Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Melfort. 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 Melfort, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
11.1 C (52.0 F)
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Melfort still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Melfort by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1901
9
1902
29
1903
20
1904
32
1905
38
1906
18
1908
7
1909
18
1910
41
1911
34
1912
19
1913
18
1914
26
1915
27
1916
20
1917
32
1918
24
1919
37
1920
12
1921
24
1922
18
1923
22
1924
24
1925
23
1926
28
1927
28
1928
33
1929
15
1930
23
1931
33
1932
24
1933
21
1934
31
1935
29
1936
46
1937
19
1938
8
1939
16
1940
18
1941
28
1942
40
1943
32
1944
23
1945
26
1946
22
1947
26
1948
26
1949
42
1950
29
1951
38
1952
16
1953
18
1954
46
1955
20
1956
24
1957
21
1958
20
1959
13
1960
10
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Melfort between 4 July 1937 and 7 July 1948. Each dot is a new record.
When Melfort set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1937-07-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
1938-07-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1941-06-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941-07-19
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1943-01-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1943-01-20
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1948-07-07
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 100.6 mm (4.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Melfort. The most was 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 5 July 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Melfort
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
17 January 1953
Feb
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
19 February 1930
Mar
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
28 March 1960
Apr
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
27 April 1955
May
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
19 May 1960
Jun
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
26 June 1934
Jul
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
5 July 1938
Aug
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
22 August 1947
Sep
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
14 September 1927
Oct
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
15 October 1930
Nov
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
18 November 1911
Dec
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
28 December 1910
Period of Record Coverage
1901 to 1960
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
60 years of record at Melfort, 1901 to 1960. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1918, 1928 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Melfort, 1902 to 1960. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.6 C (33.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at -1.5 C (29.3 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 3.2 C (37.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Melfort as warming stripes, 1902 to 1960
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1902
-0.2 C
-0.81 C
1905
1.8 C
+1.27 C
1910
1.4 C
+0.80 C
1911
-0.7 C
-1.29 C
1912
-0.1 C
-0.69 C
1913
0.0 C
-0.58 C
1914
0.8 C
+0.22 C
1915
1.6 C
+1.03 C
1916
-1.0 C
-1.57 C
1917
-1.1 C
-1.69 C
1919
0.1 C
-0.48 C
1920
1.2 C
+0.59 C
1921
0.9 C
+0.31 C
1922
0.7 C
+0.17 C
1923
0.9 C
+0.30 C
1924
0.2 C
-0.33 C
1925
0.6 C
+0.00 C
1926
1.1 C
+0.55 C
1927
-0.6 C
-1.15 C
1929
-0.4 C
-0.98 C
1930
1.3 C
+0.77 C
1931
3.2 C
+2.65 C
1932
0.1 C
-0.50 C
1933
-0.6 C
-1.13 C
1934
1.5 C
+0.91 C
1935
-0.3 C
-0.83 C
1936
-1.0 C
-1.58 C
1941
1.7 C
+1.17 C
1942
1.4 C
+0.85 C
1943
1.8 C
+1.26 C
1944
2.4 C
+1.85 C
1947
1.1 C
+0.56 C
1948
1.3 C
+0.70 C
1949
1.3 C
+0.78 C
1950
-1.4 C
-2.00 C
1951
-1.5 C
-2.07 C
1952
1.8 C
+1.19 C
1953
1.6 C
+1.00 C
1954
0.1 C
-0.46 C
1955
-0.5 C
-1.04 C
1956
-0.1 C
-0.65 C
1958
1.2 C
+0.60 C
1959
0.5 C
-0.03 C
1960
0.8 C
+0.20 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1902 to 1960 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 44 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Melfort
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.5) per decade
1902 to 1960
44
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1902 to 1960
44
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.01 C (-0.20 to 0.17) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.36 to 0.31) per decade
1902 to 1960
44
Not 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
1901 to 1960
Yearly extremes at Melfort: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1941
33.6 C (92.5 F)
60
Coldest night (TNn)
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1943
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
60
Wettest day (Rx1day)
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938
30.1 mm (1.2 in)
60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1938
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
60
Longest dry spell (CDD)
61 days
1923
28 days
60
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Melfort, 1901 to 1960. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.6 C (92.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Melfort by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1901
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1902
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1905
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1906
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1907
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1908
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1909
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1910
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1911
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1912
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1914
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1917
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1918
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1922
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1926
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1931
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1932
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1936
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Melfort, 1901 to 1960. The record is -46.7 C (-52.1 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.4 C (-38.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Melfort by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1901
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1902
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1903
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1904
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1905
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1906
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1907
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1908
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1909
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1910
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1911
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1912
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1913
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1914
-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1915
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1916
-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1917
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1918
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1919
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1920
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1921
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1922
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1923
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1924
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1925
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1926
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1927
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1928
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1929
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1930
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1931
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1932
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1933
-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1934
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1935
-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1936
-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1937
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1938
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1940
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1941
-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1942
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1943
-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1944
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1945
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1946
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1947
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1948
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1950
-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1951
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1952
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1953
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1954
-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1955
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1956
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1957
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1958
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1959
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1960
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Melfort, 1901 to 1960. The record is 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.1 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Melfort by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901
8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1902
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1904
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1905
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1906
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1907
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1908
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1909
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1910
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1911
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1912
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1914
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1917
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1918
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1919
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1921
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1928
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1929
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1940
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1941
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1942
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1947
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1949
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1952
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1953
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1954
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1955
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Melfort, 1901 to 1960. The record is 123.8 mm (4.9 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.2 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Melfort by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1902
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1904
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1905
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1906
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1907
7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1908
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1909
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1910
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1911
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1913
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1914
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1915
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1916
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1917
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1918
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1919
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1921
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1922
49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1923
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1924
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1925
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1926
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1928
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1929
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932
89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1933
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1935
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1936
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1937
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1938
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1939
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1940
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1941
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1943
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1944
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1945
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1948
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1950
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1951
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1956
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Melfort, 1901 to 1960. The record is 61 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Melfort by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901
18 days
1902
28 days
1903
14 days
1904
48 days
1905
46 days
1906
21 days
1907
29 days
1908
13 days
1909
24 days
1910
31 days
1911
34 days
1912
33 days
1913
32 days
1914
22 days
1915
29 days
1916
28 days
1917
27 days
1918
18 days
1919
27 days
1920
41 days
1921
49 days
1922
23 days
1923
61 days
1924
20 days
1925
25 days
1926
21 days
1927
29 days
1928
26 days
1929
30 days
1930
28 days
1931
23 days
1932
36 days
1933
26 days
1934
30 days
1935
24 days
1936
20 days
1937
21 days
1938
21 days
1939
26 days
1940
23 days
1941
27 days
1942
23 days
1943
34 days
1944
30 days
1945
31 days
1946
30 days
1947
28 days
1948
28 days
1949
32 days
1950
43 days
1951
33 days
1952
35 days
1953
35 days
1954
32 days
1955
26 days
1956
21 days
1957
46 days
1958
28 days
1959
33 days
1960
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
44 years with a frost
Across 44 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Melfort falls on 6 June and the median first autumn frost on 9 September, which leaves a median of 93 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Melfort
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1923 to 1960)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
6 June
n/a
5 June
n/a
-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 September
n/a
8 September
n/a
+0.6 days per decade
Growing days
93 days
n/a
95 days
n/a
+1.6 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
46 years, 1902 to 1960
A day with at least 31.2 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.3 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Melfort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
44.1 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
25 years
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1902 to 1960.
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: 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1927; 79.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1916; 61.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1957.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Melfort standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Melfort 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.