Selkirk Weather Records (CA005022630)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Selkirk (CA005022630), Manitoba, Canada, with 46 years of record.

Key Facts for Selkirk

Selkirk (CA005022630) is a weather station in Manitoba, Canada at 50.17 latitude and -96.87 longitude, 226 m (741 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2008, 46 years of record.
1,464 records set at Selkirk 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, 50.17 latitude, -96.87 longitude.
Elevation: 226 m (741 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2008, 46 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 Selkirk. 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 Selkirk, 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)	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	7.0 C (44.6 F)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.2 C (63.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.5 C (97.7 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.0 C (100.4 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.5 C (99.5 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	8.5 C (47.3 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Selkirk still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 106.

Standing records at Selkirk by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	11
1964	92
1965	77
1966	77
1967	85
1968	75
1969	76
1970	52
1971	42
1972	96
1973	59
1974	64
1975	70
1976	97
1977	90
1978	52
1979	65
1980	79
1981	70
1982	29
1983	106

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Selkirk. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 30 June 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Selkirk
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 January 1975
Feb	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 February 1977
Mar	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 March 1964
Apr	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 April 1964
May	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 May 1974
Jun	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 June 1968
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 July 1968
Aug	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 August 1968
Sep	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 September 1977
Oct	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 October 1973
Nov	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 November 1977
Dec	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 1983

21 years of record at Selkirk, 1963 to 1983. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1981, 1982.

Days with data per year at Selkirk
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	39	11%	No
1964	350	96%	Yes
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	335	92%	Yes
1967	360	99%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	352	96%	Yes
1971	360	99%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	334	92%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	342	94%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	272	75%	No
1982	182	50%	No
1983	337	92%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1964 to 1980

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Selkirk, 1964 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.9 C (35.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 0.6 C (33.1 F), and the warmest was 1977, at 3.5 C (38.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Selkirk as warming stripes, 1964 to 1980
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	2.1 C	+0.17 C
1965	0.9 C	-1.02 C
1967	1.5 C	-0.40 C
1968	2.2 C	+0.28 C
1969	2.2 C	+0.31 C
1970	1.7 C	-0.17 C
1971	2.0 C	+0.13 C
1972	0.6 C	-1.31 C
1974	1.6 C	-0.32 C
1975	2.6 C	+0.67 C
1976	2.6 C	+0.65 C
1977	3.5 C	+1.56 C
1979	0.9 C	-1.02 C
1980	2.4 C	+0.49 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

1963 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Selkirk: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.0 C (100.4 F)	1983	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1966	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	1973	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1969	29 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Selkirk, 1963 to 1983. The record is 38.0 C (100.4 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Selkirk by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1964	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1980	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1981	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1982	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1983	38.0 C (100.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Selkirk, 1963 to 1983. The record is -45.6 C (-50.1 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -36.7 C (-34.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Selkirk by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1965	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1966	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)
1967	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1968	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1969	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1970	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1971	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1972	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1973	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1974	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1975	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1976	-35.0 C (-31.0 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	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1982	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1983	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Selkirk, 1963 to 1983. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Selkirk by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1964	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1977	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1980	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1981	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1983	33.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Selkirk, 1963 to 1983. The record is 90.1 mm (3.5 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Selkirk by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1964	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1965	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1967	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1974	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1975	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1977	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1982	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1983	75.3 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Selkirk, 1963 to 1983. The record is 47 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Selkirk by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	12 days
1964	22 days
1965	22 days
1966	26 days
1967	31 days
1968	29 days
1969	47 days
1970	25 days
1971	31 days
1972	24 days
1973	34 days
1974	29 days
1975	43 days
1976	43 days
1977	38 days
1978	32 days
1979	26 days
1980	40 days
1981	35 days
1982	19 days
1983	25 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 Selkirk standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Selkirk 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.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).