012
196128
196223
196331
196412
196530
196618
196715
196827
196923
197020
197114
197220
197316
19746
197515
197622
197732
197813
19799
198019
198113
198214
198328

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Biggar set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Biggar between 21 March 1953 and 25 January 1972. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord low maximum temperature21 March 1953: Record daily snowfall 16.5 cm (6.5 in)19 April 1955: Record daily snowfall 17.8 cm (7.0 in)26 March 1956: Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)20 October 1961: Record daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)25 January 1972: Record low maximum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)1955196019651970
5 all-time records were set at Biggar between 21 March 1953 and 25 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Biggar set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1953-03-21Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 16.5 cm (6.5 in)
1955-04-19Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 17.8 cm (7.0 in)
1956-03-26Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1961-10-20Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
1972-01-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 103.6 mm (4.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Biggar The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Biggar. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 9 September 1938. 050100150 Jan: 19.6 mm (0.8 in), 15 January 1971 Jan Feb: 34.3 mm (1.4 in), 28 February 1923 Feb Mar: 24.9 mm (1.0 in), 30 March 1967 Mar Apr: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 19 April 1955 Apr May: 55.1 mm (2.2 in), 30 May 1968 May Jun: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 6 June 1921 Jun Jul: 68.1 mm (2.7 in), 22 July 1920 Jul Aug: 70.1 mm (2.8 in), 2 August 1960 Aug Sep: 103.6 mm (4.1 in), 9 September 1938 Sep Oct: 25.4 mm (1.0 in), 20 October 1961 Oct Nov: 21.6 mm (0.9 in), 26 November 1963 Nov Dec: 14.0 mm (0.6 in), 25 December 1922 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Biggar. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 9 September 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Biggar
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan19.6 mm (0.8 in)15 January 1971
Feb34.3 mm (1.4 in)28 February 1923
Mar24.9 mm (1.0 in)30 March 1967
Apr22.9 mm (0.9 in)19 April 1955
May55.1 mm (2.2 in)30 May 1968
Jun96.5 mm (3.8 in)6 June 1921
Jul68.1 mm (2.7 in)22 July 1920
Aug70.1 mm (2.8 in)2 August 1960
Sep103.6 mm (4.1 in)9 September 1938
Oct25.4 mm (1.0 in)20 October 1961
Nov21.6 mm (0.9 in)26 November 1963
Dec14.0 mm (0.6 in)25 December 1922

Period of Record Coverage

1917 to 1983
Days with data per year at Biggar 65 years of record at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1918, 1920, 1951, 1974. 1917: 275 of 365 days1918: 61 of 365 days1920: 214 of 366 days1921: 339 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 364 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 364 of 366 days1933: 352 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 334 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 304 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 278 of 365 days1975: 354 of 365 days1976: 362 of 366 days1977: 356 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 361 of 365 days1980: 363 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1920193019401950196019701980
65 years of record at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1917, 1918, 1920, 1951, 1974.
Days with data per year at Biggar
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191727575%No
19186117%No
192021458%No
192133993%Yes
1922365100%Yes
192336399%Yes
1924365100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926364100%Yes
1927364100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
193236499%Yes
193335296%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935364100%Yes
193636499%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938364100%Yes
193933492%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195130483%No
195236499%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
197427876%No
197535497%Yes
197636299%Yes
197735698%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197936199%Yes
198036399%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
198336399%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Biggar
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 December 1983Biggar, CAdaily low min-39.0 C (-38.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1983Biggar, CAmonthly low min-42.0 C (-43.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)65 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1983Biggar, CAdaily low max-32.0 C (-25.6 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)65 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1983Biggar, CAdaily low max-32.0 C (-25.6 F)5.9 C (10.6 F)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1983Biggar, CAdaily low min-39.0 C (-38.2 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)37 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1983Biggar, CAdaily low max-28.0 C (-18.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1983Biggar, CAdaily low max-27.0 C (-16.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)58 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily snowfall5.0 cm (2.0 in)1.1 cm (0.4 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily high min-1.0 C (30.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily high min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)12 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1983Biggar, CAmonthly high min7.0 C (44.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily rain (Tie)3.8 mm (0.15 in)tie21 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1983Biggar, CAdaily high min4.0 C (39.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1983Biggar, CAdaily high min4.0 C (39.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1983Biggar, CAdaily low max4.0 C (39.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

