Hafford Weather Records (CA004053080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hafford (CA004053080), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Hafford

Hafford (CA004053080) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 52.72 latitude and -107.37 longitude, 587 m (1,926 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 1993, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hafford still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hafford set a daily record snowfall of 6.8 cm (2.7 in) on 10 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada, 52.72 latitude, -107.37 longitude.
Elevation: 587 m (1,926 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 1993, 43 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Hafford. 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 Hafford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.0 C (91.4 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	6.7 C (44.1 F)	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hafford still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 104.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 66.3 mm (2.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hafford. The most was 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 1 July 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hafford
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 January 1972
Feb	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 February 1965
Mar	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 March 1966
Apr	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 April 1955
May	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 May 1977
Jun	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 June 1970
Jul	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	1 July 1978
Aug	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 August 1954
Sep	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 September 1978
Oct	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 October 1967
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 November 1978
Dec	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 December 1955

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 1983

18 years of record at Hafford, 1966 to 1983. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Hafford
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	354	97%	Yes
1975	357	98%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	351	96%	Yes
1978	356	98%	Yes
1979	346	95%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	347	95%	Yes
1983	357	98%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Hafford
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 December 1983	Hafford, CA	daily snowfall	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	3.2 cm (1.3 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	2 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1983	Hafford, CA	daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1983	Hafford, CA	daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	0.6 cm (0.2 in)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1983	Hafford, CA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1982	Hafford, CA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1982	Hafford, CA	daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1982	Hafford, CA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1982	Hafford, CA	monthly snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.9 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Hafford, CA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1982	Hafford, CA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1982	Hafford, CA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1982	Hafford, CA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1966 to 1983

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Hafford, 1966 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.8 C (33.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -0.7 C (30.8 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.5 C (38.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hafford as warming stripes, 1966 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1966	-0.4 C	-1.26 C
1967	0.3 C	-0.53 C
1968	1.5 C	+0.71 C
1969	0.3 C	-0.47 C
1970	0.1 C	-0.72 C
1971	0.1 C	-0.72 C
1972	-0.7 C	-1.50 C
1973	1.1 C	+0.30 C
1974	0.9 C	+0.10 C
1975	0.1 C	-0.70 C
1976	2.1 C	+1.30 C
1977	1.5 C	+0.69 C
1978	0.7 C	-0.15 C
1979	0.0 C	-0.81 C
1980	1.5 C	+0.68 C
1981	3.5 C	+2.64 C
1983	1.3 C	+0.44 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

1951 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Hafford: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1983	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18
Coldest night (TNn)	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	1972	-40.8 C (-41.5 F)	18
Wettest day (Rx1day)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	1978	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	1977	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1974	32 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hafford, 1951 to 1983. The record is 36.0 C (96.8 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hafford by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1979	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1981	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	36.0 C (96.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hafford, 1951 to 1983. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.8 C (-41.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hafford by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1967	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1968	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1969	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1970	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1971	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1972	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1973	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1975	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1976	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1977	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1978	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1979	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1981	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1982	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)
1983	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hafford, 1951 to 1983. The record is 66.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hafford by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1960	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1963	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1964	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1966	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1967	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1971	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1976	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1977	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1981	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hafford, 1951 to 1983. The record is 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hafford by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1953	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1955	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1957	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1959	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1960	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1962	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1963	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1967	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1973	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1975	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1976	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1977	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1979	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1980	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1982	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1983	52.1 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hafford, 1951 to 1983. The record is 69 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hafford by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	19 days
1952	32 days
1953	16 days
1954	30 days
1955	41 days
1956	51 days
1957	23 days
1958	23 days
1959	30 days
1960	27 days
1961	29 days
1962	27 days
1963	20 days
1964	27 days
1965	43 days
1966	34 days
1967	32 days
1968	48 days
1969	37 days
1970	35 days
1971	41 days
1972	23 days
1973	32 days
1974	69 days
1975	28 days
1976	48 days
1977	27 days
1978	57 days
1979	32 days
1980	44 days
1981	47 days
1982	32 days
1983	21 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 Hafford standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hafford 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 2026-10-15 (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).