Pilger Weather Records (CA004056120)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pilger (CA004056120), Saskatchewan, Canada, with 101 years of record.

Key Facts for Pilger

Pilger (CA004056120) is a weather station in Saskatchewan, Canada at 52.42 latitude and -105.15 longitude, 552 m (1,811 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2011, 101 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pilger still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pilger set a daily record low maximum temperature of -33.5 C (-28.3 F) on 23 December 1983.

About the Station

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada, 52.42 latitude, -105.15 longitude.
Elevation: 552 m (1,811 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2011, 101 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Pilger. 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 Pilger, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	9.4 C (48.9 F)	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	10.6 C (51.1 F)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pilger still stand. 1919 holds the most, with 54.

Standing records at Pilger by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1911	14
1913	21
1914	30
1915	33
1916	31
1917	49
1918	42
1919	54
1920	23
1921	27
1922	16
1923	28
1924	18
1925	21
1926	28
1927	14
1928	30
1929	18
1930	20
1931	35
1932	15
1933	13
1934	28
1935	29
1936	34
1937	30
1938	20
1939	31
1940	5
1941	1
1943	1
1944	6
1945	21
1946	21
1947	21
1948	15
1949	20
1950	34
1951	32
1952	16
1953	14
1954	36
1955	15
1956	21
1957	16
1958	13
1959	14
1960	7
1961	22
1962	17
1963	25
1964	12
1965	14
1966	9
1967	14
1968	19
1969	15
1970	13
1971	6
1972	23
1973	10
1974	21
1975	11
1976	15
1977	26
1978	12
1979	11
1980	27
1981	22
1982	8
1983	31

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Pilger between 6 August 1949 and 29 May 1982. Each dot is a new record.

When Pilger set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1949-08-06	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982-05-29	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 41.6 cm (16.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pilger. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 9 July 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pilger
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 January 1972
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 February 1913
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 March 1934
Apr	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 April 1955
May	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 May 1954
Jun	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	5 June 1971
Jul	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 July 1923
Aug	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 August 1966
Sep	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 September 1947
Oct	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 October 1969
Nov	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 November 1914
Dec	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 December 1929

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 1983

71 years of record at Pilger, 1911 to 1983. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1953.

Days with data per year at Pilger
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1911	92	25%	No
1913	365	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	365	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	365	100%	Yes
1921	364	100%	Yes
1922	364	100%	Yes
1923	364	100%	Yes
1924	365	100%	Yes
1925	364	100%	Yes
1926	334	92%	Yes
1927	360	99%	Yes
1928	365	100%	Yes
1929	365	100%	Yes
1930	334	92%	Yes
1931	334	92%	Yes
1932	275	75%	No
1933	362	99%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	334	92%	Yes
1936	304	83%	No
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	213	58%	No
1941	31	8%	No
1943	31	8%	No
1944	121	33%	No
1945	334	92%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	335	92%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	334	91%	Yes
1953	303	83%	No
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	331	91%	Yes
1962	353	97%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	333	91%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	357	98%	Yes
1983	355	97%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Pilger
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low max	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low max	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low min	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low max	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low min	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983	Pilger, CA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983	Pilger, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1983	Pilger, CA	daily high min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1983	Pilger, CA	daily high min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1983	Pilger, CA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1983	Pilger, CA	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1983	Pilger, CA	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1983	Pilger, CA	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1983	Pilger, CA	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1983	Pilger, CA	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

51 complete years, 1913 to 1983

One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Pilger, 1913 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 0.9 C (33.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at -1.6 C (29.1 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.7 C (38.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pilger as warming stripes, 1913 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1913	-0.2 C	-1.13 C
1914	0.8 C	-0.12 C
1915	1.1 C	+0.18 C
1916	-1.4 C	-2.35 C
1918	1.2 C	+0.25 C
1919	0.9 C	-0.07 C
1920	1.8 C	+0.88 C
1921	1.3 C	+0.37 C
1922	1.1 C	+0.18 C
1923	1.4 C	+0.49 C
1924	0.8 C	-0.11 C
1925	1.6 C	+0.63 C
1927	0.0 C	-0.91 C
1928	2.2 C	+1.27 C
1929	0.0 C	-0.89 C
1933	0.0 C	-0.90 C
1934	2.0 C	+1.04 C
1937	0.5 C	-0.44 C
1938	1.9 C	+0.98 C
1939	1.7 C	+0.80 C
1946	0.9 C	-0.03 C
1947	0.6 C	-0.37 C
1949	1.0 C	+0.10 C
1950	-1.1 C	-2.05 C
1951	-1.6 C	-2.52 C
1954	0.9 C	-0.06 C
1955	0.0 C	-0.91 C
1958	2.0 C	+1.04 C
1959	1.3 C	+0.38 C
1960	1.2 C	+0.31 C
1962	1.6 C	+0.68 C
1963	2.2 C	+1.29 C
1964	1.1 C	+0.22 C
1965	0.1 C	-0.82 C
1966	-0.2 C	-1.12 C
1967	0.9 C	+0.01 C
1968	1.7 C	+0.80 C
1969	1.0 C	+0.06 C
1970	0.5 C	-0.41 C
1971	0.7 C	-0.24 C
1972	-0.4 C	-1.30 C
1973	1.6 C	+0.69 C
1974	0.8 C	-0.17 C
1975	1.1 C	+0.18 C
1976	2.4 C	+1.47 C
1977	2.5 C	+1.53 C
1978	1.0 C	+0.07 C
1979	0.0 C	-0.92 C
1981	3.7 C	+2.80 C
1982	-0.4 C	-1.37 C
1983	1.5 C	+0.60 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1913 to 1983 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Pilger
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1913 to 1983	51	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	-0.2 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade	1913 to 1983	51	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade	1913 to 1983	51	Rise

