Melfort Cda Weather Records (CA004055085)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Melfort Cda (CA004055085), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Melfort Cda

Melfort Cda (CA004055085) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 52.82 latitude and -104.60 longitude, 480 m (1,575 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 1997, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Melfort Cda 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, 52.82 latitude, -104.60 longitude.
Elevation: 480 m (1,575 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 1997, 37 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 Melfort Cda. 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 Cda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	6.1 C (43.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	13.0 C (55.4 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.5 C (92.3 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.5 C (81.5 F)	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Melfort Cda still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 98.

Standing records at Melfort Cda by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1961	98
1962	70
1963	66
1964	53
1965	73
1966	75
1967	74
1968	65
1969	69
1970	48
1971	28
1972	72
1973	49
1974	59
1975	47
1976	71
1977	72
1978	37
1979	63
1980	60
1981	91
1982	55
1983	69

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 56.4 mm (2.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Melfort Cda. The most was 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 23 July 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Melfort Cda
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 January 1969
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 February 1962
Mar	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 March 1967
Apr	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 April 1975
May	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 May 1977
Jun	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 June 1973
Jul	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 July 1971
Aug	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 August 1974
Sep	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 September 1981
Oct	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 October 1969
Nov	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 November 1973
Dec	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1961 to 1983

23 years of record at Melfort Cda, 1961 to 1983. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Melfort Cda
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1961 to 1983

One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Melfort Cda, 1961 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.5 C (32.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at -1.5 C (29.3 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.6 C (38.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Melfort Cda as warming stripes, 1961 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1961	1.1 C	+0.64 C
1962	0.7 C	+0.25 C
1963	1.3 C	+0.84 C
1964	0.4 C	-0.11 C
1965	-0.7 C	-1.23 C
1966	-0.9 C	-1.42 C
1967	-0.1 C	-0.59 C
1968	0.9 C	+0.42 C
1969	0.0 C	-0.45 C
1970	-0.3 C	-0.74 C
1971	-0.1 C	-0.57 C
1972	-1.5 C	-1.96 C
1973	0.6 C	+0.10 C
1974	0.3 C	-0.23 C
1975	0.3 C	-0.18 C
1976	2.1 C	+1.58 C
1977	1.9 C	+1.44 C
1978	0.3 C	-0.23 C
1979	-0.5 C	-0.96 C
1980	1.3 C	+0.77 C
1981	3.6 C	+3.11 C
1982	-0.6 C	-1.12 C
1983	1.1 C	+0.65 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

1961 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Melfort Cda: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1961	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	1966	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	1971	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	1973	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1980	30 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Melfort Cda, 1961 to 1983. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Melfort Cda by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1979	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1980	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1981	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1982	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983	34.5 C (94.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Melfort Cda, 1961 to 1983. The record is -47.2 C (-53.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -39.4 C (-38.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Melfort Cda by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1962	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1963	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1964	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1965	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1966	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1967	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1968	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1969	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1970	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1971	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1972	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1973	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1975	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1976	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)
1980	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1981	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1982	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1983	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Melfort Cda, 1961 to 1983. The record is 56.4 mm (2.2 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Melfort Cda by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1962	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1964	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1970	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1972	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1975	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1976	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1979	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1980	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1981	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	42.6 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Melfort Cda, 1961 to 1983. The record is 117.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Melfort Cda by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1962	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1967	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1969	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1971	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1974	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1975	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1977	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1978	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1979	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1981	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983	65.1 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Melfort Cda, 1961 to 1983. The record is 62 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Melfort Cda by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	35 days
1962	25 days
1963	18 days
1964	38 days
1965	29 days
1966	30 days
1967	22 days
1968	36 days
1969	24 days
1970	23 days
1971	35 days
1972	31 days
1973	40 days
1974	26 days
1975	30 days
1976	45 days
1977	26 days
1978	38 days
1979	22 days
1980	62 days
1981	31 days
1982	27 days
1983	23 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 Melfort Cda falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 12 September, which leaves a median of 102 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Melfort Cda
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1961 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 May	n/a	26 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	12 September	n/a	12 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	102 days	n/a	102 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.

Download the Data

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).