Elm Creek Weather Records (CA005020870)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elm Creek (CA005020870), Manitoba, Canada, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Elm Creek

Elm Creek (CA005020870) is a weather station in Manitoba, Canada at 49.72 latitude and -98.02 longitude, 252 m (827 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 1993, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elm Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Manitoba, Canada, 49.72 latitude, -98.02 longitude.
Elevation: 252 m (827 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 1993, 30 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 Elm Creek. 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 Elm Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	7.2 C (45.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.5 C (95.9 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.5 C (103.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.0 C (102.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.0 C (102.2 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.0 C (46.4 F)	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elm Creek still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 156.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 110.2 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elm Creek. The most was 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 23 August 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elm Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10 January 1980
Feb	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 February 1979
Mar	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 March 1970
Apr	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 April 1966
May	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 May 1978
Jun	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 June 1968
Jul	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	1 July 1966
Aug	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	23 August 1968
Sep	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 September 1978
Oct	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 October 1971
Nov	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 November 1975
Dec	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1972 to 1983

12 years of record at Elm Creek, 1972 to 1983. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1972, 1975.

Days with data per year at Elm Creek
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1972	131	36%	No
1973	358	98%	Yes
1974	361	99%	Yes
1975	314	86%	No
1976	346	95%	Yes
1977	361	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	359	98%	Yes
1983	354	97%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1973 to 1983

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Elm Creek, 1973 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.7 C (36.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 0.8 C (33.4 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 4.8 C (40.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Elm Creek as warming stripes, 1973 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1973	3.3 C	+0.59 C
1974	1.6 C	-1.09 C
1976	2.7 C	+0.01 C
1977	3.5 C	+0.83 C
1978	1.8 C	-0.86 C
1979	0.8 C	-1.90 C
1980	3.0 C	+0.31 C
1981	4.8 C	+2.11 C
1982	1.8 C	-0.84 C
1983	3.5 C	+0.86 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

1964 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Elm Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.5 C (103.1 F)	1980	36.4 C (97.5 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1974	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	1968	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	20
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20
Longest dry spell (CDD)	74 days	1980	27 days	20

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elm Creek, 1964 to 1983. The record is 39.5 C (103.1 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elm Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1980	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1981	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1982	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1983	39.0 C (102.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elm Creek, 1964 to 1983. The record is -38.9 C (-38.0 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is -35.8 C (-32.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elm Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1973	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1974	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1975	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1976	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1977	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1978	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1979	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1980	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1981	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)
1982	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)
1983	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elm Creek, 1964 to 1983. The record is 110.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.1 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elm Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1969	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1971	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1977	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1978	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1980	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1981	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1982	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1983	44.6 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elm Creek, 1964 to 1983. The record is 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elm Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1965	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1968	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1969	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1970	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1972	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1973	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1974	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1977	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1978	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1979	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1980	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elm Creek, 1964 to 1983. The record is 74 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elm Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964	40 days
1965	26 days
1966	19 days
1967	18 days
1968	30 days
1969	36 days
1970	20 days
1971	19 days
1972	25 days
1973	30 days
1974	19 days
1975	35 days
1976	42 days
1977	30 days
1978	28 days
1979	19 days
1980	74 days
1981	44 days
1982	16 days
1983	19 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 Elm Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elm Creek 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).