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

1911 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Pilger: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1949	33.9 C (93.0 F)	71
Coldest night (TNn)	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	1917	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	71
Wettest day (Rx1day)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1923	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	1923	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	65 days	1980	33 days	71

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pilger, 1911 to 1983. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pilger by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1913	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1914	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1917	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1918	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1919	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1922	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1924	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1925	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1927	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1928	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1930	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1931	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1933	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1934	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1936	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1937	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1940	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1941	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1943	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1944	23.3 C (73.9 F)
1945	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1949	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1950	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1956	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1957	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1974	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1977	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1978	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1979	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1980	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1981	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1982	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1983	36.0 C (96.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pilger, 1911 to 1983. The record is -50.6 C (-59.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -40.0 C (-40.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pilger by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1913	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)
1914	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1915	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)
1916	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)
1917	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)
1918	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)
1919	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1920	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1921	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1922	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1923	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1924	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1925	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1926	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1927	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1928	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1929	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1930	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1931	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1932	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1933	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1934	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1935	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)
1936	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1937	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1938	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1939	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1940	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1941	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1943	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1944	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1945	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1946	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1947	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)
1948	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1949	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1950	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)
1951	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1952	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1953	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1954	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1955	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1956	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1957	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1958	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1959	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1960	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1961	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1962	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1963	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1964	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1965	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1966	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)
1967	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1968	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1969	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1970	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1971	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1972	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1973	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1975	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1976	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1979	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1980	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1981	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1982	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1983	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pilger, 1911 to 1983. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pilger by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1916	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1917	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1918	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1919	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1927	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1929	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1932	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1938	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1941	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1943	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1944	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1950	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1956	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1957	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1960	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1961	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1963	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1964	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1968	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1976	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1978	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1980	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1981	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pilger, 1911 to 1983. The record is 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.6 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pilger by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1914	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1915	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1919	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1920	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1921	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1923	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1924	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1925	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1926	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1927	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1930	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1933	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1935	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1938	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1940	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1941	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1943	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1944	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1949	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1954	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1955	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1960	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1962	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1968	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1970	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1972	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1975	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1976	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1978	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1979	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1981	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1982	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	33.8 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pilger, 1911 to 1983. The record is 65 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pilger by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	35 days
1913	43 days
1914	29 days
1915	44 days
1916	26 days
1917	41 days
1918	54 days
1919	41 days
1920	42 days
1921	20 days
1922	48 days
1923	52 days
1924	38 days
1925	36 days
1926	30 days
1927	19 days
1928	32 days
1929	25 days
1930	34 days
1931	22 days
1932	21 days
1933	36 days
1934	37 days
1935	33 days
1936	43 days
1937	25 days
1938	35 days
1939	36 days
1940	30 days
1941	10 days
1943	26 days
1944	46 days
1945	34 days
1946	28 days
1947	46 days
1948	52 days
1949	34 days
1950	41 days
1951	20 days
1952	40 days
1953	35 days
1954	32 days
1955	19 days
1956	33 days
1957	18 days
1958	28 days
1959	37 days
1960	37 days
1961	29 days
1962	34 days
1963	21 days
1964	51 days
1965	57 days
1966	31 days
1967	35 days
1968	26 days
1969	23 days
1970	27 days
1971	27 days
1972	31 days
1973	20 days
1974	43 days
1975	18 days
1976	32 days
1977	30 days
1978	28 days
1979	21 days
1980	65 days
1981	41 days
1982	21 days
1983	17 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

51 years with a frost

Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pilger falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 13 September, which leaves a median of 105 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Pilger
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1947 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 May	n/a	26 May	n/a	-2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	13 September	n/a	15 September	n/a	+1.9 days per decade
Growing days	105 days	n/a	111 days	n/a	+4.0 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

45 years, 1913 to 1983

A day with at least 38.5 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.9 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pilger: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 45 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, 45 years of values from 1913 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: 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1923; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1955; 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1954.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Pilger, at 1965. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1965 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Pilger, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1965	+0.3	+0.5	possible	5

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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).