57 complete years, 1922 to 1983
Annual mean temperature at Biggar as warming stripes, 1922 to 1983 One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Biggar, 1922 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.9 C (35.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -0.6 C (31.0 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 5.2 C (41.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F). 1922: 1.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1923: 2.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1924: 1.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1925: 2.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1926: 2.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1929: 1.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1930: 3.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1931: 5.2 C, +3.3 C from the station mean1932: 2.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1933: 2.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1934: 3.8 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1935: 1.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 1.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1937: 1.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1938: 3.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1940: 2.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1941: 2.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1942: 2.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1943: 2.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1944: 2.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1945: 1.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1946: 2.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1947: 1.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1948: 1.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1949: 1.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1950: -0.6 C, -2.5 C from the station mean1952: 2.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1953: 3.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1954: 1.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1955: 0.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1956: 1.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1957: 2.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 2.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1959: 1.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 2.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1961: 2.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1962: 2.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1963: 2.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1964: 1.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1965: 0.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1966: 0.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1967: 1.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1968: 2.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1969: 0.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1970: 0.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1971: 1.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1972: 0.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1973: 2.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1975: 1.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1976: 3.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1977: 2.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1978: 1.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1979: 0.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1980: 1.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1981: 3.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1982: 0.1 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1983: 2.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1922193019401950196019701980
One stripe for each of 57 complete years at Biggar, 1922 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.9 C (35.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at -0.6 C (31.0 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 5.2 C (41.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Biggar as warming stripes, 1922 to 1983
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
19221.9 C-0.05 C
19232.5 C+0.59 C
19241.7 C-0.29 C
19252.2 C+0.28 C
19262.6 C+0.62 C
19291.8 C-0.12 C
19303.4 C+1.50 C
19315.2 C+3.29 C
19322.3 C+0.35 C
19332.1 C+0.12 C
19343.8 C+1.86 C
19351.2 C-0.70 C
19361.3 C-0.69 C
19371.7 C-0.27 C
19383.3 C+1.31 C
19402.3 C+0.32 C
19412.8 C+0.90 C
19422.1 C+0.20 C
19432.5 C+0.57 C
19442.8 C+0.90 C
19451.0 C-0.99 C
19462.1 C+0.13 C
19471.7 C-0.29 C
19481.4 C-0.51 C
19491.9 C-0.08 C
1950-0.6 C-2.52 C
19522.2 C+0.24 C
19533.0 C+1.06 C
19541.7 C-0.25 C
19550.4 C-1.58 C
19561.2 C-0.76 C
19572.4 C+0.42 C
19582.8 C+0.86 C
19591.7 C-0.27 C
19602.1 C+0.12 C
19612.5 C+0.51 C
19622.3 C+0.37 C
19632.9 C+1.00 C
19641.9 C0.00 C
19650.5 C-1.48 C
19660.5 C-1.49 C
19671.3 C-0.69 C
19682.5 C+0.52 C
19690.9 C-1.01 C
19700.8 C-1.12 C
19711.0 C-0.90 C
19720.4 C-1.57 C
19732.2 C+0.26 C
19751.0 C-0.97 C
19763.4 C+1.44 C
19772.7 C+0.73 C
19781.3 C-0.62 C
19790.9 C-1.04 C
19801.7 C-0.22 C
19813.4 C+1.43 C
19820.1 C-1.84 C
19832.4 C+0.45 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.17 C (0.02 to 0.32) per decade over 1922 to 1983. In Fahrenheit: 0.30 F (0.04 to 0.57) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 57 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Biggar
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.17 C (-0.31 to -0.02) per decade-0.30 F (-0.57 to -0.04) per decade1922 to 198357Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.4 C (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade-0.7 F (-1.0 to -0.4) per decade1922 to 198357Fall
Mean daily minimum0.03 C (-0.12 to 0.18) per decade0.05 F (-0.22 to 0.32) per decade1922 to 198357Not clearly different from zero

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

1917 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Biggar: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.0 C (104.0 F)193735.6 C (96.1 F)65
Coldest night (TNn)-46.7 C (-52.1 F)1936-39.4 C (-38.9 F)65
Wettest day (Rx1day)103.6 mm (4.1 in)193832.9 mm (1.3 in)64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)127.9 mm (5.0 in)193849.7 mm (2.0 in)64
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days197727 days64

