Plum Coulee Weather Records (CA005022245)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Plum Coulee (CA005022245), Manitoba, Canada, with 43 years of record.

Key Facts for Plum Coulee

Plum Coulee (CA005022245) is a weather station in Manitoba, Canada at 49.05 latitude and -97.80 longitude, 265 m (869 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1961 to 2003, 43 years of record.
1,464 records set at Plum Coulee 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, 49.05 latitude, -97.80 longitude.
Elevation: 265 m (869 ft).
Period of record: 1961 to 2003, 43 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 Plum Coulee. 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 Plum Coulee, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	8.3 C (46.9 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	10.0 C (50.0 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.5 C (103.1 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.5 C (101.3 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.5 C (83.3 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Plum Coulee still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 125.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 84.6 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Plum Coulee. The most was 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 1 September 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Plum Coulee
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	22 January 1982
Feb	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 February 1962
Mar	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 March 1966
Apr	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 April 1964
May	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 May 1977
Jun	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 June 1976
Jul	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 July 1963
Aug	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 August 1978
Sep	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1 September 1973
Oct	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 October 1980
Nov	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 November 1965
Dec	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 1983

16 years of record at Plum Coulee, 1968 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968.

Days with data per year at Plum Coulee
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1968	61	17%	No
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	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1969 to 1983

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Plum Coulee, 1969 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 3.3 C (37.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 1.6 C (34.9 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 5.4 C (41.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Plum Coulee as warming stripes, 1969 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1969	2.7 C	-0.62 C
1970	2.2 C	-1.13 C
1971	2.9 C	-0.40 C
1972	2.2 C	-1.11 C
1973	4.5 C	+1.17 C
1974	2.6 C	-0.66 C
1975	3.5 C	+0.19 C
1976	3.5 C	+0.22 C
1977	4.4 C	+1.11 C
1978	2.8 C	-0.53 C
1979	1.6 C	-1.66 C
1980	4.0 C	+0.70 C
1981	5.4 C	+2.09 C
1982	2.7 C	-0.58 C
1983	4.5 C	+1.21 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 Plum Coulee: 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)	1983	35.9 C (96.5 F)	16
Coldest night (TNn)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	1970	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1973	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	1970	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	60 days	1980	28 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Plum Coulee, 1961 to 1983. The record is 39.5 C (103.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Plum Coulee by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1978	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1983	39.5 C (103.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Plum Coulee, 1961 to 1983. The record is -37.8 C (-36.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is -34.5 C (-30.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Plum Coulee by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1969	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1970	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1971	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1973	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1974	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1975	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1977	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1978	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1979	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1980	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)
1981	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)
1982	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1983	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Plum Coulee, 1961 to 1983. The record is 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Plum Coulee by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1961	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1964	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1965	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1971	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1972	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1975	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1979	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1980	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1983	20.6 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Plum Coulee, 1961 to 1983. The record is 124.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.6 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Plum Coulee by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1961	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1962	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1963	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1964	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1965	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1966	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1967	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1969	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1970	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1971	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1972	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1975	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1977	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1978	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1979	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1980	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1981	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1982	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1983	31.1 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Plum Coulee, 1961 to 1983. The record is 60 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Plum Coulee by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1961	41 days
1962	21 days
1963	30 days
1964	41 days
1965	37 days
1966	27 days
1967	28 days
1968	18 days
1969	30 days
1970	19 days
1971	28 days
1972	28 days
1973	35 days
1974	23 days
1975	23 days
1976	29 days
1977	27 days
1978	31 days
1979	19 days
1980	60 days
1981	25 days
1982	20 days
1983	39 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 Plum Coulee standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).