Gilbert Plains Weather Records (CA005040985)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gilbert Plains (CA005040985), Manitoba, Canada, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Gilbert Plains

Gilbert Plains (CA005040985) is a weather station in Manitoba, Canada at 51.10 latitude and -100.47 longitude, 404 m (1,325 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 2016, 83 years of record.
1,464 records set at Gilbert Plains 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, 51.10 latitude, -100.47 longitude.
Elevation: 404 m (1,325 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 2016, 83 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 Gilbert Plains. 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 Gilbert Plains, 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)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	8.0 C (46.4 F)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.5 C (95.9 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.5 C (99.5 F)	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	9.0 C (48.2 F)	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Gilbert Plains still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 85.

Standing records at Gilbert Plains by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1958	5
1959	74
1960	50
1961	74
1962	73
1963	81
1964	85
1965	55
1966	75
1967	48
1969	22
1970	46
1971	43
1972	80
1973	62
1974	64
1975	41
1976	53
1977	67
1978	47
1979	57
1980	66
1981	70
1982	48
1983	78

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 64.8 mm (2.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gilbert Plains. The most was 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 6 August 1966.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gilbert Plains
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 January 1975
Feb	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 February 1962
Mar	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 March 1936
Apr	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 April 1975
May	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 May 1960
Jun	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	5 June 1971
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 July 1935
Aug	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 August 1966
Sep	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 September 1965
Oct	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 October 1973
Nov	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6 November 1980
Dec	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1958 to 1983

25 years of record at Gilbert Plains, 1958 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1965, 1967, 1969.

Days with data per year at Gilbert Plains
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1958	57	16%	No
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	315	86%	No
1966	359	98%	Yes
1967	300	82%	No
1969	153	42%	No
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	361	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1959 to 1983

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Gilbert Plains, 1959 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 1.0 C (33.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at -0.6 C (31.0 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 3.1 C (37.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Gilbert Plains as warming stripes, 1959 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1959	1.1 C	+0.10 C
1960	1.3 C	+0.30 C
1961	1.9 C	+0.93 C
1962	1.1 C	+0.13 C
1963	2.1 C	+1.17 C
1964	0.9 C	-0.03 C
1966	-0.6 C	-1.54 C
1970	0.4 C	-0.59 C
1971	0.8 C	-0.20 C
1972	-0.5 C	-1.49 C
1973	1.8 C	+0.79 C
1974	0.2 C	-0.75 C
1975	0.8 C	-0.16 C
1976	1.6 C	+0.58 C
1977	2.2 C	+1.20 C
1978	0.5 C	-0.49 C
1979	-0.4 C	-1.38 C
1980	1.1 C	+0.12 C
1981	3.1 C	+2.16 C
1982	-0.1 C	-1.03 C
1983	1.2 C	+0.23 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

1934 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Gilbert Plains: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	1966	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	1966	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	1935	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	60 days	1980	28 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Gilbert Plains, 1934 to 1983. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Gilbert Plains by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1958	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1959	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1981	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1982	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Gilbert Plains, 1934 to 1983. The record is -43.3 C (-45.9 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -38.9 C (-38.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Gilbert Plains by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1958	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1959	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1960	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1961	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1962	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1963	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1964	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1965	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1966	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)
1967	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)
1969	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1971	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1973	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1974	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1975	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1976	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1977	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1978	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1979	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)
1980	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1981	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)
1982	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)
1983	-39.0 C (-38.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gilbert Plains, 1934 to 1983. The record is 64.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gilbert Plains by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1958	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1959	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1964	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1969	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1973	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1975	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1978	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1979	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1980	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1983	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gilbert Plains, 1934 to 1983. The record is 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gilbert Plains by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1935	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1936	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1937	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1958	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1959	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1966	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1967	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1971	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1973	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1975	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1976	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1977	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1978	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1979	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1980	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1981	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gilbert Plains, 1934 to 1983. The record is 60 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gilbert Plains by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934	33 days
1935	23 days
1936	42 days
1937	25 days
1938	27 days
1939	21 days
1958	9 days
1959	36 days
1960	22 days
1961	26 days
1962	21 days
1963	46 days
1964	31 days
1965	29 days
1966	29 days
1967	33 days
1969	22 days
1970	16 days
1971	28 days
1972	29 days
1973	34 days
1974	35 days
1975	31 days
1976	25 days
1977	28 days
1978	19 days
1979	23 days
1980	60 days
1981	34 days
1982	15 days
1983	21 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

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Gilbert Plains falls on 3 June and the median first autumn frost on 11 September, which leaves a median of 99 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Gilbert Plains
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1959 to 1983)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	3 June	n/a	3 June	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	11 September	n/a	11 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	99 days	n/a	99 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

Data for Gilbert Plains standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gilbert Plains 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).