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Biggar by year The hottest day of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 102030401920194019601980Record: 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1937
The hottest day of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Biggar by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
191733.3 C (91.9 F)
191817.8 C (64.0 F)
192036.1 C (97.0 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192237.2 C (99.0 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192535.0 C (95.0 F)
192636.1 C (97.0 F)
192732.8 C (91.0 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193037.2 C (99.0 F)
193135.6 C (96.1 F)
193236.1 C (97.0 F)
193338.9 C (102.0 F)
193436.1 C (97.0 F)
193535.0 C (95.0 F)
193637.8 C (100.0 F)
193740.0 C (104.0 F)
193833.9 C (93.0 F)
193936.7 C (98.1 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194140.0 C (104.0 F)
194234.4 C (93.9 F)
194338.9 C (102.0 F)
194435.6 C (96.1 F)
194538.9 C (102.0 F)
194639.4 C (102.9 F)
194738.3 C (100.9 F)
194835.6 C (96.1 F)
194940.0 C (104.0 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195132.8 C (91.0 F)
195232.8 C (91.0 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195433.3 C (91.9 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196234.4 C (93.9 F)
196334.4 C (93.9 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196533.3 C (91.9 F)
196633.3 C (91.9 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196833.3 C (91.9 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197035.0 C (95.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197433.3 C (91.9 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197732.2 C (90.0 F)
197835.5 C (95.9 F)
197934.0 C (93.2 F)
198032.5 C (90.5 F)
198133.0 C (91.4 F)
198231.5 C (88.7 F)
198335.5 C (95.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Biggar by year The coldest night of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.4 C (-38.9 F). -50-45-40-35-30-251920194019601980Record: -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1936
The coldest night of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.4 C (-38.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Biggar by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1917-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1918-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1920-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1921-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1922-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1923-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1924-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1925-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1926-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1927-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1929-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1930-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1931-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1932-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1933-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1934-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1935-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1936-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1937-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1938-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1939-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1940-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1941-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1942-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1943-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1944-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1945-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1946-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1947-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1948-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1950-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1951-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1952-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1953-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1954-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1955-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1956-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1957-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1958-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1959-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1960-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1961-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1962-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1963-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1965-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1966-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1967-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1968-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1969-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1970-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1971-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1972-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1973-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1974-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1975-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1976-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1977-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1978-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1979-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1980-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1981-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1982-39.5 C (-39.1 F)
1983-42.0 C (-43.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Biggar by year The wettest day of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.9 mm (1.3 in). 02550751001251920194019601980Record: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1938
The wettest day of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.9 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Biggar by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191712.7 mm (0.5 in)
