McCreary Weather Records (CA005043158)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for McCreary (CA005043158), Manitoba, Canada, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for McCreary

McCreary (CA005043158) is a weather station in Manitoba, Canada at 50.72 latitude and -99.53 longitude, 351 m (1,152 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1971 to 2024, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at McCreary 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, 50.72 latitude, -99.53 longitude.
Elevation: 351 m (1,152 ft).
Period of record: 1971 to 2024, 54 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 McCreary. 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 McCreary, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	13.0 C (55.4 F)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	17.8 C (64.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.5 C (94.1 F)	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.5 C (99.5 F)	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	12.5 C (54.5 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at McCreary still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 149.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 147.3 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at McCreary. The most was 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 18 September 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at McCreary
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	10 January 1980
Feb	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 February 1979
Mar	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 March 1976
Apr	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 April 1976
May	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 May 1977
Jun	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	5 June 1971
Jul	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	15 July 1982
Aug	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 August 1975
Sep	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	18 September 1975
Oct	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 October 1982
Nov	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 November 1975
Dec	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1971 to 1983

13 years of record at McCreary, 1971 to 1983. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971.

Days with data per year at McCreary
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1971	232	64%	No
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	358	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1972 to 1983

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at McCreary, 1972 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 2.3 C (36.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 0.5 C (32.8 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 4.4 C (39.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at McCreary as warming stripes, 1972 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1972	0.5 C	-1.71 C
1973	2.8 C	+0.57 C
1974	1.5 C	-0.72 C
1975	2.2 C	-0.06 C
1976	3.1 C	+0.82 C
1977	3.5 C	+1.29 C
1978	2.2 C	-0.03 C
1979	0.5 C	-1.79 C
1980	2.4 C	+0.15 C
1981	4.4 C	+2.10 C
1982	1.4 C	-0.89 C
1983	2.6 C	+0.32 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

1971 to 1983

Yearly extremes at McCreary: 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)	1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	1972	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	1975	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	1975	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	13
Longest dry spell (CDD)	45 days	1977	25 days	13

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at McCreary, 1971 to 1983. The record is 38.0 C (100.4 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at McCreary by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1971	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1974	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1980	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1982	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1983	37.5 C (99.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at McCreary, 1971 to 1983. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -37.2 C (-35.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at McCreary by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1971	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1972	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1973	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1974	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1975	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1976	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1977	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1978	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1979	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)
1980	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)
1981	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)
1982	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)
1983	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at McCreary, 1971 to 1983. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at McCreary by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1971	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1973	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1974	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1975	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1976	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1978	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1979	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1980	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1982	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1983	47.2 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at McCreary, 1971 to 1983. The record is 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.4 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at McCreary by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1971	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1972	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1973	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1975	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1976	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1980	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1981	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1982	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1983	49.2 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at McCreary, 1971 to 1983. The record is 45 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at McCreary by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1971	23 days
1972	18 days
1973	25 days
1974	29 days
1975	16 days
1976	25 days
1977	45 days
1978	33 days
1979	21 days
1980	40 days
1981	40 days
1982	13 days
1983	37 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 McCreary standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for McCreary 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).