1918n/a
192068.1 mm (2.7 in)
192196.5 mm (3.8 in)
192225.9 mm (1.0 in)
192335.8 mm (1.4 in)
192440.4 mm (1.6 in)
192541.9 mm (1.6 in)
192657.7 mm (2.3 in)
192733.8 mm (1.3 in)
192962.0 mm (2.4 in)
193039.4 mm (1.6 in)
193164.0 mm (2.5 in)
193233.0 mm (1.3 in)
193320.8 mm (0.8 in)
193450.0 mm (2.0 in)
193556.9 mm (2.2 in)
193627.9 mm (1.1 in)
193757.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938103.6 mm (4.1 in)
193934.8 mm (1.4 in)
194030.2 mm (1.2 in)
194130.5 mm (1.2 in)
194229.0 mm (1.1 in)
194331.2 mm (1.2 in)
194433.5 mm (1.3 in)
194528.2 mm (1.1 in)
194618.5 mm (0.7 in)
194724.1 mm (0.9 in)
194823.6 mm (0.9 in)
194945.7 mm (1.8 in)
195020.8 mm (0.8 in)
195117.3 mm (0.7 in)
195223.6 mm (0.9 in)
195322.4 mm (0.9 in)
195451.1 mm (2.0 in)
195541.4 mm (1.6 in)
195645.2 mm (1.8 in)
195720.1 mm (0.8 in)
195826.4 mm (1.0 in)
195920.6 mm (0.8 in)
196070.1 mm (2.8 in)
196125.4 mm (1.0 in)
196231.2 mm (1.2 in)
196342.2 mm (1.7 in)
196439.6 mm (1.6 in)
196541.9 mm (1.6 in)
196657.9 mm (2.3 in)
196741.7 mm (1.6 in)
196855.1 mm (2.2 in)
196922.6 mm (0.9 in)
197035.1 mm (1.4 in)
197131.2 mm (1.2 in)
197218.0 mm (0.7 in)
197316.0 mm (0.6 in)
197413.2 mm (0.5 in)
197533.8 mm (1.3 in)
197621.1 mm (0.8 in)
197732.8 mm (1.3 in)
197820.6 mm (0.8 in)
197920.2 mm (0.8 in)
198021.5 mm (0.8 in)
198119.8 mm (0.8 in)
198239.6 mm (1.6 in)
198344.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Biggar by year The wettest five days of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 127.9 mm (5.0 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in). 0501001501920194019601980Record: 127.9 mm (5.0 in) in 1938
The wettest five days of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 127.9 mm (5.0 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Biggar by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191716.6 mm (0.7 in)
1918n/a
192082.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921102.1 mm (4.0 in)
192239.6 mm (1.6 in)
192373.4 mm (2.9 in)
192443.5 mm (1.7 in)
192582.1 mm (3.2 in)
192660.7 mm (2.4 in)
192765.1 mm (2.6 in)
192971.2 mm (2.8 in)
193051.1 mm (2.0 in)
193173.4 mm (2.9 in)
193251.4 mm (2.0 in)
193338.8 mm (1.5 in)
193455.5 mm (2.2 in)
193556.9 mm (2.2 in)
193643.2 mm (1.7 in)
193757.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938127.9 mm (5.0 in)
193956.3 mm (2.2 in)
194033.0 mm (1.3 in)
194148.5 mm (1.9 in)
194269.2 mm (2.7 in)
194360.3 mm (2.4 in)
194448.2 mm (1.9 in)
194538.4 mm (1.5 in)
194629.7 mm (1.2 in)
194756.2 mm (2.2 in)
194845.2 mm (1.8 in)
194950.3 mm (2.0 in)
195040.6 mm (1.6 in)
195148.5 mm (1.9 in)
195239.4 mm (1.6 in)
195336.9 mm (1.5 in)
195468.0 mm (2.7 in)
195541.4 mm (1.6 in)
195655.9 mm (2.2 in)
195722.3 mm (0.9 in)
195847.0 mm (1.9 in)
195939.4 mm (1.6 in)
196098.1 mm (3.9 in)
196135.8 mm (1.4 in)
196236.3 mm (1.4 in)
196350.8 mm (2.0 in)
196451.0 mm (2.0 in)
196567.9 mm (2.7 in)
196686.9 mm (3.4 in)
196756.7 mm (2.2 in)
196878.7 mm (3.1 in)
196940.5 mm (1.6 in)
197073.9 mm (2.9 in)
197149.0 mm (1.9 in)
197242.1 mm (1.7 in)
197325.0 mm (1.0 in)
197428.0 mm (1.1 in)
197539.9 mm (1.6 in)
197652.1 mm (2.1 in)
197769.1 mm (2.7 in)
197834.2 mm (1.3 in)
197926.1 mm (1.0 in)
198033.9 mm (1.3 in)
198122.8 mm (0.9 in)
198246.6 mm (1.8 in)
198371.0 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Biggar by year The longest dry spell of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 61 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days. 0204060801920194019601980Record: 61 days in 1977
The longest dry spell of the year at Biggar, 1917 to 1983. The record is 61 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Biggar by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191756 days
1918n/a
192023 days
192131 days
192228 days
192341 days
192427 days
192524 days
192624 days
192721 days
192923 days
193018 days
193130 days
193220 days
193322 days
193420 days
193527 days
193620 days
193719 days
193821 days
193926 days
194029 days
194124 days
194222 days
194329 days
194426 days
194522 days
194628 days
194749 days
194837 days
194923 days
195022 days
195116 days
195235 days
195338 days
195439 days
195527 days
195638 days
195723 days
195838 days
195924 days
196032 days
196129 days
196220 days
196331 days
196427 days
196539 days
196622 days
196732 days
196823 days
196957 days
197021 days
197123 days
197229 days
197342 days
197444 days
197534 days
197656 days
197761 days
197833 days
197929 days
198043 days
198126 days
198243 days
198318 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

57 years with a frost

Across 57 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Biggar falls on 24 May and the median first autumn frost on 10 September, which leaves a median of 107 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Biggar
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1953 to 1983)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost24 Mayn/a25 Mayn/a0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost10 Septembern/a12 Septembern/a0.0 days per decade
Growing days107 daysn/a109 daysn/a-0.1 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

31 years, 1952 to 1983

A day with at least 30.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 80.6 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Biggar: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years30.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years43.0 mm (1.7 in)
10 years51.5 mm (2.0 in)
25 years62.8 mm (2.5 in)
50 years71.6 mm (2.8 in)Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years80.6 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 31 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 31 years of values from 1952 to 1983.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1960; 57.9 mm (2.3 in) in 1966; 55.1 mm (2.2 in) in 1968.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Biggar, at 1979. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1979 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Biggar, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1979-0.4-0.7possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-14).